PeterSinclair
- Presenter
For three decades Peter Sinclair was one of New Zealand’s leading TV presenters. A radio announcer by training, he was the face of music television, fronting Let’s Go, C’mon and Happen Inn from 1964 to 1973. He reinvented himself as a quiz show host with Mastermind — and hosted telethons and beauty contests until the mid 90s. Sinclair returned to radio and wrote an online column until his death in August 2001.
Screenography
Biography
Producer Kevan Moore remembers Peter Sinclair as "a chameleon, because he could change his coat depending on the circumstances". His colleague Max Cryer says he was "a first class host", someone "capable of doing rock and roll announcing like nobody else could, could also handle Shakespeare, French authors, Wordsworth..nothing was beyond him." Sinclair was equally capable of presenting pop music, a classical concert, a funeral or a news broadcast.
Awards
1983 Feltex Television Awards (New Zealand)
Best Presenter
1980 Feltex Television Awards
Best Presenter
1972 Feltex Television Awards
Outstanding Performance: for Golden Disc Awards
“Grace under fire, grace under pressure, that's Peter Sinclair. Did you ever see him sweat? Never.”