Bryan Crump (born 1966) is a New Zealand radio broadcaster and choir director. He is the presenter of a long running radio programme on

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''Nights''and the director of a community choir, the Doubtful Sounds.

Early life

Crump was born in 1966 in

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. He is the fourth child in the family. His father Harry was a postmaster and a singer. As a young person, Crump became interested in sound recording, and began producing radio plays and programmes with friends. In his early 20s, Crump worked for the

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for three summers as a nature guide. He also completed a six month course in journalism, studying in Auckland.

Career

Crump's early work experience in radio includes stints with Radio Active, and

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. During a period of overseas experience in London, Crump worked for trade magazines. He decided then that he wanted to work for Radio New Zealand, and began sending postcards to

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, who was the chief executive at the time. In 1993, Crump gained his first position with Radio New Zealand, as a rural reporter based in

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. After moving to another position with Radio New Zealand in

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, he produced and presented a rural programme on Saturdays, from 1995 to 1999. He then left for overseas again, and was hired by the

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(ABC) as a rural reporter in the Northern Territory town of

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. This was followed by another position with the ABC in Darwin, hosting a breakfast programme. In 2004, Crump returned to New Zealand, to help his brothers care for their father. Crump then became the host of ''Summer Nights'' with Radio New Zealand, and the programme was renamed as simply ''Nights'' in August 2005. In 2022, Crump finished his long-running ''Nights with Bryan Crump'' programme, to become an afternoon presenter on

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, commencing this new role in October.

Awards and honours

Crump won the 2020

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Awards with an entry of segment from his ''Nights'' programme recorded in March 2020, on the night before New Zealand went into lockdown in response to the

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. The Bill Toft Awards are open to New Zealand broadcasters working in online and broadcasting media. The judges for this award said about his entry:

Doubtful Sounds choir

Crump formed the Doubtful Sounds choir in 2009, initially with friends and colleagues from Radio New Zealand. The choir is based in Wellington and mainly sings

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arrangements of popular songs. It has a current membership of around 20 singers. Crump arranges much of the music for the choir.

Personal life

Crump lives and works in Wellington. He commutes to work by bike, and has a strong interest in transport. He has written about transport in Wellington in a blog ''The Traffic Jam''. Crump's partner is Penny Miles, a bassoonist and former journalist. They have a son.

References

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