Kemp, Malcolm

Camera man and later producer with the NZBC/TVNZ who worked on

• Buck House (1974-75)
• Clean Up (1973)
• Danny Down Under (1980)
• Lynn of Tawa (1980, 82)
• New Year's Eve Special - Tina's Party (1978)
• Presenting the Founding Members of the Byrds (1978)
• Pukemanu (1971-72)

amongst others.

According to Who's Who his career included Technician, Outside Broadcast Cameraman, 1965-70; Studio/Outside Broadcast Cameraman, 1970-72; Senior Cameraman, 1972-75; Director, 1975-77; Producer/Director, 1977-82; Executive Producer/Director, TVNZ 1982-84, Head of Entertainment Programmes 1984-86, Head of Sport and Events 1986-87; Executive Producer World Expo Programmes, Network Ten, Australia 1987-88; Freelance Executive Producer/Director (Australia/NZ), 1989; Executive Producer, Special Events, TVNZ 1990, Producer/Director, BBC Sports & Special Events Department 1990-; Director, Producer/Director or Executive Director/Producer many special events, Programmes include: world rowing championships 1978, Pacific Song Contest 1978, 1979, Royal Variety Show, 1981, General Election night cover 1981, 1984, 1987, Michael Fowler Centre opening 1983, Kiri Te Kanawa special 1983, ‘This is Your Life’ (1^st NZ show, Mark Todd) 1984, Joan Sutherland special 1986, West Indies cricket tour, World Cup rugby 1987, Kiri Te Kanawa at Expo 1988, America’s Cup, San Diego 1988, Premier’s gala concert, Network 10 (Australia) 1989, Commonwealth Games opening, closing ceremonies, gymnastics 1990

Malcolm's son Micheal got in touch with details of the following work that he was Awarded for over the years.

• Artistic Achievement 1979 Pacific Song Contest,
• Opening of the Michael Fowler Centre in 1983
• The State Funeral of Sir Keith Holyoake in 1983 (Best Factual Coverage)
• Decision 84 (Best Factual Coverage)

and sent some photos

BBC Press release upon his death

(06.04.2004) Born in Hastings, New Zealand, Malcolm was Head of Entertainment and then Head of Sport at TVNZ, covering events such as the World Expo in Brisbane, where he gained his expertise and reputation for working on big live entertainment events.

Prior to joining BBC, Malcolm worked on the Commonwealth Games in Christchurch and Auckland. He was Director of opening and closing ceremonies in Auckland and was awarded an MBE following this.

In October 1990 Malcolm joined the BBC and worked as a Sport Producer primarily on rugby league, dividing his time between Television Centre in London and the Manchester office. He worked on his first Challenge Cup in 1991.

In 1994 Malcolm was appointed Executive Producer for BBC on the Football World Cup in the USA.

In 1996, Malcolm was a joint Executive Producer for the European football championships in the UK, where the BBC and ITV were joint host broadcasters.

Malcolm covered his first Grand National in 1997 - the year of the bomb scare - in his new role as Executive Producer for horse racing.

He worked across all the racing occasions including Royal Ascot, the Derby and Glorious Goodwood. In total, Malcolm worked on seven Grand Nationals.

Malcolm's expertise of covering big occasions lent itself to another pooled outside broadcast when he was asked to be one of the route directors for Princess Diana's funeral.

Malcolm helped plan the coverage across the broadcasters and worked on the day from one of the trucks based in Hyde Park.

In 1998 Malcolm directed the opening and closing ceremonies at the Kuala Lumpar Commonwealth Games and advised the Malaysians on overall coverage of games.

In 2002 he was Production Director for host coverage of the Manchester Commonwealth Games. He was also Director of Ceremonies, planning the opening and closing ceremonies.

This coverage won a BAFTA and RTS awards, which Malcolm was very proud of.

Before his illness, he was also advising on the ceremonies for the Athens Olympics later this year.

Malcolm was also Executive Producer on the darts from both Frimley Green and tournaments in Holland, as well as for the Six Nations rugby union in 2003 when he oversaw the return of the championship to the BBC.

Malcolm loved brass bands and played bass trombone; he played in the National Youth Orchestra and the Roger Fox Big Band in New Zealand.

Malcolm leaves his wife, Julie, two sons who live in New Zealand, two step daughters in Australia and five grandchildren in total.

 BBC's Director of Sport, Peter Salmon said: Malcolm was an extraordinarily gifted director.

From enormous sporting occasions such as the Commonwealth Games to World Darts from Frimley, Malcolm brought originality, flair and confidence to any project he touched.

 He has taught a generation of up-and-coming directors, and the many millions who watched the Grand National at the weekend witnessed his legacy.