Garry Ahern

Garry Noel Ahern (7 September 1949 – 24 June 2025) was a New Zealand sports broadcaster.^[1]

Life and career

Ahern was born on 7 September 1949, and grew up in Whanganui.^[2][3] After dropping out of university, he began his career in 1969 at the New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation, working as an accounts clerk.^[3] He moved to Wellington, joining the sports department, four years later, and remained a sports journalist for the rest of his career.^[3] He began working on Radio New Zealand's morning news programme Morning Report in 1997, and 2013 he was awarded a lifetime achievement award for contributions to sports journalism.^[4] He retired at the end of 2015.^[3]

Ahern died on 24 June 2025, at the age of 75.^[5]