Ian Fraser

Ian Geoffrey Fraser (born 7 September 1948) is a New Zealand broadcaster and personality. He was the chief executive officer of Television New Zealand from 2002 until 2005.

Biography Fraser was born in Dunedin on 7 September 1948. He was educated at Otago Boys' High School, and went on to study modern languages at the University of Otago, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree.

At age 22, Fraser moved to Wellington to continue his acting career. He performed in plays at Downstage and in 1973 he was part of forming Playmarket, the New Zealand agent for playwrights alongside Nonnita Rees, Judy Russell and Robert Lord. During this time Fraser worked as a journalist, wrote reviews of plays and was also the executive officer of the QEII Arts Council, the New Zealand arts funding body (now Creative New Zealand).

He started his broadcasting career as an anchor at Radio New Zealand working on the news programme Checkpoint.

Fraser criticised TVNZ's board in December 2005 during a finance and expenditure select committee enquiry, and was accused of serious misconduct and stripped of his remaining duties by the board as a result. In February 2006, he threatened legal action over the misconduct claim and TVNZ withdrew the censure.

In the 1990 Queen's Birthday Honours, Fraser was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire, for public services.

Since retirement, Fraser has served as patron of the Archibald Baxter Memorial Trust.

Film and television credits 2015: Breathing is Singing – Research – Film 2010: Lest We Forget – Presenter – Television 2010: 50 Years of New Zealand Television: 1 – From One Channel to One Hundred – Subject – Television 2005: 50 Ways of Saying Fabulous – As: Referee – Film 1997: The Gong Show – Judge – Television 1996: Revolution – 2, The Grand Illusion – Presenter – Television 1996: Revolution – 4, The New Country – Presenter – Television 1996: Revolution – 1, Fortress New Zealand – Presenter – Television 1996: Revolution – 3, The Great Divide – Presenter – Television 1996–1998: Showcase – Presenter – Television 1996: Showcase – 1996 Grand Final – Presenter – Television 1996: Showcase – 1996 Viewers' Final – Presenter – Television 1994–1998: Fraser – Presenter – Television 1993: Counterpoint - Presenter – Television 1992: The Party's Over - Subject – Television 1991: Logan Brewer – The Man Behind the Razmatazz - Subject – Television 1990: Living Treasures - Presenter, Executive Producer – Television 1990: Living Treasures – Friedensreich Hundertwasser – Interviewer, Executive Producer – Television 1988: Fourth Estate – Final Episode - Subject – Television 1988–1994: Frontline - Presenter – Television 1984: Sunday - Presenter – Television 1983: Kaleidoscope – Bruce Mason 1921–1982 - Subject – Television 1983: Kaleidoscope – Decade of the Enz - Reporter – Television 1983: Ashkenazy in Concert - Interviewer – Television 1982: Newsmakers – David Frost - Presenter – Television 1979–1983: Newsmakers - Presenter – Television 1979: The Ray Woolf Show – Christmas Special - Pianist – Television 1977: Will the Real Mr Claus Please Stand Up - Guest – Television 1977–1980: Dateline Monday - Presenter – Television 1976: Houses Built on Sand - Reporter – Television