| Kevin Milne | |
| Birth Date: | 18 March 1949 |
| Occupation: | Television presenter |
| Spouse: | Linda Milne |
| Children: | 4 |
Kevin John Milne (born 18 March 1949) is a New Zealand television presenter, best known for hosting the show Fair Go from 1983 to 2010.
See main article: Fair Go. Milne has been part of Fair Go since 1983,[1] the show first starting in 1977.[2] He is known for a confrontational style and asking difficult questions.
Milne announced his retirement mid-2010 and his last show (the 2010 Fair Go Ad Awards) screened live on 20 October 2010.[3]
He has also worked on the following programmes:
In 2009 Milne appeared on the New Zealand travel programme Intrepid Journeys with a trip made to Ukraine in December 2008-January 2009.[4]
In the 2007 Queen's Birthday Honours, Milne was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to broadcasting and the community.[2] [5]
He also won two Qantas Media Awards for Best Presenter.[6]
Milne lives in the Kapiti Coast near Wellington. He had a valve replacement as part of heart surgery in October 2004, and was diagnosed with a brain tumour in mid-2009, which required surgery the following year.[7] In September 2020, Milne announced that he had been diagnosed with prostate cancer.[8]
Milne is a former student of St Bede's College, Christchurch.
Book: Milne, Kevin . The Life and Times of a Brown Paper Bag . 2010 . Random House, Auckland . 978-1-86979-382-1 .