Holmes at Large
Holmes at large
Holmes at Large by Paul Holmes
Paul Holmes is a legend in the annals of New Zealand broadcasting and has been a journalist and broadcaster all of his adult life. Despite his recent retirement from the daily grind of his top-rating television and radio gigs, he remains a media icon through his hugely popular weekend columns in the Sunday. His recent wins in the Qantas Media awards (for both television and newspaper journalism) bear testimony to his enduring talents.
In this book, Holmes presents the very best of his hugely popular weekly columns for the coincided with a tumultuous two-year period in Holmes’ life, and in many instances have added poignancy and pathos to his writings. Holmes is a New Zealand icon known not only for his controversial broadcasting but also his music, his Cold Pressed Extra Virgin Olive Oil and his troublesome daughter. His columns are witty, topical, sometimes controversial and always entertaining.
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Julie, by email
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