3ZB - Nostalgia prgramme on 50th Anniversary

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Year
1987
Reference
1323
Media type
Audio
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Rights Information
Year
1987
Reference
1323
Media type
Audio
Duration
03:06:00
Credits
RNZ Collection
Blumsky, John (b.1928, d.2013)
Brathwaite, Errol, 1924-2005 (b.1924, d.2005)
BREMNER, Jack
CHIVERS, Edgar
Craig, John
Cunningham, Julie
Forgie, Murray
Green, Grace Winifred, 1907-1976
Grundy, Teddy
HARGEST, Richard
Maybury, Jack, 1907-1960
MCKAY, Ian
McGOVERN, Lionel
PHIPPS, Pam
POLLARD, Bob
SANDRICH, Margaret
SCHOU, Theo
Speed, George
3ZB (Radio station : Christchurch, N.Z.)

A 3ZB three hour special to mark the station's 50th anniversary. Hosted by John Blumsky. Archival items from Sound Archives, plus interviews with past and present staff. Actuality includes - Ian MacKay, Lionel McGovern, Grace Green, Teddy Grundy, Edgar Chivers, Jack Maybury, Julie Cunningham, John Craig, Margaret Sandrich, George Speed, Theo Schou, Murray Forgie.

Studio and telephone interviews with Jack Bremner, Bob Pollard and Teddy Grundy. Pam Phipps and Julie Cunningham, son of Lionel McGovern, son of Edgar Chivers, Errol Brathwaite (novelist) one time copywriter Richard Harvest (actor) one time copywriter Ian Vernazoni, John Maybury talks about his father Jack Maybury, former chief announcer of the station and also his own work at 3ZB in the early 1950s.

[NB. There are breaks in the online audio which originate from the orignal cassette recording format. Commercial music has been removed from the online catalogue audio due to copyright restrictions].
Participants recall staff over the years and activities of the station.