Indeed its very sad news to hear that the veteran broadcaster, Merv Smith passed away while he was in his mid-80s.
For nearly 30 years, the broadcaster, Merv Smith good humor, and fast-paced patter topped the radio breakfast ratings. Not only that, Merv Smith became one of the biggest personalities in New Zealand radio.
An absolute broadcasting legend with a good voice, Merv Smith made a great influence over breakfast airwaves at 1ZB since the early 1960s. It was until the arrival of Newstalk format in 1987, taking over by Paul Holmes.
Barry Holland, a former colleague said,
“My endearing memory of him (Merv Smith) was his humor and his timing. He was just so funny and so natural within himself, and so humble.”
Holland also said that the new Newstalk format wasn’t made for late Mr. Smith. He said,
“That just wasn’t his sort of radio. He thought that’s the time to go and went and started up a country music radio station that came out of Albany.”
Certainly, New Zealand’s broadcasting legend, Merv Smith death is extremely heartbreaking. But what is Merv Smith cause of death? How old was Merv Smith when he died?
Get the latest piece of information regarding Merv Smith’s private life including Merv Smith age, height and married life with his wife (if any) along with his wiki-like bio and net worth.
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Merv Smith Wife
On 21 September 2018, Merv Smith had to stay in Auckland Hospital and died three days later. However, what happened to Merv Smith, where is Merv Smith family members and his wife?
Merv Smith was a married man but he left the world leaving his wife, Jill as a widow. The Blind Foundation offered a farewell to Mr. Smith with a fitting morning tea, attended by colleagues, fellow narrators, and his wife Jill.
Besides, Mr. Smith who spent a blissful married life shares three children with his wife. Dr. David Black, a lifelong friend as well as a colleague in the 1960s, revealed,
“He was very much a family man. His family was absolutely his first priority.”
Other than that, Mr. Smith is also an actor famous for ‘The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies’ (2014), ‘This Giant Papier-Mâché Boulder Is Actually Really Heavy’ (2016), and Buzzy Bee and Friends (2009).
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Merv Smith Wiki Bio
New Zealand radio broadcaster (1933 – 24 September 2018), Mervyn Charles Smith died at the age of 85 and had a tall height of 1.68m.
Late Merv Smith is also famous as the pillars of New Zealand broadcasting. He created a positive impact on the breakfast show as a host on Auckland Radio New Zealand station 1ZB. He worked as a host until there was a change in format in 1986.
For almost an entire career, Mr. Smith held the country’s top ratings. During his career, he narrated nearly 200 books for the blind, appeared regularly as the voice artist and featured on commercials both on television and radio.
Merv Smith Net Worth
After retiring as a broadcaster, Mr. Smith followed his passion of railway modeling and railways. Meanwhile, he opened a model and hobby shop in Auckland. He disclosed about his interest in railways through his 1977 book titled, ‘Little Trains of Thought.’ As of now, late Merv Smith’s net worth is under review.
Merv Smith age, birthday, height weight, nationality, ethnicity
| Full Name | Mervyn Charles Smith |
| Birth | (1933 – 24 September 2018) |
| Age | Died at age 85 |
| Profession | Radio broadcaster and railway aficionado. |
| Married | Yes |
| Children | three children |
| Networth | under review |
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