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Ian Johnstone is a veteran English born, New Zealand broadcaster, presenter and journalist with a career expanding almost 60 years. Johnstone was born in a small English border village, Longtown.[1]He came to New Zealand in 1961 after working in Britain and Zambia.[2][3][4][5][6]

Early career

In Johnstone's early career, he was a teacher at the District High School in Temuka, New Zealand. In Timaru, Johnstone got a part-time job as an announcer at Radio 3XC.[1]

Career

Johnstone’s was a presenter for the 1960’s series of Close Up that was broadcast in New Zealand. [7]He then became a reporter and producer for the New Zealand programme, Compass that aired from 1964 up until 1969.[8] He was also notable for being a presenter for the New Zealand Telethon from 1975 until 1993.[2] Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, Johnstone continued to work on various New Zealand produced Television shows as a presenter or narrator. His book Stand and Deliver was published in 1998.[9][10] His most recent work was for the 2019 New Zealand documentary, Hillary: Ocean to Sky as the narrator.[11]

References

  1. ^ a b "The Wellingtonian interview: Ian Johnstone". Stuff. 2010-04-21. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
  2. ^ a b Screen, NZ On. "Ian Johnstone | NZ On Screen". www.nzonscreen.com. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
  3. ^ "Johnstone, Ian". www.lonely.geek.nz. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
  4. ^ "VIDEO ORAL HISTORY. IAN JOHNSTONE". ngataonga.org.nz. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
  5. ^ "Johnstone: Carry on the good work, Kim". Stuff. 2017-12-25. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
  6. ^ "The prostitution of TVNZ". NZ Herald. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
  7. ^ "ScreenTalk: Ian Johnstone". The Big Idea. 2011-11-22. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
  8. ^ Magazine, express (2021-04-14). "Queer NZ History: Autumn Blooms". express Magazine. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
  9. ^ "Stand And Deliver: Ian Johnstone on Television by Ian Johnstone". Book Haven. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
  10. ^ Johnstone, Ian (1998-01-01). "Stand and deliver / Ian Johnstone". Stand and deliver / Ian Johnstone. | Items | National Library of New Zealand | National Library of New Zealand. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
  11. ^ Screen, NZ On. "Hillary: Ocean to Sky | Film | NZ On Screen". www.nzonscreen.com. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
  • Ian Johnstone on NZ on Screen [1]



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