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			{{Short description\|New Zealand television presenter (1970–2018)}}
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	\| name = Greg Boyed		\| name = Greg Boyed
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	\| birth_name = Gregory Stephen Boyed<ref name="Death notice">{{cite news \| url=http://notices.nzherald.co.nz/obituaries/nzherald-nz/obituary.aspx?n=gregory-stephen-boyed&pid=190042465 \| title=Gregory Stephen Boyed death notice \| date=25 August 2018 \| work=New Zealand Herald \| accessdate=26 August 2018}}</ref>		\| birth_name = Gregory Stephen Boyed<ref name="Death notice">{{cite news \| url=http://notices.nzherald.co.nz/obituaries/nzherald-nz/obituary.aspx?n=gregory-stephen-boyed&pid=190042465 \| title=Gregory Stephen Boyed death notice \| date=25 August 2018 \| work=New Zealand Herald \| accessdate=26 August 2018}}</ref>
	\| birth_date = {{Birth date\|1970\|03\|27\|df=yes}}		\| birth_date = {{Birth date\|1970\|03\|27\|df=yes}}
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	\| death_place = Switzerland		\| death_place = Switzerland
	\| occupation = Television presenter		\| occupation = Television presenter
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	\| children = 2 (1 with Chevin)		\| children = 2 (1 with Chevin)
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	'''Gregory Stephen Boyed''' (27 March 1970<ref>{{Cite tweet \|user=GregBoyed \|author=Boyed, Greg \|number=978195657071591425 \|date=26 March 2018 \|title=@lisettereymer and @LauraKneer my lovely #tonight colleagues got me a birthday cake a day early! #happybirthdaytome}}</ref> – 20 August 2018) was a ] journalist and television presenter. He was best known as the presenter of ]'s '']''; he also hosted '']'', '']'', '']'', and '']''.		'''Gregory Stephen Boyed''' (27 March 1970<ref>{{Cite tweet \|user=GregBoyed \|author=Boyed, Greg \|number=978195657071591425 \|date=26 March 2018 \|title=@lisettereymer and @LauraKneer my lovely #tonight colleagues got me a birthday cake a day early! #happybirthdaytome}}</ref> – 20 August 2018) was a ] journalist and television presenter. He was best known as the presenter of ]'s '']''; he also hosted '']'', ''1 News At 6pm'', '']'', and '']''.

	==Career==		==Career==
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	Boyed's first television work was as a general reporter for ATV regional television, where he then moved into the niche of business reporter for ''The NBR Report''.		Boyed's first television work was as a general reporter for ATV regional television, where he then moved into the niche of business reporter for ''The NBR Report''.

	Upon moving to ], Boyed worked as a fill-in business reporter and general reporter. In the late 1990s, he moved to ], where he worked as the Auckland reporter for the investigative programme ''Target''. Boyed returned to TVNZ in 2002, initially as a producer on youth news programme ''Flipside'', later becoming executive producer of discussion programme ''The Last Word'', and for a period, the late night news bulletin ''Tonight''.<ref>{{cite news \|title=TVNZ's bid to reclaim late-night news spot \|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/news/article.cfm?c_id=6&objectid=3544207 \|accessdate=5 October 2018 \|work=New Zealand Herald \|date=18 January 2004}}</ref> In 2005, he became a reporter for the investigative consumer affairs programme '']''.<ref name="stf">{{cite news \|title=Greg Boyed: A life on screen \|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/celebrities/106475034/greg-boyed-a-life-on-screen \|accessdate=30 August 2018 \|work=Stuff.co.nz \|date=22 August 2018}}</ref>		Upon moving to ], Boyed worked as a fill-in business reporter and general reporter. In the late 1990s, he moved to ], where he worked as the Auckland reporter for the investigative programme '']''. Boyed returned to TVNZ in 2002, initially as a producer on youth news programme ''Flipside'', later becoming executive producer of discussion programme ''The Last Word'', and for a period, the late night news bulletin ''Tonight''.<ref>{{cite news \|title=TVNZ's bid to reclaim late-night news spot \|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/news/article.cfm?c_id=6&objectid=3544207 \|accessdate=5 October 2018 \|work=New Zealand Herald \|date=18 January 2004}}</ref> In 2005, he became a reporter for the investigative consumer affairs programme '']''.<ref name="stf">{{cite news \|title=Greg Boyed: A life on screen \|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/celebrities/106475034/greg-boyed-a-life-on-screen \|accessdate=30 August 2018 \|work=Stuff.co.nz \|date=22 August 2018}}</ref>

