6 Aug 2022

Chris Bourke on the legacy of Murdoch Riley

From Music 101, 1:50 pm on 6 August 2022

Last Sunday a very important figure of the NZ Music industry died, Murdoch Riley - aged 95.

Murdoch Riley was the music programmer for New Zealand Broadcasting Service from the mid 40s to the mid 50s – He then went onto create VIKING RECORDS - one of the most prolific NZ Owned labels of all time.

Chris Bourke from Audio Culture talks to Charlotte Ryan about Murdoch’s legacy.

 

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