Bryan Crump

Bryan Crump (born 1966) is a New Zealand radio broadcaster and choir director. He is a presenter on the RNZ Concert programme and formerly the presenter on the long running radio programme RNZ Nights, as well as the director of a community choir, the Doubtful Sounds.

Early life Crump was born in 1966 in Thames, New Zealand. He is the fourth child in the family. His father Harry was a postmaster and a singer. As a young person, Crump became interested in sound recording, and began producing radio plays and programmes with friends. He also completed a six month course in journalism, studying in Auckland.

Awards and honours Crump won the 2020 Bill Toft Awards with an entry of segment from his Nights programme recorded in March 2020, on the night before New Zealand went into lockdown in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Bill Toft Awards are open to New Zealand broadcasters working in online and broadcasting media. The judges for this award said about his entry:

Doubtful Sounds choir Crump formed the Doubtful Sounds choir in 2009, initially with friends and colleagues from Radio New Zealand. The choir is based in Wellington and mainly sings a cappella arrangements of popular songs. It has a current membership of around 20 singers. Crump arranges much of the music for the choir.

Personal life Crump lives and works in Wellington. He commutes to work by bike, and has a strong interest in transport. He has written about transport in Wellington in a blog The Traffic Jam.

Crump's partner is Penny Miles, a bassoonist and former journalist. They have a son.