Jim Hickey (broadcaster)
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Jim "Hawkeye" Hickey is a weather presenter for TVNZ in New Zealand
. He was the senior weathercaster for TVNZ from 1988 until 2003, returning in 2007 to replace Brendan Horan
. His nickname refers to his love of archery, as explained on a news presentation in 2011.
Hickey has presented the TVNZ programmes A Flying Visit, Jim's Car Show, Hows the Weather Jim? and The Real Middle Earth.
Jim has four children and now lives in New Plymouth after moving from Auckland to be closer to family.
He has a Diploma of Meteorology, and a Bachelor of Arts in Geography with specialization in climatology
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New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
. He was the senior weathercaster for TVNZ from 1988 until 2003, returning in 2007 to replace Brendan Horan
Brendan Horan
Brendan Horan was a weather presenter for Television New Zealand's ONE News, running on a regular cycle with Karen Olsen and Natalie Crook....
. His nickname refers to his love of archery, as explained on a news presentation in 2011.
Hickey has presented the TVNZ programmes A Flying Visit, Jim's Car Show, Hows the Weather Jim? and The Real Middle Earth.
Jim has four children and now lives in New Plymouth after moving from Auckland to be closer to family.
He has a Diploma of Meteorology, and a Bachelor of Arts in Geography with specialization in climatology
Climatology
Climatology is the study of climate, scientifically defined as weather conditions averaged over a period of time, and is a branch of the atmospheric sciences...
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