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John McDonald

New Zealand television producer and executive producer, formerly Head of In-House Production at MediaWorks (TV3), known for live event coverage and shows like Funny Girls and NZ's Next Top Model.

Oct 18, 2026

The Reality Machine

The Reality Machine

Scandals & Boundaries

Oct 18 · 42m

Dylan Reeve
Dylan ReeveHOST
7:11
As TV3's in-house head of production, John McDonald was running the show that night.
John McDonaldGUEST
7:15
I went straight to the addressing rooms and I said, what just happened? What did you just do? Thank you to our judges.
John McDonaldGUEST
7:22
And look, it really sounded like this crowd
speaker_9UNKNOWN
7:25
is behind you, Joe, right?
John McDonaldGUEST
7:27
Things had gone so wonderfully well to that point.
John McDonaldGUEST
7:30
And I genuinely liked Willie and Natalia.
John McDonaldGUEST
7:33
I have a different view completely about that show to probably TV3 main leadership at that point.
John McDonaldGUEST
7:41
You know, we never should have fired those guys.

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