Campbell Live
Encyclopedia
Campbell Live is a half-hour long New Zealand
current affairs
programme weeknights at 7.00pm, (following 3 News
) on TV3
and is hosted by New Zealand television personality, John Campbell
. Campbell Live has interviewed various notable personalities, including Al Gore
, Robert Fisk
, Tony Blair
, as well as an array of celebrities, including Adam Lambert
and Metallica
.
, who presented a Current Affairs show called Holmes on TV1, left the state broadcaster to host a similar show on Prime
.
Campbell Live started production in February 2005, after John Campbell
and Carol Hirschfeld
left their 3 News
presenter positions to host and produce, respectively, the current affairs show. The show launched on the 21 March, 2005, with the first story being about fake drivers licences being given to people of Asian
descent.
Hirschfeld left her position as Executive Producer in September 2009, and was replaced by former Holmes producer Pip Keane.
At the 2010 Qantas Television Awards, Campbell Live received three awards, one for Best Current Affairs Editing, one for Best Current Affairs Reporting and John Campbell again won for Best News or Current Affairs Presenter.
At the 2011 Aotearoa Film and Television Awards, Campbell Live received an award for investigation of the year for their work tracking the Samoan Tsunami relief funds - presented to host John Campbell, Executive Producer Pip Keane and Producer Claudine MacLean.
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
current affairs
Current affairs (news format)
Current Affairs is a genre of broadcast journalism where the emphasis is on detailed analysis and discussion of news stories that have recently occurred or are ongoing at the time of broadcast....
programme weeknights at 7.00pm, (following 3 News
3 News
3 News is the television, internet and radio news service of New Zealand's TV3. Its flagship bulletin, which airs every evening at 6:00pm, is anchored by Hilary Barry and Mike McRoberts. Carolyn Robinson and Simon Shepherd are weekend and substitute anchors...
) on TV3
TV3 (New Zealand)
TV3 is a New Zealand commercial television network, owned by MediaWorks New Zealand. Launched on 26 November 1989, the first private television network in New Zealand...
and is hosted by New Zealand television personality, John Campbell
John Campbell (broadcaster)
John Campbell is the presenter of Campbell Live, a primetime 7.00pm current affairs programme on TV3 in New Zealand.-Early career:...
. Campbell Live has interviewed various notable personalities, including Al Gore
Al Gore
Albert Arnold "Al" Gore, Jr. served as the 45th Vice President of the United States , under President Bill Clinton. He was the Democratic Party's nominee for President in the 2000 U.S. presidential election....
, Robert Fisk
Robert Fisk
Robert Fisk is an English writer and journalist from Maidstone, Kent. As Middle East correspondent of The Independent, he has primarily been based in Beirut for more than 30 years. He has published a number of books and has reported on the United States's war in Afghanistan and the same country's...
, Tony Blair
Tony Blair
Anthony Charles Lynton Blair is a former British Labour Party politician who served as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2 May 1997 to 27 June 2007. He was the Member of Parliament for Sedgefield from 1983 to 2007 and Leader of the Labour Party from 1994 to 2007...
, as well as an array of celebrities, including Adam Lambert
Adam Lambert
Adam Mitchel Lambert is an American singer, songwriter, and actor from San Diego, California. In May 2009, he finished as the runner-up on the eighth season of American Idol...
and Metallica
Metallica
Metallica is an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California. Formed in 1981 when James Hetfield responded to an advertisement that drummer Lars Ulrich had posted in a local newspaper. The current line-up features long-time lead guitarist Kirk Hammett and bassist Robert Trujillo ...
.
History
TV3 announced their decision to start a 7pm current affairs show in November 2004 after Paul HolmesPaul Holmes (broadcaster)
Paul Holmes CNZM is a radio and television broadcaster in New Zealand. he hosts Q+A on TV ONE, and the Saturday morning radio show on Newstalk ZB, where for 23 years until December 2008 he hosted the weekday breakfast show, the long-standing number one rating breakfast show...
, who presented a Current Affairs show called Holmes on TV1, left the state broadcaster to host a similar show on Prime
Prime Television New Zealand
Prime is the seventh national free-to-air television station in New Zealand. The station airs a mixed group of programmes, largely imported from Australia, the UK and the United States, as well as free-to-air rugby union, cricket and rugby league matches....
.
Campbell Live started production in February 2005, after John Campbell
John Campbell (broadcaster)
John Campbell is the presenter of Campbell Live, a primetime 7.00pm current affairs programme on TV3 in New Zealand.-Early career:...
and Carol Hirschfeld
Carol Hirschfeld
Carol Hirschfeld is a New Zealand broadcaster. She is best known for her role as a TV3 Newsreader alongside John Campbell from 1998 until 2005.-Career:Hirschfeld started her career after going to journalism school in Auckland...
left their 3 News
3 News
3 News is the television, internet and radio news service of New Zealand's TV3. Its flagship bulletin, which airs every evening at 6:00pm, is anchored by Hilary Barry and Mike McRoberts. Carolyn Robinson and Simon Shepherd are weekend and substitute anchors...
presenter positions to host and produce, respectively, the current affairs show. The show launched on the 21 March, 2005, with the first story being about fake drivers licences being given to people of Asian
Asian people
Asian people or Asiatic people is a term with multiple meanings that refers to people who descend from a portion of Asia's population.- Central Asia :...
descent.
Hirschfeld left her position as Executive Producer in September 2009, and was replaced by former Holmes producer Pip Keane.
Awards
Campbell Live won two awards at the 2006 Qantas Television Awards including Best Current Affairs Series. The second award was for the Best News or Current Affairs Presenter for John Campbell.At the 2010 Qantas Television Awards, Campbell Live received three awards, one for Best Current Affairs Editing, one for Best Current Affairs Reporting and John Campbell again won for Best News or Current Affairs Presenter.
At the 2011 Aotearoa Film and Television Awards, Campbell Live received an award for investigation of the year for their work tracking the Samoan Tsunami relief funds - presented to host John Campbell, Executive Producer Pip Keane and Producer Claudine MacLean.
Presenters and reporters
- John CampbellJohn Campbell (broadcaster)John Campbell is the presenter of Campbell Live, a primetime 7.00pm current affairs programme on TV3 in New Zealand.-Early career:...
— Presenter - Tristram Clayton - Reporter, Auckland
- Mihingarangi Forbes — Reporter, Auckland
- Lachlan Forsyth - Reporter and backup presenter, Auckland
- Jendy Harper - Reporter, Christchurch
- Kim Hurring — Reporter and Producer, Auckland
- Kate King - Reporter, Auckland
- Richard Langston — Reporter, Christchurch
- Whena Owen - Reporter, Wellington
- Natasha Utting — Reporter, Auckland
- Helen Vaughan - Reporter, Auckland