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- Bill McCarthy: Sports anchor, turned newsreader, turned producer …
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Veteran broadcaster Bill McCarthy was the popular face of TV news and sport in the 1970s. Starting as a sports anchor, he later moved to prime time newsreading, and then became a producer on classical music show Opus, plus one-off events like the 1987 Rugby World Cup and Telethon. Later McCarthy ran cable channel The Arts Channel, and presented shows on everything from boating to religion. In this ScreenTalk, McCarthy talks about: Having to learn on the job in the early days of NZBC news How...
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