Mark Leishman
Gerard Mark Leishman is a New Zealand radio and television presenter, director and producer. He has been the host of popular television shows in New Zealand including Top Town, Sunday Grandstand and Tux Wonder Dogs. He was the breakfast host on the Magic radio network, from 15 April 2015 to 9 December 2022 and also news editor and presenter of The Daily Report, an agribusiness news show on Country TV. He also hosted a half hour long form interview series called Point of View on Country TV. As of 2023, he is a newsreader and fill-in host for Radio New Zealand.
Career
Leishman studied journalism at Wellington Polytechnic, and began his career in 1977 in the news room at Radio Avon in Christchurch.Leishman has been the producer and presenter of numerous television series, among them Top Town, Tux Wonder Dogs, Jeopardy!, The Great New Zealand Spelling Bee, Mud and Glory, and for 16 years host and co-producer of The FMG Young Farmer Contest. He has also produced and directed a number of television documentaries, Many of his appearances on screen have been as presenter of entertainment shows and sports broadcasts. He was co-host of Holden Golf World on Sky Sport 1 with Laura McGoldrick. He was the first announcer on the Magic Breakfast radio show, which went first went to air on 15 April 2015 on the Magic radio network. and hosted his final show on 9 December 2022. He had previously presented the afternoon drive show on The Breeze radio network.
In 2017, Leishman was presented with a Scroll of Honour from the Variety Artists Club of New Zealand for his contribution to the New Zealand entertainment industry.
Programme list
- 1981 - 1984 TV One Continuity TVNZ
- 1985 - 1987 Today Tonight
- 1986 - 1989 Telequest
- 1986 - 1989 Top Town
- 1988 Round Australia Yacht Race Peter Blake
- 1988 - 1989 That’s Fairly Interesting
- 1988 This Week in Brisbane
- 1990 Auckland Commonwealth Games
- 1990 - 1991 Mud n Glory
- 1992 - 1993 ONE World of Sport
- 1992 Jeopardy
- 1992 This Week in San Diego
- 1992 The Paradise Picture Show
- 1993 - 1999 Tux Wonder Dogs & 2004 - 2005 D
- 1999 Battle of the Ballroom D
- 2000 Tux Super Dogs Challenge D
- 2005 - 2006 The Golf Club
- 2001 - 2016 Young Farmer Contest D
- 2003 Life in Pacifica
- 2004 The Road to Athens
- 2005 A Dog’s Life D
- 2006 The Great NZ Spelling Bee
- 2008 - 2010 Jim’s Car Show
- 2010 - 2013 Road to the Young Farmer D
- 2013 - 2016 Holden Golf World
- 2008 - 2022 Country TV
- 2014 - 2022 Point of View
- A Friend For Life
- Kohi: A Guide To Life
- Coming Out of the Dark
- Reaching For The Stars
- A Different Beat - A Police Dog Story