Mark Leishman: Television, dogs and longevity…
Posted on 9 October 2012
Interview, Camera and Editing – Andrew Whiteside
Long-time television and radio host
Mark Leishman began his TV career as a continuity announcer, and then moved on to the regional news show
Today Tonight. Over the years,
Leishman has appeared on a number of hit shows including
Top Town,
That’s Fairly Interesting and
Tux Wonderdogs. As well as presenting, he has also directed documentaries such as
A Friend For Life and
Kohi: A Guide For Life. In this ScreenTalk,
Leishman talks about:
- Getting a chance to read the news and create stories on Today Tonight
- Taking over the reins on Top Town
- How budgets and health and safety regulations weren’t an issue
- A future All Black becoming ultra competitive
- Joining a youthful Phil Keoghan hosting That’s Fairly Interesting
- Missing out on some great footage when directing the Peter Blake Bi-Centennial Race Around Australia
- Making Tux Wonderdogs a hit
- Jim Mora’s scripts and voice bringing personality to the show
- Creating a series of documentaries on guide dogs
- Pitting celebrities against a young genius on The Great NZ Spelling Bee
- Feeling fortunate to have had a good long run on TV
This video is
available on YouTube to embed and distribute via a
Creative Commons licence.
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