Geoff Bryan (born 1956) is a
New Zealand
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television broadcaster, currently a newsreader for
MediaWorks Radio
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and one of the breakfast hosts on Magic.
Career
Bryan was born in Kent, England, and moved with his family to Australia first and then to Wellington when he was a child, in the late 1960s. He completed a degree in Political Science and History at
Victoria University of Wellington
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, before working in radio, including as a DJ for
2ZM
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History Early years
The ZM station in We ...
in Wellington in the late 1970s and 1980s. He progressed into television in 1982, and became a sports presenter for TVNZ in 1987. Bryan, along with
Keith Quinn and
John McBeth
John McBeth (born 31 May 1944) is an author and journalist from New Zealand, with the majority of his career spent in Southeast Asia.
Early life and career
McBeth is the son of Sandy McBeth, a Taranaki dairy farmer, and Isla Dickinson, and was ...
were laid off by TVNZ 2007, before the company invited all three to compete for a single vacancy in Auckland.
He was the successful applicant and is still employed by TVNZ.
Bryan was a newsreader for
Radio Live but now reads for MagicTalk.
He was previously a breakfast co-host on
The Sound and a news presenter for
The Radio Network
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. He began with the ''IRN News Centre'' as breakfast newsreader, and then became part of the Newstalk ZB News team when IRN combined with the Newstalk ZB Newsroom. He was part of the Affiliates unit, which is based in the Auckland newsroom of Newstalk ZB, and produces bulletins for many commercial stations around the country, including other stations of The Radio Network. He remained a breakfast newsreader for the Affiliates unit until mid-2009, when his position was combined with another role, and he was made redundant. However, he remains working on contract and is a regular fill-in newsreader on both the
Newstalk ZB
Newstalk ZB is a nationwide New Zealand talk-radio network operated by NZME Radio. It is available in almost every radio market area in New Zealand, and has news reporters based in many of them. In addition to talkback, the network also broadc ...
Network, and the Affiliates bulletins.
Personal life
He is married with four young adult children and lives in Auckland.
See also
*
List of New Zealand television personalities
This is a list of New Zealand television personalities, including presenters and journalists. It includes those who left the profession, retired, or died.
A
* Suzy Aiken – television personality and Prime News presenter
* Peter Arnett – te ...
References
External links
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NZ Listener interview 2008
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1956 births
Living people
New Zealand television presenters
Victoria University of Wellington alumni
Radio Live