Merv Smith (broadcaster)
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Mervyn Charles Smith QSM (11 March 1933 – 24 September 2018) was a New Zealand radio broadcaster and railway aficionado.
Early life and family
Smith was born in Piopio on 11 March 1933, the son of George Adlow Smith and Adelaide Edith "Nuki" Smith (née Bunting).[1][2][3]
Broadcasting career
Described as one of the pillars of New Zealand broadcasting,
Later life and death
After retirement, Smith pursued his lifelong passion of railways and
Sn3.5 scale at the Museum of Transport and Technology in Auckland.[6]
Smith was admitted to
Auckland Hospital on 21 September 2018, and died there three days later.[4]
Honours and awards
In 1976, Smith received the Benny Award from the Variety Artists Club of New Zealand, the highest honour for a New Zealand entertainer. In the 1985 Queen's Birthday Honours, he was awarded the Queen's Service Medal for community service.[7]
References
- ^ "Death search: registration number 2018/26773". Births, deaths & marriages online. Department of Internal Affairs. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
- ^ "Births". Auckland Star. 11 March 1933. p. 1. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
- ^ "In memoriam". Auckland Star. 8 June 1940. p. 1. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
- ^ a b c d "Radio legend, former ZB breakfast host Merv Smith dies", The New Zealand Herald. 24 September 2018. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
- ^ "Little Trains of Thought", abebooks.com. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
- ^ "Merv Smith Obituary". New Zealand Model Railway Journal. New Zealand Model Railway Guild: 22–23. December 2018.
- ^ "No. 50155". The London Gazette (2nd supplement). 15 June 1985. p. 3.
External links
- Lush, M., "Marcus Lush: Merv Smith has the right to be called a legend" (audio transcript), Radio New Zealand 24 September 2018.