Geoffrey Charles Robinson (born 18 July 1943) is a former New Zealand broadcaster, who was the co-host of ''Morning Report'' on

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for all but four years from the programme's inception in 1975 until 2014.

Biography

Born in London, England in 1943, Robinson emigrated to New Zealand in 1965. He became a naturalized New Zealand citizen in 1978. After a five-year career in banking with the

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, Robinson became a broadcaster, joining the

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as an announcer on radio station 4ZB in

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in 1970. He first presented ''Morning Report'' on what is now Radio New Zealand National on 6 June 1975, filling in for regular presenter Joe Kote, and became its permanent host the following year. He was the co-host of the programme until 1 April 2014, apart from a period between 1979 and 1983 when he was a newsreader on commercial radio. In 2005, Robinson was awarded an honorary Doctor of Literature degree by

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, in recognition of his contribution to broadcasting. At the 2007 New Zealand Radio Awards he received a special award for outstanding contribution to radio in New Zealand. In the 2014 Queen's Birthday Honours, Robinson was appointed an

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for services to public broadcasting.

References

External links

Photograph of Geoff Robinson, 1968

Geoff Robinson audio collection, Radio New Zealand
{{DEFAULTSORT:Robinson, Geoff 1943 births Living people English emigrants to New Zealand New Zealand broadcasters Officers of the New Zealand Order of Merit Naturalised citizens of New Zealand