John Gordon lent his iconic voice to sheep versus canine series A Dog's Show for over 15 years. Southland-born Gordon was an agricultural student, shepherd and sharemilker before moving into rural radio broadcasting in 1973, for the NZ Broadcasting Corporation in Hamilton. Soon after Gordon became a director and occasional reporter for long-running TV series Country Calendar. He has also written several books on rural themes, worked for the Department of Conservation, and volunteered overseas with the New Zealand Red Cross and Volunteer Service Abroad, passing on his agricultural expertise.
