Keith Quinn (broadcaster)
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Keith Quinn is an author, and one of New Zealand
's most experienced television sports commentator
s.
A sports fan from an early age, Quinn was educated at Wellington College, before joining state broadcaster the NZBC as a cadet in 1965. Quinn commentated his first game of rugby for radio in 1971, and for television in 1973, a year after the NZ Rugby Football Union first allowed rugby games to be telecast live. He has also covered seven Olympic
and nine Commonwealth Games
, and has commentated on everything from swimming and table tennis to motor sport.
In 1977 Quinn wrote the first of more than 12 books about sport, Lions '77. Quinn's other works include three editions of The Encyclopedia of World Rugby and his 2000 autobiography A Lucky Man. In that book he rated presenting 1999 television show The Legends of the All Blacks as "one of the most enjoyable and stimulating experiences of my life". The programme explored the history of the New Zealand rugby team through interviews with past All Blacks, and some of the international teams that had played them.
Quinn was awarded the MNZM for his services to sports journalism in 1997.
In July 2007, TVNZ announced Quinn would be made redundant from the state broadcaster, along with fellow sports broadcasters John McBeth and Geoff Bryan
. Quinn is part of the commentary team for Māori Television
's coverage of the 2011 Rugby World Cup
.
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
's most experienced television sports commentator
Sports commentator
In sports broadcasting, a commentator gives a running commentary of a game or event in real time, usually during a live broadcast. The comments are normally a voiceover, with the sounds of the action and spectators also heard in the background. In the case of television commentary, the commentator...
s.
A sports fan from an early age, Quinn was educated at Wellington College, before joining state broadcaster the NZBC as a cadet in 1965. Quinn commentated his first game of rugby for radio in 1971, and for television in 1973, a year after the NZ Rugby Football Union first allowed rugby games to be telecast live. He has also covered seven Olympic
Olympic Games
The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
and nine Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games
The Commonwealth Games is an international, multi-sport event involving athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930 and takes place every four years....
, and has commentated on everything from swimming and table tennis to motor sport.
In 1977 Quinn wrote the first of more than 12 books about sport, Lions '77. Quinn's other works include three editions of The Encyclopedia of World Rugby and his 2000 autobiography A Lucky Man. In that book he rated presenting 1999 television show The Legends of the All Blacks as "one of the most enjoyable and stimulating experiences of my life". The programme explored the history of the New Zealand rugby team through interviews with past All Blacks, and some of the international teams that had played them.
Quinn was awarded the MNZM for his services to sports journalism in 1997.
In July 2007, TVNZ announced Quinn would be made redundant from the state broadcaster, along with fellow sports broadcasters John McBeth and Geoff Bryan
Geoff Bryan
Geoff Bryan is a New Zealand television broadcaster, currently a sports presenter for TVNZ, and most well known for presenting the Olympic and Commonwealth Games since 1988. He has covered Six Summer Olympic Games from 1988 to 2008, and five Commonwealth Games from 1990 to 2006...
. Quinn is part of the commentary team for Māori Television
Maori Television
Māori Television is a New Zealand TV station broadcasting programmes that make a significant contribution to the revitalisation of the Māori language and culture . Funded by the New Zealand Government, the station started broadcasting on 28 March 2004 from a base in Newmarket.Te Reo is the...
's coverage of the 2011 Rugby World Cup
2011 Rugby World Cup
The 2011 Rugby World Cup was the seventh Rugby World Cup, a quadrennial international rugby union competition inaugurated in 1987. The International Rugby Board selected New Zealand as the host country in preference to Japan and South Africa at a meeting in Dublin on 17 November 2005...
.