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{{short description|New Zealand broadcaster (1879–1963)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name =
| honorific_suffix = {{post-nominals|country=NZL|MBE|size=100%}}
| image = Aunt Daisy.JPG
| caption=Aunt Daisy in 1959
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1879|08|30|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[London]], England
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1963|07|14|1879|08|30|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Wellington]], New Zealand
| occupation = Radio Broadcaster▼
| spouse = {{marriage|Frederick Basham|1904|1950|end=d.}}
| known_for = Radio Personality▼
▲| birthname = Maud Ruby Basham
}}
'''Maud Ruby Basham''' {{post-nominals|country=NZL|MBE|size=85%}} (née '''Taylor'''; 30 August 1879 – 14 July 1963), usually known as '''Daisy Basham''' or professionally as '''Aunt Daisy''', was a
==Early life==
She was born in [[London]], England, to Robert and Eliza Taylor. Her father died shortly after she was born and her mother soon emigrated to [[New Plymouth]] in 1891. She went to Central School and New Plymouth High School, and was active in a choir, concerts, play performances and debating contests.<ref name=":1" /> At 16 she began a four year teachers training course at Central School and also teaching at South Road School, New Plymouth.<ref>{{Cite news
==Career==
Daisy's first radio work was for the 1YA station in Auckland through singing engagements. This expanded during the 1920s
In 1933 Daisy began work at the private "Friendly Road" station 1ZB in Auckland run by [[Colin Scrimgeour]] (Uncle Scrim). When the government nationalised broadcasting and set up the National Commercial Broadcasting Service in 1936, she moved to the new network, eventually moving to Wellington. Her 30 minute daily morning show ran from 1933 to 1963. Her role was primarily to promote
In 1946 Daisy returned to the United States to deliver a lecture series which extended to include Canada. She spoke on New Zealand's landscapes and wildlife and advocated for the appreciation of nature.
In the [[1956 New Year Honours (New Zealand)|1956 New Year Honours]], she was appointed a [[Order of the British Empire|Member of the Order of the British Empire]], for services in the fields of entertainment and broadcasting.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=40671 |date=2 January 1956 |page=44 |supp=y
A recipe book, "The Aunt Daisy ''Cookbook'' with Household Hints", was a natural result of the popularity of her show, edited by her daughter
In 1963, Aunt Daisy died at the age of 83 years. She was still broadcasting up to a few days beforehand.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://everything2.com/title/Aunt+Daisy |title=Aunt Daisy |website=Everything2.com |date=2001-10-08 |accessdate=2016-02-14}}</ref>
==See also==
[[File:Aunt Daisy Plaque.jpg|thumb|Plaque commemorating Aunt Daisy on Dixon Street, Wellington]]
* [[Radio in New Zealand]]
==References==
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==External links==
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*{{DNZB|id=4b11|title=Biography|plainlink=y}} in the ''[[Dictionary of New Zealand Biography]]''
* [http://www.teara.govt.nz/1966/B/BashamMaudRubyAuntDaisyMbe/BashamMaudRubyAuntDaisyMbe/en Aunt Daisy] from the ''1966 Encyclopaedia of New Zealand''
* [https://www.ngataonga.org.nz/collections/catalogue/catalogue-item?record_id=207816 Portrait from Life - Aunt Daisy radio biography]
*[https://www.ngataonga.org.nz/collections/catalogue/catalogue-item?record_id=197939 Listen to Aunt Daisy's Morning Programme 16 February 1950]
*[https://www.ngataonga.org.nz/collections/catalogue/catalogue-item?record_id=223382 Radio broadcast of Aunt Daisy's funeral]
*[https://www.ngataonga.org.nz/collections/catalogue/catalogue-item?record_id=63430 <nowiki>Weekly Review newsreel - Aunt Daisy returns home from America 1946 [at 01:45]</nowiki>]
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