Sports broadcaster Telfer seriously ill in hospital

Noted broadcaster Brendan Telfer is in an induced coma in Wellington Hospital after sudden illness struck yesterday.

The Radio Sport presenter, who is in his 50s, is understood to have a cranial aneurism.

Telfer has just released his book A Life in Sport.

He has covered several Olympic Games and international netball tests for Television New Zealand.

NZPA understands he has a bleed of the brain, and has been in an induced coma. Tests were to be carried out today.

His wife and other family members are understood to be at his bedside.

Publisher of Telfer's book, Trio Books, had planned a launch in Auckland on Tuesday. That has now been postponed.

- NZPA