Sharon Crosbie
Sharon Crosbie CNZM OBE | |
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Born | Sharon Margaret Crosbie 1945 (age 75–76) Rangiora, New Zealand |
Occupation | Broadcaster |
Sharon Margaret Crosbie CNZM OBE (born 1945) is a former broadcaster and broadcasting executive from New Zealand. She served as the chief executive of Radio New Zealand from 1995 to 2004.
Life[]
Born in Rangiora in 1945, Crosbie studied at Victoria University of Wellington.[1] She joined the New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation in 1969 and worked in a variety of roles in television and radio, including as host of the morning segment on the National Programme between 1978 and 1984.[1][2] Crosbie was appointed chief executive of Radio New Zealand in 1995, and remained in that position until 2004.[2]
In 1984, Crosbie was awarded a Harkness Fellowship and a Neiman Fellowship in journalism at Harvard University. She has been chairperson of the New Zealand Drama School, a 1990 Commissioner, a member of the New Zealand–Japan Foundation, a member of the Women’s Refuge Foundation Trust Board and was chairperson of the Ministerial Advisory Committee on Core Health Services.[2] She is chair of the Electra Trust, an electricity distribution trust based in Levin.[3]
Honours and awards[]
In the 1989 New Year Honours, Crosbie was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire, for services to broadcasting.[4] The following year, she was awarded the New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal.[1] In the 2004 Queen's Birthday Honours, she was made a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to broadcasting and the community.[5]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Taylor, Alister, ed. (2001). New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa 2001. Auckland: Alister Taylor Publishers. p. 254. ISSN 1172-9813.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Image: investiture of broadcaster Sharon Crosbie". Scoop Independent News. 17 August 2004. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
- ^ "Trustees". Electra Trust. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
- ^ "No. 51580". The London Gazette (3rd supplement). 31 December 1988. p. 34.
- ^ "Queen's Birthday honours list 2004". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 7 June 2004. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
- 1945 births
- Living people
- People from Rangiora
- Victoria University of Wellington alumni
- New Zealand broadcasters
- Radio executives
- New Zealand chief executives
- New Zealand women chief executives
- Companions of the New Zealand Order of Merit
- New Zealand Officers of the Order of the British Empire