Peter_Sellers_(broadcaster)

Peter Sellers (broadcaster)

Peter Sellers (broadcaster)

New Zealand sports broadcaster

For the actor, see Peter Sellers.

Peter Heayne Joseph Sellers QSM (9 June 1921 – 22 April 2016) was a New Zealand sports broadcaster.

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Early life

Born in the Wellington suburb of Lyall Bay, Sellers was educated at Rongotai College.[1]

Broadcasting career

Sellers began working for the New Zealand Broadcasting Service (which later became the New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation) in Wellington in 1952, and moved to Dunedin in 1958.[1] He became one of the country's leading sports broadcasters, retiring in 1987.[2] While best known as a radio broadcaster, Sellers also presented a television sports show from the early 1960s until 1975.[1]

Later life and death

In the 1994 New Year Honours, Sellers was awarded the Queen's Service Medal for public services.[3] He died in Dunedin on 22 April 2016.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    Romanos, Joseph (16 June 2011). "A legend of our own". Dominion Post. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  2. [2]
    "Renowned New Zealand sports broadcaster Peter Sellers dies aged 94". Stuff.co.nz. 23 April 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  3. [3]
    "No. 53528". The London Gazette (2nd supplement). 31 December 1993. p. 35.


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