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Brian Desmond O'Flaherty (born Wellington 1 November 1938) is a retired New Zealand journalist and Television equestrian sports commentater and executive director[1]
Early life
O'Flaherty was educated at St Peter's College, Auckland (1946-47) and Opotiki College.[1]
Career
He was a journalist for 33 years in Auckland, [Bay of Plenty]], Wellington and Manawatu.[1] He worked for The Dominion for 20 years, with 13 years as Racing Editor.[2] He was commentator for TVNZ for equestrian events at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games, the 1988 Seoul Los Angeles Olympic Games, the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games[1] and the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games.[2] O'Flaherty had important roles with horse racing organisations and in 2001 he was Executive Director of the NZ Thoroughbred Breeders' Association.[1]
References
External links
- National Library catalogue search for D J Cameron (Retrieved 24 January 2013).