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Bryan Crump
Award-winning journalist and radio presenter Bryan Crump has been making radio programmes ever since he discovered tape recorders as a child. He began his career as a rural reporter in Dunedin in 1993, then moving to Pōneke in 1995 to produce and present RNZ’s Saturday rural programme as well as training other radio journalists.
In the early 2000s, Bryan moved to Australia’s Northern Territories, becoming a rural reporter in the outback town of Katherine for the ABC, before becoming a Breakfast presenter in Darwin.
In late 2004, Bryan returned home, hosting Summer Nights on National Radio, and then becoming the weeknights presenter in 2005. With an incredible network of contacts and guests, Nights touched on everything from current events to the science behind Marvel movies, presented in an intelligent, accessible and entertaining way. In 2020 Bryan was presented the Bill Toft Award for excellence in broadcasting. His entry covered the night leading up to Aotearoa’s first Covid-19 lockdown and judges said, "Bryan's work delivered a sense of belonging and community, a calming connection at a time of fear and uncertainty.”
Outside radio, Bryan has used his exceptional communication skills to MC many concerts, conferences and events, and for the last decade he has created choral arrangements of pop songs for his choir Doubtful Sounds. Bryan has also lent his rich bass voice to chamber choir Voices New Zealand and performed the voice of God in NZ Opera’s production of Noah’s Flood for New Zealand Festival of the Arts in 2014.
A lover of all kinds of music, Bryan has been a popular occasional guest presenter on RNZ Concert permanently joined the RNZ Concert team in October 2022.
RNZ Programmes
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Three to Seven
Bryan Crump brings you a mix of the fresh and the familiar from school’s out to dinner time and beyond.
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Search results for Bryan Crump
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Music on the brain: a stroke survivor's symphonic memoir
18 Nov 2024In November 2021, Andrew Stopps suffered two life-altering strokes, but it was music that fuelled his recovery. Now, the musician has composed a symphonic memoir that has captured the attention of New… Audio
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Ruby Solly: (Pū)oro Exhibition
15 Nov 2024Ruby Solly demonstrates the pūtangitangi (small Māori instruments made of clay) she's created for an exhibition this weekend. Video, Audio
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Brass bands: "like a family"
14 Nov 2024British-born trumpeter, teacher and conductor Vickie van Uden talks about embracing the brass music whanau of Christchurch. Video, Audio
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The complex work of a conductor
13 Nov 2024Vasily Petrenko returns to Aotearoa to conduct New Zealand Symphony Orchestra concerts in Wellington and Auckland. He talks with RNZ Concert's David Morriss about the complex job of a conductor, which… Audio
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Soprano Breony Bearman finds her second wind
12 Nov 2024The winner of this year's Lockwood NZ Aria competition talks about why she came back to singing after giving it away for a decade. Audio
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Vintage flight for classical tourists
11 Nov 2024Mark Oremland mixes classical music with classic planes. Video, Audio
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The Underwatermelon Man resurfaces online
7 Nov 2024Peter Dasent talks to Bryan Crump about the digital return of the much-loved children's book and album. Video, Audio
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Future Jaw-Clap: the wild years of Wellington jazz
6 Nov 2024Musician and author Daniel Beban has written a book about a group of young musicians who unleashed a new kind of jazz on Wellington. Video, Audio
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Soothing sounds for furry friends
5 Nov 2024SPCA Scientific Officer Dr Alison Vaughan talks with Bryan Crump about how music can help keep your pets calm this Guy Fawkes night. Audio
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Fifty years of keeping Music Alive
4 Nov 2024Nikki Wells, Programme Convener for Music Alive, talks with Bryan Crump about the history of the Christchurch-based amateur music club and their upcoming celebration concert at the end of this month.
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Hammer and tongs with Jenő Lisztes
1 Nov 2024Hungarian virtuoso Jenő Lisztes is bringing his hammers to the Auckland Town Hall this week to perform in a one-off cimbalom showcase. Video, Audio
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Together again - Kemp English reunites with "Norma".
31 Oct 2024Kemp English talks to Bryan Crump about rekindling his relationship with "Norma", the Dunedin Town Hall organ. Audio
