Peter Sinclair (broadcaster)

Peter Charles Sinclair ONZM (15 November 1938 – 8 August 2001) was an Australian-born New Zealand television personality and radio host.

As a quizmaster he made the phrase "I've started, so I'll finish..." (originally coined by Magnus Magnusson on the British version of Mastermind), a New Zealand cultural cliché.

[1] Sinclair was also a noted writer, penning a novel called The Frontman and writing regular columns for the New Zealand Herald newspaper.

While still in Christchurch he helped raise money to build a Police Kiosk in Cathedral Square, for people who needed a safe place to go at all times of the day in case of emergencies.

In the 2001 Queen's Birthday Honours, Sinclair was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to broadcasting.