Gary McCormick

From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Gary McCormick is a notable New Zealand poet radio and television personality debater and raconteur McCormick began writing poetry in 1968 His published volumes are Gypsies with Jon Benson 1974 Naked and Nameless 1976 Poems for the Red Engine 1978 Poems by Request 1979 Scarlet Letters 1980 Zephyr 1982 and Lost at Sea 1995 He also wrote PerformanceA Guide to the Performing Arts in New Zealand for the Department of Internal Affairs 1979 and the satiric secret diary of Jacques Chirac Honey I blew up the Atoll with Scott Wilson 1995 He is also a longtime collaborator and friend of Sam Hunt Invited to front a television documentary Raglan by the Sea his offbeat amusing style won his first television outing the Documentary of the Year award He went on to present a successful documentary series called Heartland where Gary documented the lives of the locals in small towns across New Zealand Notable stories included the lovable girl from Wainuiomata called Chloe Reeves who became a national sensation overnight with her tiger slippers and interesting lifestyle McCormick also featured in advertisements for hardware retailer Mitre 10 during the late 1980s and early 90s In 1997 he was named New Zealand Entertainer of the Year He has held a variety of other positions a gardener for Porirua Hospital a Merrygoround operator and MCing the Sweetwaters Music Festival McCormick is currently a radio cohost with Simon Barnett on More FM in Christchurch and also has a regular slot on TVNZs Good Morning show Description above from the Wikipedia article Gary McCormick licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia

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D.O.B: 1951-10-22
Place of Birth: Upper Hutt, New Zealand
Profession: Acting

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