| Ian Johnstone | |
| Birth Name: | Ian Anthony Johnstone |
| Birth Place: | Longtown, Cumberland, England |
| Alma Mater: | Durham University |
Ian Anthony Johnstone (born 1935) is a New Zealand broadcaster, presenter and journalist.
Johnstone was born in Longtown, Cumberland, England, in 1935, and studied English at Durham University (St Chad's College).[1] [2] [3] He moved to New Zealand in 1961 after working in Britain and spending three years as a colonial administrator in Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia).[4]
In his early career in New Zealand, Johnstone was a teacher at Temuka District High School (now Opihi College), and worked part-time as an announcer at Radio 3XC in Timaru.
Johnstone was an interviewer for the weekly television programme, Close Up,[5] and became a reporter and producer for Compass, which aired from 1964 to 1969.[6] He was also notable for being a presenter for the New Zealand Telethon from 1975 until 1993. Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, Johnstone continued to work on various New Zealand-produced television shows as a presenter or narrator.
In the 1990 New Year Honours, Johnstone was appointed a Companion of the Queen's Service Order, for public services.
Johnstone's book, Stand and Deliver, giving his personal view of broadcasting in New Zealand, was published in 1998.[7] [8]
Johnstone is married with four children.[9]