Roger Gascoigne, MNZM, Porirua
For services to the media. Mr Roger Gascoigne's career has spanned more than 40 years in broadcasting, marketing and customer service. He was the original presenter of the television series, 'Ready to Roll'. He hosted a number of other major shows, including the 1984 Olympics, Miss New Zealand, Telethons and game shows. He has made acting appearances in television programmes and has been involved in hundreds of radio and television commercials. He helped establish Capital City Radio/Radio Windy in 1973 and was an original radio announcer for the station. He has been involved in the fields of corporate and public affairs, marketing and relationship management. This has included establishing the marketing and corporate affairs strategy and event management for TelstraClear. In 1977, 1978 and 1979 Mr Gascoigne was named the Television Personality of the Year.