	From 2007 to 2018, Boyed was the main presenter of the late evening ''1 News Tonight'' bulletin, as well as being a regular stand-in on ''1 News at Six''; he briefly left this job in 2013, moving to newly-launched current affairs programme '']'', which he presented alongside ] and ]. He left the programme seven months after its launch, returning to ''1 News Tonight''. He also presented ]'s ''News at 8'' on weekdays from 2008 until the channel's closure in 2012. After the retirement of ] in 2012, Boyed temporarily became the presenter of current affairs interview show '']''; after a revamp of the programme in 2015, he took this job permanently. He was also an occasional stand-in presenter on current affairs show '']''.		From 2007 to 2018, Boyed was the main presenter of the late evening ''1 News Tonight'' bulletin, as well as being a regular stand-in on ''1 News at Six''; he briefly left this job in 2013, moving to newly-launched current affairs programme '']'', which he presented alongside ] and ]. He left the programme seven months after its launch, returning to ''1 News Tonight''. He also presented ]'s ''News at 8'' on weekdays from 2008 until the channel's closure in 2012. After the retirement of ] in 2012, Boyed temporarily became the presenter of current affairs interview show '']''; after a revamp of the programme in 2015, he took this job permanently. He was also an occasional stand-in presenter on current affairs show '']''.

	==Personal life==		==Personal life==
	Boyed was the son of Colin and Jean Boyed.<ref name="Death notice"/> He met Swiss singer-songwriter ] in 2014 while she was visiting New Zealand, and they married in Switzerland later that year.<ref name="nzh-td">{{cite news \|title=The Diary: Swiss entertainer steals TV presenter's heart \|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=11293972 \|accessdate=22 August 2018 \|work=NZ Herald \|date=16 July 2014 \|archiveurl=~~http~~://archive.is/~~jYY79~~ \|archivedate=22 August 2018}}</ref> Their son Kian Iraia Cassidy was born in 2015.<ref name="ntl">{{cite news \|last1=Land \|first1=Emma \|title=TVNZ presenter Greg Boyed has died suddenly in Switzerland \|url=https://www.nowtolove.co.nz/celebrity/tv/tvnz-presenter-greg-boyed-has-died-38805 \|accessdate=22 August 2018 \|work=Now to Love \|date=22 August 2018 \|archiveurl=~~http~~://archive.is/~~TKcz5~~ \|archivedate=22 August 2018}}</ref> He also had a daughter, Sarah, born around 1997, from his first marriage.<ref name="nzh">{{cite news \|title=TVNZ news presenter Greg Boyed, who was battling depression, dies in Switzerland \|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12111311 \|accessdate=22 August 2018 \|work=New Zealand Herald \|date=22 August 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|title=Greg Boyed and the challenges he faced: 'Limelight comes with the job' \|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12121204\|accessdate=2 October 2018 \|work=New Zealand Herald \|date=22 September 2018}}</ref>		Boyed was the son of Colin and Jean Boyed.<ref name="Death notice"/> He met Swiss singer-songwriter ] in 2014 while she was visiting New Zealand, and they married in Switzerland later that year.<ref name="nzh-td">{{cite news \|title=The Diary: Swiss entertainer steals TV presenter's heart \|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=11293972 \|accessdate=22 August 2018 \|work=NZ Herald \|date=16 July 2014 \|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20180822042209/https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=11293972 \|archivedate=22 August 2018 \|url-status=live }}</ref> Their son Kian Iraia Cassidy was born in 2015.<ref name="ntl">{{cite news \|last1=Land \|first1=Emma \|title=TVNZ presenter Greg Boyed has died suddenly in Switzerland \|url=https://www.nowtolove.co.nz/celebrity/tv/tvnz-presenter-greg-boyed-has-died-38805 \|accessdate=22 August 2018 \|work=Now to Love \|date=22 August 2018 \|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20180822042946/https://www.nowtolove.co.nz/celebrity/tv/tvnz-presenter-greg-boyed-has-died-38805 \|archivedate=22 August 2018 \|url-status=live }}</ref> He also had a daughter, Sarah, born around 1997, from his first marriage.<ref name="nzh">{{cite news \|title=TVNZ news presenter Greg Boyed, who was battling depression, dies in Switzerland \|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12111311 \|accessdate=22 August 2018 \|work=New Zealand Herald \|date=22 August 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|title=Greg Boyed and the challenges he faced: 'Limelight comes with the job' \|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12121204\|accessdate=2 October 2018 \|work=New Zealand Herald \|date=22 September 2018}}</ref>

