C. R. Hexter-Stabbins, remembered from the early days of television as New Zealand’s answer to Jimmy Edwards. Also known as “The Baron,” Mr Hexter-Stabbins was the first announcer to appear on a scheduled N.Z.B.C. television programme in 1959. This illustration comes from “New Zealand Television: The First 25 Years,” by Robert Boyd-Bell.
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52C. R. Hexter-Stabbins, remembered from the early days of television as New Zealand’s answer to Jimmy Edwards. Also known as “The Baron,” Mr Hexter-Stabbins was the first announcer to appear on a scheduled N.Z.B.C. television programme in 1959. This illustration comes from “New Zealand Television: The First 25 Years,” by Robert Boyd-Bell. Press, 22 June 1985, Page 20
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