Wallace Leslie Chapman (born 1969) is a New Zealand radio and television host.
Early life
Chapman attended
Nelson College
Nelson College is the oldest state secondary school in New Zealand. It is an all-boys school in the City of Nelson that teaches from years 9 to 13. In addition, it runs a private preparatory school for year 7 and 8 boys. The school also has ...
from 1982 to 1986.
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Career
He began his broadcasting career while a student at the
University of Otago
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with student radio station
Radio One. After moving from
Dunedin
Dunedin ( ; mi, Ōtepoti) is the second-largest city in the South Island of New Zealand (after Christchurch), and the principal city of the Otago region. Its name comes from , the Scottish Gaelic name for Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. Th ...
to
Auckland
Auckland (pronounced ) ( mi, Tāmaki Makaurau) is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. The most populous urban area in the country and the fifth largest city in Oceania, Auckland has an urban population of about ...
, he joined the staff of Radio
95bFM
95bFM is a New Zealand student radio station. It operates in Auckland on a Schedule 7 (educational purposes) semi-commercial licence. The station is based in the Student Union Building at the University of Auckland, is owned by a trust on behalf o ...
before changing to Kiwi FM where he hosted The Wallace Chapman Drive.
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In December 2013 it was announced that he would be the new host of Sunday Morning on
Radio New Zealand National
RNZ National ( mi, Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa Ā-Motu), formerly Radio New Zealand National, and known until 2007 as the National Programme or National Radio, is a publicly funded non-commercial New Zealand English-language radio network operat ...
, taking over from
Chris Laidlaw.
In January 2019 he began hosting Radio New Zealand's late afternoon current affairs show, The Panel.
Between 2008 and 2017, he co-hosted the political television show ''
Back Benches''.
Personal life
Chapman knew and still knows
David Bain
On 20 June 1994, Robin and Margaret Bain and three of their four childrenArawa, Laniet and Stephenwere shot to death in Dunedin, New Zealand. The only suspects were David Cullen Bain, the eldest son and only survivor, and Robin Bain, the father ...
, a man accused of killing his own family in 1994, but found
not guilty by a jury in 2009.
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Chapman suffers from
Gaucher's disease
Gaucher's disease or Gaucher disease () (GD) is a genetic disorder in which glucocerebroside (a sphingolipid, also known as glucosylceramide) accumulates in cells and certain organs. The disorder is characterized by bruising, fatigue, anemia, low ...
, a genetic disease which has left him with weakened hip joints.
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See also
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List of New Zealand television personalities
This is a list of New Zealand television personalities, including presenters and journalists. It includes those who left the profession, retired, or died.
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* Suzy Aiken – television personality and Prime News presenter
* Peter Arnett – te ...
References
External links
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1969 births
Living people
People educated at Nelson College
New Zealand television presenters
TVNZ
RNZ National
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