	Boyed was previously engaged to television presenter Amanda Gillies.<ref name="ntl" />		Boyed was previously engaged to television presenter Amanda Gillies.<ref name="ntl" />
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	==Death==		==Death==
	Boyed ~~died by~~ suicide on 20 August 2018, while on a family holiday in Switzerland.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/tv-radio/106466553/tvnz-news-anchor-greg-boyed-has-died\|title=TVNZ news anchor Greg Boyed has died\|website=Stuff\|language=en\|access-date=2018-08-21}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.nowtolove.co.nz/parenting/family/renee-wright-reflects-on-2018-plans-for-2019-40185\|title=Renee Wright reflects on 2018 and reveals what's in store for 2019\|work=]\|language=en\|access-date=8 January 2019}}</ref>		Boyed committed suicide on 20 August 2018, while on a family holiday in Switzerland.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/tv-radio/106466553/tvnz-news-anchor-greg-boyed-has-died\|title=TVNZ news anchor Greg Boyed has died\|website=Stuff\|language=en\|access-date=2018-08-21}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.nowtolove.co.nz/parenting/family/renee-wright-reflects-on-2018-plans-for-2019-40185\|title=Renee Wright reflects on 2018 and reveals what's in store for 2019\|work=]\|language=en\|access-date=8 January 2019}}</ref>

	==See also==		==See also==
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Latest revision as of 20:58, 6 February 2024

New Zealand television presenter (1970–2018)

Greg Boyed
Boyed in 2016
Born	Gregory Stephen Boyed (1970-03-27)27 March 1970
Died	20 August 2018(2018-08-20) (aged 48) Switzerland
Occupation	Television presenter
Spouse	Caroline Chevin (m. 2014⁠–⁠2018)
Children	2 (1 with Chevin)

Gregory Stephen Boyed (27 March 1970 – 20 August 2018) was a New Zealand journalist and television presenter. He was best known as the presenter of TVNZ 1's 1 News Tonight; he also hosted Breakfast, 1 News At 6pm, Q+A, and Seven Sharp.

Career

Radio

In 1991, Boyed worked as the chief reporter and newsreader at a radio station in Tauranga. He worked for Independent Radio News (IRN) for four years – as the news and sport reporter and reader in Wellington for the first year, and as sports sub and reader in Auckland for the remaining three. Towards the end of his career, he sometimes worked as a stand-in presenter at Newstalk ZB.

Television

Boyed's first television work was as a general reporter for ATV regional television, where he then moved into the niche of business reporter for The NBR Report.

Upon moving to TVNZ, Boyed worked as a fill-in business reporter and general reporter. In the late 1990s, he moved to TV3, where he worked as the Auckland reporter for the investigative programme Target. Boyed returned to TVNZ in 2002, initially as a producer on youth news programme Flipside, later becoming executive producer of discussion programme The Last Word, and for a period, the late night news bulletin Tonight. In 2005, he became a reporter for the investigative consumer affairs programme Fair Go.

From 2007 to 2018, Boyed was the main presenter of the late evening 1 News Tonight bulletin, as well as being a regular stand-in on 1 News at Six; he briefly left this job in 2013, moving to newly-launched current affairs programme Seven Sharp, which he presented alongside Alison Mau and Jesse Mulligan. He left the programme seven months after its launch, returning to 1 News Tonight. He also presented TVNZ 7's News at 8 on weekdays from 2008 until the channel's closure in 2012. After the retirement of Paul Holmes in 2012, Boyed temporarily became the presenter of current affairs interview show Q+A; after a revamp of the programme in 2015, he took this job permanently. He was also an occasional stand-in presenter on current affairs show Close Up.

Personal life

Boyed was the son of Colin and Jean Boyed. He met Swiss singer-songwriter Caroline Chevin in 2014 while she was visiting New Zealand, and they married in Switzerland later that year. Their son Kian Iraia Cassidy was born in 2015. He also had a daughter, Sarah, born around 1997, from his first marriage.

Boyed was previously engaged to television presenter Amanda Gillies.

He had an interest in drums and marathon running.

His family reported that he suffered from depression.

Death

Boyed committed suicide on 20 August 2018, while on a family holiday in Switzerland.

References

^ "Gregory Stephen Boyed death notice". New Zealand Herald. 25 August 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
Boyed, Greg (26 March 2018). "@lisettereymer and @LauraKneer my lovely #tonight colleagues got me a birthday cake a day early! #happybirthdaytome" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
"TVNZ's bid to reclaim late-night news spot". New Zealand Herald. 18 January 2004. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
"Greg Boyed: A life on screen". Stuff.co.nz. 22 August 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
"The Diary: Swiss entertainer steals TV presenter's heart". NZ Herald. 16 July 2014. Archived from the original on 22 August 2018. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
^ Land, Emma (22 August 2018). "TVNZ presenter Greg Boyed has died suddenly in Switzerland". Now to Love. Archived from the original on 22 August 2018. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
^ "TVNZ news presenter Greg Boyed, who was battling depression, dies in Switzerland". New Zealand Herald. 22 August 2018. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
"Greg Boyed and the challenges he faced: 'Limelight comes with the job'". New Zealand Herald. 22 September 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
"TVNZ news presenter Greg Boyed dies in Europe". NewstalkZB. 22 August 2018. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
"TVNZ news anchor Greg Boyed has died". Stuff. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
"Renee Wright reflects on 2018 and reveals what's in store for 2019". New Zealand Woman's Weekly. Retrieved 8 January 2019.

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