New Zealand Broadcasting Press Clippings Scrapbook 1988 – 1990

The late Mark Nicholls kept a series of scrapbooks containing newspaper and magazine clippings relating to the broadcasting scene in New Zealand. These books provide an interesting look back at NZ broadcasting at the time.

You can browse the interactive PDF-based book below (you can click on the articles to view in more detail), or use the direct links to the articles listed below

Clippings included:

1. NZRDXL 40th
2. Arne Skoog of Radio Sweden visits Invercargill
3. Mayanne Patterson on Radio Ngati Porou
4. Two applicants seeking FM warrants for Queenstown
5. Radio deregulation sparks rumours, rivalry
6. Decision on Queenstown FM month off
7. Queenstown FM warrant won by Radio Otago
8. Announcer on exchange trip to Nevada
9. John OConnor ends 34-year radio career
10. Queenstown radio announcer big hit in US
11. Southlands 4ZA
12. Southlands 4ZA
13. Community emphasis pays off for Foveaux Radio
14. A No 1 Southland team
15. FM advice
16. FM advice
17. FM advice
18. Concert FM
19. Aotearoa Radio
20. High-flying radio
21. Ski radio tunes up
22. Radio station may sue breakfast host
23. Announcers suspended for drinking on air
24. Eccles of 4ZA post
25. Radio denies suspensions a stunt
26. Radio Centrals management playing musical chairs
27. Tom Parker on Resort Radio
28. Pirate radio book update
29. A History of Broadcasting
30. Sir James Shelley
31. 2nd Car 1224 Foveaux Radio
32. Listening Award
33. Radio Rhema news
34. PM making DJ debut
35. Pure Gold 93FM
36. Murray Whittle
37. Ski Radio
38. FM forever
39. Graeme Todd 92 FM
40. Talkback host suspended
41. Frequency allocated to Radio Rhema
42. Radio tendering doubts raised
43. Radio Rhema may be forced off air
44. Non-commercial status for Radio Rhema
45. TV3 reception may cost viewers $200
46. A chronicle of events
47. Concert programme service reviwed
48. Raw deal for 4ZB listeners
49. 4ZB listeners upset
50. Radio Australia 50th stamps
51. Broadcasters threaten stiffer anti-tendering campaign
52. 35-1 Not Julie Andrews
53. Rhema map
54. INL sells radio
55. Radio plans drug-line
56. Soviet jet brings TV3 van
57. TV3 issue seeks to raise $13m
58. Radio NZ investment unattractive
59. TVNZ cancels planned public service programmes
60. MP calls for radio quota
61. Riding the waves
62. TVs breakfast news upsets Radio NZ
63. Queenstown-Cairns connection
64. Radio service extended
65. New job for radio boss
66. TVNZ plan angers deaf
67. Foveux Radio lifts half-year profit
68. 2XS sales manager
69. Stephen King
70. Christian radio reaches Southland
71. 92 FM win
72. Radio Otago static
73. Community-care radio
74. 45-1 Voice of NZ comes back
75. International broadasting register
76. Independent Maori radio news service
77. TV3 remaing low in ratings
78. FM radio for Queenstown
79. Kiwi music quote set
80. Govt to provide Maori access
81. New Foveaux Radio manager
82. Top 100 singles 1989
83. Greater Wellington 94.1 FM
84. Move up to 92 FM
85. C93FM announcers
86. Student radio to return
87. Radio rivalry
88. Aucklands battle of the airwaves
89. Business cards
90. Marconi marine receiver
91. Midnight Caller
92. Sky TV ready to bat
93. Ever wondered
94. ITV promoters not worried
95. Frustration led to community television idea
96. Crosbie returns
97. Shortwave radio to Pacific
98. No mike for talkback star
99. 1ZB
100. 1ZB
101. Listeners still upset
102. Broadcasting fee
103. Record
104. New station
105. TV3 pullout by NBC denied
106. Stationary cars anger MOT
107. Home-grown TV drama
108. Avon goes FM
109. RNZ positions vacant
110. FM stereo 3ZB

Scanned clippings © Radio Heritage Foundation
Mark Nicholls Collection

Mark Nicholls was a keen DXer, Life Member of the New Zealand Radio DX League, and Editor of their magazine, the DX Times, for many years. He sadly passed away in 2014.

You can read a tribute to Mark on the NZRDXL’s website: radiodx.com