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Brian Edwards: TV current affairs legend...
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Irish import Brian Edwards made a big impact on current affairs in New Zealand. First seen on 1960s regional show Town and Around, he made his name as a no-nonsense interviewer on Gallery. On that show he helped bring about the end of a union dispute with the Post Office, live on air. Edwards on Saturday followed, and was a ratings hit. Later the veteran broadcaster helped launch long-running consumer rights show Fair Go, and hosted radio show Top of the Morning. In this ScreenTalk, Edwards t...

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interview / television / presenter / current affairs / consumer rights / gallery / town and around / tvnz / sis / bill gilbert / post office strike / christchurch / fame / nzbc / interviewing / bruce broadhead / confrontation / postmaster general / postmaster-general / edwards on saturday / parochialism / new zealand culture / south island / interviewing style / security intelligence service / political interference / allan mccready / ivan reddish / 1970 / industrial dispute / pōwhiri / 1975 / 1970s / gordon dryden / des monaghan / sam hunt / homosexuality / sodomy / offensive content / fair go / edwards at large / nerves / the nation / live television / 1980s / q + a / close up / new zealand politics / campbell live / 2010s / 2011

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