Mark Crysell

Mark Crysell (born 21 February 1961) is a New Zealand television presenter and journalist. He has worked on different shows with Television New Zealand.[1]

Mark Crysell
Born (1961-02-21) February 21, 1961
Occupation(s)Television presenter and journalist
Years active1990-Present
SpouseBriar McCormack

Career

Television

Mark Crysell is a television reporter who has been part of the team for Television New Zealand's flagship current affairs programme, Sunday since 2003. [2]

Crysell has also reported for TVNZ shows, Assignment, Close Up, One News, Fair Go and the arts programme Backch@t.[3][4]

In early 2018, Crysell went to North Korea with a Sunday team which negotiated access to parts of the country that no foreigner had ever been to.[5]

Between 2008 and 2010, he was TVNZ's Europe Correspondent based in London which included covering everything from All Blacks tours, to the GFC and a Gaza war.[6][7]

Along the way he collected many awards, including Best Current Affairs Reporter[6] and Television Reporter of the Year at the Qantas Media Awards,[8] best daily current affairs report in the AFTA Awards in 2011[9] and best weekly current affairs report at the NZ TV awards in 2012. He's also won two TP McLean awards for Best Sports Features. In 2021 he won Broadcast Reporter of The Year at the Voyager Media Awards.[10]

Crysell started his career in radio working first for Radio Northland in Whangarei in 1990 and then for National Radio in Christchurch and Wellington. He was seconded to Radio Deutsche Welle in Cologne, Germany between 1992 and 1994 where he also worked as Radio New Zealand's Europe Correspondent.

Crysell has also been a fencing contractor in Taranaki, a truck and bulldozer driver, prospected for gas and oil in the Western Australian desert, a roofer in Bavaria and a courier driver in London.[11][12][13][14]

Personal life

Crysell is married to current affairs producer Briar McCormack.[15]

References
  1. "The Diary: Newswoman leaves network on a high". New Zealand Herald. 24 April 2015. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
  2. "Mark Crysell". www.tvnz.co.nz. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  3. "Marck Crysell Named As TVNZ Europe Correspondent". tvnz.co.nz. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  4. "Backch@t". www.nzonscreen.com. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  5. "Amid hopes of peace on Korean peninsula, TVNZ reporter visits secretive North Korea". TVNZ. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  6. "Mark Crysell Named As TVNZ Europe Correspondent". www.scoop.co.nz. 29 November 2007. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  7. "TVNZ reporter buys Lochore jersey for $2560". The New Zealand Herald. 12 May 2009. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  8. "ONE dominates Qantas awards". TVNZ. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  9. "Both networks honour Christchurch at AFTA Awards". stoppress.co.nz. 14 November 2011. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  10. "2021 Voyager Media Awards Winners". the News Publishers' Association. 28 May 2021.
  11. "Mark Crysell named as TVNZ News Europe Correspondent | New Zealand Film and TV". newzealandfilmtv.co.nz. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
  12. "Both networks honour Christchurch at AFTA Awards". stoppress.co.nz. 14 November 2011. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
  13. "Mark Crysell". TVNZ. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
  14. "TVNZ's ONE News win 'Best News' AFTA for the fourth time". www.thinktv.co.nz. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
  15. "The Diary: Newswoman leaves network on a high". The New Zealand Herald. 23 April 2015. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
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