Ian Johnstone (broadcaster)

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Ian Johnstone
QSO
Born
Ian Anthony Johnstone

1935 (age 8889)
Longtown, Cumberland, England
Alma mater Durham University
Occupations
  • Television presenter
  • journalist

Ian Anthony Johnstone QSO (born 1935) is a New Zealand broadcaster, presenter and journalist.

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Early life

Johnstone was born in Longtown, Cumberland, England, in 1935, and studied English at Durham University ( St Chad's College ). [1] [2] [3] He moved to New Zealand in 1961 after working in Britain and spending three years as a colonial administrator in Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia). [4] [5]

Career

In his early career in New Zealand, Johnstone was a teacher at Temuka District High School (now Opihi College), and worked part-time as an announcer at Radio 3XC in Timaru. [2] [4]

Johnstone was an interviewer for the weekly television programme, Close Up, [6] and became a reporter and producer for Compass, which aired from 1964 to 1969. [7] He was also notable for being a presenter for the New Zealand Telethon from 1975 until 1993. [3] Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, Johnstone continued to work on various New Zealand-produced television shows as a presenter or narrator.

In the 1990 New Year Honours, Johnstone was appointed a Companion of the Queen's Service Order, for public services. [8]

Johnstone's book, Stand and Deliver, giving his personal view of broadcasting in New Zealand, was published in 1998. [9] [10]

Personal life

Johnstone is married with four children. [4]

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