The Crowd Goes Wild
The Crowd Goes Wild is a 30-minute sports entertainment show broadcast on New Zealand nationwide television channel Prime TV.[1] The show premiered on Monday 26 June 2006.[2]
| The Crowd Goes Wild | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Sports |
| Presented by | Andrew Mulligan James McOnie |
| Starring | Andrew Mulligan James McOnie Chris Key Huw Beynon Josh Kronfeld Cat Tuivaiti Wairangi Koopu Anna Willcox-Silfverberg Storm Purvis |
| Country of origin | New Zealand |
| Original language | New Zealand English |
| No. of seasons | 12 (2006-2018) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Ric Salizzo |
| Producers | Huw Beynon James Copland |
| Cinematography | Logan Swinkels James Copland Nathan McKinnon |
| Editors | Logan Swinkels James Copland |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Distributor | Sky Network Television |
| Release | |
| Original network | Prime TV |
| Picture format | HDTV 1080i |
| Original release | Monday 26 June 2006 – present |
| External links | |
| Prime TV – The Crowd Goes Wild | |
| Production website | |
The Crowd Goes Wild is presented by sports journalist Andrew Mulligan and James McOnie, Hayley Holt, Ric Salizzo, Wairangi Koopu, Chris Key or Huw Beynon if either of the main hosts are away. The programme covers the sporting events of the day in a lighthearted format, broadcast live from the studio with pre-recorded segments and clips. It airs five times per week at 7:00pm on weeknights and is replayed on both Prime and Sky Sports .[3]
In late 2010 the show was moved from its live 7pm timeslot to 10:30pm, with the show being recorded at 6:30pm (and played at that time on Sky Sport 1). This move was unpopular, criticised by at least one commentator, and ultimately reversed.[4]
Field reporters include James McOnie, Hayley Holt, Chris Key, Makere Gibbons, former All Black Josh Kronfeld, former Silver Fern Cat Tuivaiti, Rugby League star Wairangi Koopu, Winter Olympic athlete Anna Willcox-Silfverberg, and former Silver Fern Storm Purvis .[5][6]
Former SportsCafe host and veteran journalist Ric Salizzo is the show's executive producer, who also on rare occasions will host as well.
Presenters and reporters
- Andrew Mulligan – presenter
- James McOnie – presenter
- Josh Kronfeld – reporter
- Wairangi Koopu – reporter
- Chris Key – reporter
- James Copland – producer
- Huw Beynon – producer, reporter & presenter[7]
- Makere Gibbons – reporter
- Anna Willcox-Silfverberg – reporter
- Storm Purvis – reporter[8]
Former presenters and reporters
- James Somerset – reporter – Feb 2008 to Nov 2013
- Mark Richardson – presenter – Feb 2006 to Dec 2016
- Hayley Holt – reporter – Dec 2009 to Jan 2018
- Meghan Mutrie – reporter – Jun 2011 to Nov 2013
References
- Prime TV - The Crowd Goes Wild
- The Crowd Goes Wild - Weekdays at 7pm on Prime Scoop NZ Website, 13 June 2006
- The Crowd Goes Wild Prime TV
- Philpott, Chris: 'An open letter to The Crowd Goes Wild' Stuff.co.nz, 2/11/2010
- The Crowd Goes Wild Interview with James and James SkyWatch
- The Crowd Goes Wild Friday Prime TV
- Huw Beynon LinkedIn
- Storm Purvis LinkedIn