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Peter Sellers (broadcaster)

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Peter Sellers
Born
Peter Heayne Joseph Sellers

(1921-06-09)9 June 1921
Lyall Bay, Wellington, New Zealand
Died (aged 94)
Dunedin, New Zealand
EducationRongotai College
OccupationSports broadcaster
Years active1952–1987

Peter Heayne Joseph Sellers QSM (9 June 1921 – 22 April 2016) was a New Zealand sports broadcaster.

Early life

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Born in the Wellington suburb of Lyall Bay, Sellers was educated at Rongotai College.[1]

Broadcasting career

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Sellers began working for the New Zealand Broadcasting Service (which later became the New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation) in Wellington in 1952, and moved to Dunedin in 1958.[1] He became one of the country's leading sports broadcasters, retiring in 1987.[2] While best known as a radio broadcaster, Sellers also presented a television sports show from the early 1960s until 1975.[1]

Later life and death

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In the 1994 New Year Honours, Sellers was awarded the Queen's Service Medal for public services.[3] He died in Dunedin on 22 April 2016.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Romanos, Joseph (16 June 2011). "A legend of our own". Dominion Post. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Renowned New Zealand sports broadcaster Peter Sellers dies aged 94". Stuff.co.nz. 23 April 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  3. ^ "No. 53528". The London Gazette (2nd supplement). 31 December 1993. p. 35.