Gary McCormick

Gary McCormick is a New Zealand poet, radio and television personality, debater and raconteur.

Gary McCormick
Born
Gary Wayne McCormick

(1951-10-23) 23 October 1951
Upper Hutt, New Zealand
Career
Station(s)More FM
Time slotWeekday mornings.
StyleProgram Host, Media personality, poet and raconteur.
CountryNew Zealand

McCormick began writing poetry in 1968. His published volumes are Gypsies (with Jon Benson, 1974), Naked and Nameless (1976), Poems for the Red Engine (1978), Poems by Request (1979), Scarlet Letters (1980), Zephyr (1982) and Lost at Sea (1995). He also wrote Performance—A Guide to the Performing Arts in New Zealand for the Department of Internal Affairs (1979) and the satiric secret diary of Jacques Chirac, Honey, I blew up the Atoll (with Scott Wilson, 1995).[1] He is also a long-time collaborator and friend of Sam Hunt.[2]

Invited to front a television documentary Raglan by the Sea, his offbeat, amusing style won his first television outing the Documentary of the Year award. He went on to present a successful documentary series called Heartland where Gary documented the lives of the locals in small towns across New Zealand.[3] Notable stories included the lovable girl from Wainuiomata, called Chloe Reeves, who became a national sensation overnight, with her tiger slippers and interesting lifestyle. McCormick also featured in advertisements for hardware retailer Mitre 10 during the late 1980s and early 1990s.

In 1990, McCormick hosted the New Zealand Labour Party's election broadcast, interviewing Prime Minister Mike Moore and his wife Yvonne.

In 1997, he was named New Zealand Entertainer of the Year.

In 2001, he appeared on a celebrity special of The Weakest Link.[4]

He has held a variety of other positions - a gardener for Porirua Hospital, a Merry-go-round operator and MCing the Sweetwaters Music Festival.

McCormick is currently a breakfast radio co-host with The Breakfast Club on More FM. The show is broadcast from Christchurch and airs nationwide.

See also

References
  1. The Oxford Companion to New Zealand Literature, edited by Roger Robinson and Nelson Wattie (1998)
  2. "McCormick, Gary". New Zealand Book Council.
  3. "Gary McCormick". Television New Zealand.
  4. The second- weakest link
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