Marcus Lush
Marcus Lush | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Invercargill City Council | |
| In office 17 February 2021 – 14 October 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Toni Biddle |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 1965 (age 58) Auckland, New Zealand |
| Spouse | Vanessa Underwood |
| Occupation | Broadcaster |
| Known for | Off the Rails: A Love Story, Breakfast with Marcus Lush |
Marcus Lush (born July 1965) is a politician and television and radio presenter in New Zealand.
Broadcasting
He made his first footsteps into television in the 1990s as a reporter co-presenting
Lush was raised largely in
Lush moved to Southland in 2002 to host the breakfast show on Foveaux FM, but left the station in 2004, and in 2005 began presenting an evening talkback programme on the newly established Radio Live. In 2007, he then became breakfast host on Radio Live. In 2014 it was announced Lush would come back to ZB and in January 2016 he started his new talkback programme, Marcus Lush Nights, broadcasting nationwide every weeknight on Newstalk ZB from 8pm to midnight.
Television shows presented by Lush include Newsnight, Off the Rails: A Love Story,[2] South and North.
Politics
Lush was a candidate at a 2021 by-election for the Invercargill City Council caused by the resignation of deputy mayor Toni Biddle. He stated that he would continue Marcus Lush Nights even if elected.[3] He won the election in a landslide, winning more than half the votes counted.[4] On 10 August 2022, Lush announced he would contest the 2022 Invercargill mayoral election. He again promised to continue his radio show if elected.[5] On 14 October 2022 the official declaration of results for the Invercargill City Council showed Marcus Lush placing third place in the mayoralty election whilst not seeking election to council.[6]
See also
References
- ^ NZ On Screen biography
- ^ Listener article
- ^ "Marcus Lush throws hat in ring for Invercargill City Council seat". 22 December 2020.
- ^ Savory, Logan (17 February 2021). "Prominent broadcaster Marcus Lush wins Invercargill City Council by-election". Stuff.
- ^ Savory, Logan (10 August 2022). "Prominent broadcaster Marcus Lush wants to be Invercargill mayor". Stuff.
- ^ "Final election result declared for Invercargill City Council". Retrieved 30 November 2022.
External links
- Marcus' profile on NZ On Screen
- Marcus Lush at IMDb
- Marcus Lush Nights Newstalk ZB