Helen Young (radio manager)
Helen Young MBE | |
|---|---|
| Born | Helen Agnes Young 22 March 1926 Hāwera, New Zealand |
| Died | 2 August 2019 (aged 93) Auckland, New Zealand |
| Occupation | Radio manager |
| Known for | Manager of RNZ Concert |
Helen Agnes Young MBE (22 March 1926 – 2 August 2019) was a New Zealand radio manager and an advocate for New Zealand music performers and composers.[1]
Born in
British Institute of Recorded Sound, she returned to New Zealand.[3] She was manager of RNZ Concert for 12 years between 1978 and 1989, and worked for Radio New Zealand for 35 years in all.[1][4]
In the
Member of the Order of the British Empire, for services to broadcasting,[5] and she received the award for "Outstanding Contribution to Broadcasting" at the 1990 New Zealand Radio Awards.[1]
Young died in Auckland on 2 August 2019.[1][2]
References
- ^ a b c d "Former RNZ Concert Manager Helen Young has died". Upbeat. RNZ. 3 August 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
- ^ The Dominion Post. 5 August 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
- ^ a b c "Young, Helen Agnes, 1926–". National Library of New Zealand. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
- ^ ISBN 0-908578-34-2.
- ^ "No. 50950". The London Gazette (4th supplement). 13 June 1987. p. 32.
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