Phillip Leishman

Phillip John Leishman ONZM (9 April 1951 – 25 February 2013) was a New Zealand television broadcaster.

Born in Timaru in 1951, Leishman was educated at St Patrick's High School (now Roncalli College).

In the 1990s, he also hosted 1,250 episodes of the local version of the game show Wheel of Fortune.

In the 2011 New Year Honours, he was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to media and the community.

[2][3][7] His brother Mark Leishman is also a well-known New Zealand television broadcaster.

Leishman (right), after his investiture as an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit by the governor-general, Sir Anand Satyanand , in 2011