Tony Ciprian
Antony "Tony" Ciprian (10 November 1932 – 13 January 2015) was a New Zealand broadcaster, best known as a television sports news presenter and producer.
Biography[edit]
Born in 1932, Ciprian spent 10 years as a police officer before joining the New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation as a journalist at Gisborne radio station 2ZG.[1][2] While mainly engaged in reporting for radio, he also filed the occasional report for television.[2] In 1971 he took a six-month sabbatical from 2ZG to study radio and television news techniques in Australia.[3]
In the 1980s, Ciprian joined TVNZ as a sports news reader and reporter on the evening news bulletin, and was part of the team that covered the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh.[2] In 1989 he moved to the newly established TV3 as that channel's first sports producer, and remained in that role for the next 20 years, apart from a couple of interruptions.[4] He was a mentor to many younger reporters, including Kamahl Santamaria.[2][5]
In retirement he lived in Queensland, Australia,[2] and died at Hervey Bay in 2015.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ "30-Year media vet still reporting". Auckland University of Technology. 2004. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
- ^ a b c d e Pryor, Ian (15 January 2015). "Tony Ciprian – biography". NZ On Screen. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
- ^ "Six months in Aussie". Gisborne Photo News. No. 204. 16 June 1971. p. 61. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
- ^ "Veteran sports news producer Tony Ciprian dies, aged 82". 3News. 13 January 2015. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
- ^ Santamaria, Kamahl (13 January 2015). "In praise of Tony Ciprian: 1932–2015". Retrieved 23 February 2015.
- ^ "Antony Ciprian obituary". New Zealand Herald. 15 January 2015. Retrieved 23 February 2015.