RobertBoyd-Bell
- Journalist
- Executive
Television veteran Robert Boyd-Bell's eclectic screen career includes 14 years in journalism, followed by time in academia, public service TV, and producing. Which is not to forget writing landmark book New Zealand Television – The First 25 Years. Boyd-Bell joined the state broadcaster in 1965, and later headed TV One's northern newsroom. He also has an extensive involvement in delivering programmes online.
Screenography
Biography
A keen believer in television’s power to communicate, Robert Boyd-Bell has done time in journalism and educational TV, during an extended broadcasting career spanning radio, television, cinema and the internet.
Born in the Taranaki town of Inglewood in 1943, Boyd-Bell grew up in the Waikato before attending Auckland's Dilworth boarding school, where he was head prefect. After studying English and History at Auckland University, he flirted with thoughts of teaching or following his father into the Anglican priesthood.
Awards
2002 Qantas Media Awards
Best Documentary: My Father’s War in Italy
“The thing I'm proudest of is actually pushing new things, and trying new things.”