Russell Brown (New Zealand)
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Russell Brown is a well-known New Zealand
media commentator, and the owner of the Public Address community of blogs, and writes Hard News Hard News the blog is based on the Hard News radio slot spoken by Brown from 1991 to 2002 on bFM, an Auckland
student radio station. The text of the radio commentary was circulated on the Internet by various means from 1993, and the bulletin officially became a blog with the launch of Public Address in November 2002.
He also presents the media commentary programme Media7 on the TVNZ 7 digital channel.
Brown was born in Lower Hutt
, New Zealand, and now lives in Auckland, with his long-term partner, journalist Fiona Rae, and their two sons.
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...
media commentator, and the owner of the Public Address community of blogs, and writes Hard News Hard News the blog is based on the Hard News radio slot spoken by Brown from 1991 to 2002 on bFM, an Auckland
Auckland
The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...
student radio station. The text of the radio commentary was circulated on the Internet by various means from 1993, and the bulletin officially became a blog with the launch of Public Address in November 2002.
He also presents the media commentary programme Media7 on the TVNZ 7 digital channel.
Brown was born in Lower Hutt
Lower Hutt
Lower Hutt is a city in the Wellington region of New Zealand. Its council has adopted the name Hutt City Council, but neither the New Zealand Geographic Board nor the Local Government Act recognise the name Hutt City. This alternative name can lead to confusion, as there are two cities in the...
, New Zealand, and now lives in Auckland, with his long-term partner, journalist Fiona Rae, and their two sons.