Mark Leishman

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Gerard Mark Leishman (born 25 May 1956) is a New Zealand radio and television broadcaster. He was the breakfast host on the Magic radio network. [1] from 15 April 2015 to 9 December 2022 and is also news editor and presenter of The Daily Report, an agribusiness news show on Country TV. He also hosts a half hour long form interview series called Point of View on Country TV.

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Career

Leishman has been the producer and presenter of numerous television series, among them Top Town , Tux Wonder Dogs, Jeopardy! , The Great New Zealand Spelling Bee , Mud and Glory, and for 16 years host and co-producer (with his wife Jo Raymond) of The FMG Young Farmer Contest. He has also produced and directed a number of television documentaries, Many of his appearances on screen have been as presenter of entertainment shows and sports broadcasts. He was co-host of Holden Golf World on Sky Sport 1 with Laura McGoldrick. He was the first announcer on the Magic Breakfast radio show, which went first went to air on 15 April 2015 on the Magic radio network. [1] and hosted his final show on 9 December 2022. He had previously presented the afternoon drive show (2006-2015) on The Breeze radio network. [2]

In 2017, Leishman was presented with a Scroll of Honour from the Variety Artists Club of New Zealand for his contribution to the New Zealand entertainment industry. [3]

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Personal life

Leishman married Jo Raymond, at Sacred Heart Basilica, Timaru, on 15 December 1990, and the couple have three children. Leishman's brother Phillip (1951–2013) was also a well-known New Zealand television broadcaster. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Magic in the Morning". magic.co.nz. MediaWorks New Zealand . Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  2. ↑ "Mark Leishman". nzonscreen.com. NZ On Screen . Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  3. ↑ "Variety Artists Club of New Zealand Inc, Scroll of Honour".
  4. ↑ "Phillip Leishman". nzonscreen.com. NZ On Screen . Retrieved 14 July 2015.


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