Keith Bracey
Keith Arthur Bracey (3 May 1916 – 28 October 2010) was a New Zealand television reporter and host who with his goatee beard was one of Television New Zealand's most recognised figures.[1]
Keith Bracey | |
|---|---|
| Born | Keith Arthur Bracey 3 May 1916 |
| Died | 28 October 2010 (aged 94) |
| Occupation | Radio and television presenter |
Background
In 1966 he was the inaugural presenter for New Zealand's first daily current affairs show, Town and Around.[1]
On 28 April 2006 at the age of 90 he was at TVNZ headquarters in Auckland to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Town and Around.[1]
Television
Bracey had a fair amount of involvement with the crime fighting series, Police 5 that began in 1976. For ten years he fronted the show and he also produced and did research for it. He stayed with it until it was shut down in 1986. There was talk of a replacement show of a similar nature. His being removed from the show made the front page in the news. Also during the early 1980s he was part of a team that included John Hawkesby and Judy Bailey that started up and produced the Auckland regional magazine show Top Half.
During his career, he had an acting role, playing a druid leader on the television series Hercules: The Legendary Journeys in 1998.[2]
Personal life
Bracey was married twice and at the time of his death, he was survived by three sons and daughter.[3][4]
References
- Trevett, Claire (29 April 2006). "Natty goatee a part of television history". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
- NZ On Screen - Keith Bracey, Presenter, Biography
- The New Zealand Herald, 6 Nov, 2010 - Entertainment, Dapper frontman had comic streak
- 'Keith Bracey Obituary'- Legacy.com Obituary