Gordon Ireland (1903–1965) was a New Zealand writer, composer, compere, producer and director.[1]
He worked in radio in New Zealand, Britain and Australia and created over 800 shows.[2][3] Ireland began his radio career in New Zealand then joined the ABC in Australia. He travelled in London in 1933 and worked for the BBC. Then he returned to the ABC in 1937.[4]
A 1940 profile called him "one of the most versatile figures in Australian radio, having been comedian, pianist, singer, compere, and writer and producer of recorded features, such as travelogues with musical accompaniment, as well as a playwright."[5]
^"Stars of the Air Creator of 800 Radio Shows". Wodonga And Towong Sentinel. No. 2957. Victoria, Australia. 20 October 1944. p. 1. Retrieved 23 January 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
^"Gordon Ireland Has Recorded". Weekly Times. No. 3783. Victoria, Australia. 20 December 1941. p. 26. Retrieved 23 January 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
^Australasian Radio Relay League.,
"Playwrights of Australia world wide success", The Wireless Weekly: The Hundred per Cent Australian Radio Journal (December 21, 1940), nla.obj-720764972, retrieved 23 January 2024 – via Trove