Kevin Black
New Zealand broadcaster
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| Intro | New Zealand broadcaster | |||
| Places | New Zealand | |||
| was | Military personnel Broadcaster | |||
| Work field | Journalism Military | |||
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| Birth | 1943 | |||
| Death | 18 February 2013 (aged 70 years) | |||
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Biography
Kevin Black (1943 – 18 February 2013) was a New Zealand radio broadcaster. A former breakfast host on Auckland's Radio Hauraki, he was once the highest-paid private radio DJ in New Zealand.
Black left St. Patrick's College, Wellington at the age of 15, and was a seaman with the British Merchant Navy, before moving into radio.
Black died suddenly on 18 February 2013 after suffering a suspected heart attack at his home in Remuera, Auckland, just a few days short of his 70th birthday.
His last on-air role was at the 60s and 70s radio station Solid Gold, where he worked from 1997 until his retirement in 2009.
Music
In 1981, Black and Co. recorded a parody version of the Deane Waretini hit The Bridge, which was released on the RTC label. It was credited to Kevin Blackatini and the Frigids.