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Blumsky is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *John Blumsky (1928–2013), New Zealand journalist *Mark Blumsky (born 1957), New Zealand politician and diplomat, son of John {{Short pages monitor ...
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John Blumsky
John Patrick Cyril Blumsky (13 November 1928 – 1 August 2013) was a New Zealand journalist and broadcaster, best known for his coverage of the Erebus disaster in 1979. Biography Blumsky was educated at Nelson College from 1943 to 1945.''Nelson College Old Boys' Register, 1856–2006'', 6th edition Before moving into broadcast journalism, he worked as an insurance clerk. In the early 1960s, Blumsky was a broadcaster with station 2XN in Nelson. He was also an active member of the Nelson Operatic Society at that time. He was a member of Johnny Shearer's skiffle group, alongside Cliff Whiting, in 1961. In late 1962, Blumsky was transferred by the New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation to Dunedin, where he worked on both radio and the newly established television station DNTV2. In Dunedin, Blumsky continued his involvement in amateur dramatics, playing Dr Lomas in the Southern Comedy Players' 1963 production of ''The Pohutukawa Tree'', directed by the play's author, Bruce Mas ...
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