Mark Leishman

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Mark Leishman
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Leishman in 2017
Occupation(s)Radio and television presenter

Gerard Mark Leishman (born 25 May 1956)[ citation needed ] is a New Zealand radio and television presenter, director and producer. He has been the host of popular television shows in New Zealand including Top Town, Sunday Grandstand and Tux Wonder Dogs. [1] He was the breakfast host on the Magic radio network, [2] from 15 April 2015 to 9 December 2022 and also news editor and presenter of The Daily Report, an agribusiness news show on Country TV. He also hosted a half hour long form interview series called Point of View on Country TV. As of 2023, he is a newsreader and fill-in host for Radio New Zealand. [3] [4]

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Career

Leishman studied journalism at Wellington Polytechnic, and began his career in 1977 in the news room at Radio Avon in Christchurch. [5]

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. [2] and hosted his final show on 9 December 2022. He had previously presented the afternoon drive show (2006–2015) on The Breeze radio network. [6]

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. [7]

Programme list

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Communicado Inflight Entertainment for Continental Airlines

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. [8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Mark Leishman, TV presenter". Dominion Post . 9 April 2013. pp. TV.2. ProQuest   1324438194.
  2. 1 2 "Magic in the Morning". magic.co.nz. MediaWorks New Zealand. Archived from the original on 1 March 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  3. ↑ "Mark Leishman". RNZ. 4 April 2023.
  4. ↑ Katie Harris (29 March 2023). "High-profile Radio New Zealand presenters Karyn Hay and Jim Mora off air for over a month". New Zealand Herald.
  5. ↑ Weaser, Laura (5 May 2015). "A new dawn for Mark Leishman". Woman's Day. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  6. ↑ "Mark Leishman". nzonscreen.com. NZ On Screen . Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  7. ↑ "Variety Artists Club of New Zealand Inc, Scroll of Honour". Archived from the original on 23 December 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
  8. ↑ "Phillip Leishman". nzonscreen.com. NZ On Screen . Retrieved 14 July 2015.


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