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# Veteran Kiwi journalist Bob McNeil remembered as a class act
- URL: https://goodoil.news/veteran-kiwi-journalist-bob-mcneil-remembered-as-a-class-act/
- Published: 2025-01-01T18:55:01.000Z
- Updated: 2025-01-01T20:46:57.000Z
- Description: “A class act.”
- Author: Centrist
- Tags: News

Summarised by [Centrist](http://centrist.nz/?ref=goodoil.news)

**Bob McNeil, a celebrated New Zealand journalist and broadcaster, has passed away after a long battle with Alzheimer’s.** 

**Known for his sharp reporting and warm personality, McNeil was a prominent figure on TV3, where he worked for over two decades before retiring in 2010\. Tributes have poured in, with colleagues describing him as “a damn fine journo and a gentleman.”**

Born in Wellington in 1942, McNeil began his journalism career at the *Taranaki Daily News*. He later worked as a teacher in London before returning to New Zealand to pursue a career in radio and television. Starting with TV3 before its 1989 launch, McNeil covered a wide range of stories, from natural disasters in the Pacific to interviews with global icons like Sir Edmund Hillary. His 2014 memoir, *News Travels*, recounts these adventures, offering behind-the-scenes glimpses into the life of a journalist constantly on the move.

McNeil is survived by his wife Jeanette and their three children, including daughter Sacha McNeil, a respected journalist and news presenter. Colleagues such as Donna-Marie Lever called him “a class act,” while Karen Rutherford described him as “one of the kindest, most genuine journos.”

His legacy as a journalist who valued truth and connection remains a significant part of New Zealand’s media history.

[**Read more over at The NZ Herald**](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/a-class-act-veteran-kiwi-journalist-bob-mcneil-has-died/IGS7RP6B25G6TGIYHQFHJUQG34/?ref=goodoil.news)

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