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Hewitt Royden Humphrey MNZM QSM JP (born 19 September 1946) is a former New Zealand broadcaster who was best known as a radio newsreader on the New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation (NZBC) from 1965 to 1975 and then on Radio New Zealand (RNZ) from its establishment in 1975, until he retired as Presentation Standards Manager in 2015.[1] [2] Born in Levin, New Zealand, he was educated at Levin School and then Horowhenua College.

Biography[edit]

As a radio newsreader, Humphrey read the news minutes after men first walked on the moon,[2][3] He was appointed a Justice of the Peace in 1996 [4] and a Visiting Justice under the Corrections Act in 2011. [5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Last day on air for RNZ's Hewitt Humphrey". Radio New Zealand. 22 December 2015.
  2. ^ a b https://www.pressreader.com/new-zealand/the-dominion-post/20131026/281951720560234 – via PressReader. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ^ "Stuff".
  4. ^ "Justices of the Peace Appointed Pursuant to section 3 (1)... - 1996-go6178 - New Zealand Gazette".
  5. ^ "Minister appoints 23 Visiting Justices | Beehive.govt.nz". www.beehive.govt.nz.