Bill Francis (broadcaster)

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Bill Francis
Born
William Peter Francis

1947 (age 7677)
Masterton, New Zealand
Occupation(s)Sports journalist and broadcaster

William Peter Francis ONZM JP (born 1947) is a New Zealand broadcaster, author and sports administrator.

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Life and career

Francis was born in Masterton, where he attended Wairarapa College. After leaving school he started as a cadet journalist with Radio 2XB in Masterton in 1965. [1] [2] He worked as a sports journalist in Hamilton and Dunedin before moving to Auckland in 1983 to become sports editor of the new Newstalk 1ZB. [2] Ten years later, he was promoted to general manager of Talk Programming for The Radio Network, with a principal responsibility for Newstalk ZB and Radio Sport. [1]

Francis is a director of Radio New Zealand. [3] He has served as chief executive of the Radio Broadcasters Association, and chairman of the New Zealand Radio Awards Committee and the Radio Industry Research Committee. He has been on the board of the Advertising Standards Authority and a member of the New Zealand Music Performance Committee and the Online Media Standards Authority Complaints Board. [1] He has also served as a director of New Zealand Cricket and Auckland Cricket and as a trustee of the Auckland Cricket Development Fund. [1] He is the chairman of the board of the Northern Stars netball team. [4]

In the 2016 New Year Honours, Francis was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to broadcasting and cricket. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Farmer, Don (31 December 2015). "Accolade for 50 years of broadcasting". NZ Herald. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  2. 1 2 Lynn, Alastair (11 January 2016). "Broadcaster Bill Francis cherising [sic] New Year's Honours". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  3. "Trustees and Officers". Auckland Cricket. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  4. "The Board". Northern Stars. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  5. "New Year Honours List 2016". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 31 December 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2020.