Martyn "Bomber" Bradbury
Martyn 'Bomber' Bradbury (born 1974) is a left-wing New Zealand media commentator, radio and TV host, and was executive producer of Alt TV – an alternative music and culture channel. He is a blogger that writes at the blogs Tumeke! and The Daily Blog. Bradbury was given the nickname 'Bomber' by a former Craccum editor, reputedly to describe his bombastic personality. He has been described by the New Zealand Listener as the "most opinionated man in New Zealand".[1]
Bradbury was highly critical of the late finance company owner Alan Hubbard, whose company was placed under statutory management by Minister Simon Power.
Bradbury was a consultant to the Mana party until 2013, and provided a draft strategy document for the Kim Dotcom Internet Party in 2014.[2][3] He was influential in promoting public opposition to expansion of GCSB spying powers.[4]
Print media
Bradbury was the elected editor of the Auckland University Students' Association's (AUSA) Craccum magazine for the 1997 year, and elected co-editor with Stuart Gardiner for the 1995 year.[1][5] Before that he was the poetry editor. According to Bradbury, he picked up the nickname Bomber from one of the editors of Craccum.[6]
Bradbury is a former editor (2004–05) of New Zealand music magazine Rip It Up.[5]
Radio
Prior to his television work Bradbury was the host of the 'Late night talk lounge' on defunct alternative music station Channel Z, as well as a regular DJ during various time slots. Until late 2011, he was a guest on various panel discussions on "Afternoons with Jim Mora' on Radio New Zealand (RNZ).
Radio New Zealand saga
After a regular guest spot on RNZ's show The Panel, the network withdrew an invitation for Bradbury to return as a panellist.[7] While Bradbury claimed he had been "banned" for criticising the New Zealand Prime Minister, John Key, RNZ said he had not been banned, and that he had been removed as a panellist after breaching their editorial policy.[7] According to Radio NZ “Mr Bradbury’s comments were inconsistent with information that he had provided to programme producers before going on air. Mr Bradbury later apologised to the programme’s executive producer. It was made clear to him that while his invitation to appear as an occasional guest on The Panel was being withdrawn, it was not a ‘lifelong ban’ and it did not apply to other Radio New Zealand programmes".[7]
Television
Bradbury hosted Bomber's Blog – the war on news, on Triangle TV – now renamed Face TV. He hosted an investigative television series called Stake-Out which used hidden cameras to catch people in the act of committing criminal or immoral acts on film. He hosts Citizen A on Face TV.[8][9]
More recently he has appeared on Eye to Eye with Willie Jackson on TVNZ.
References
- 1 2 Nippert, Matt (25 June 2005). "Bomber Bradbury". New Zealand Listener (APN News & Media) (2298). ISSN 0110-5787. Retrieved 20 May 2011.
- ↑ "Journo linked to Internet Party quits". Fairfax New Zealand. 15 January 2014.
- ↑ Bradbury, Martyn (15 January 2014). "A response to Whaleoil’s exclusive on me and the Internet Party". The Daily Blog.
- ↑ Milne, Jonathan (23 February 2014). "In bed with the bloggers". New Zealand Herald.
- 1 2 Tunstall, Kaskha (18 April 2011). "Martyn ‘Bomber’ Bradbury Wintec’s new editor-in-residence". The Waikato Independent. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
- ↑ Samways, Ana (6 September 2004). "Bomber Bradbury – he sure likes to talk". Auckland: The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
- 1 2 3 Murray, James (10 October 2011). "Blogger Bomber banned from RNZ for criticism of Key". New Zealand: 3news.co.nz. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
- ↑ "Citizen A". Face TV. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
- ↑ Bookman, Sam (19 March 2013). "From the Blogosphere – Martyn "Bomber" Bradbury". Retrieved 6 July 2013.