Mike McRoberts
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Mike McRoberts is a television and radio journalist.
Broadcasting School in 1986.
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In 1995, he accepted an offer as a sports reporter for TVNZ. In 1998 he moved to current affairs joining the Holmes
programme, and after a successful stint on that show, he left TVNZ to join rival TV3
as a reporter in 2001.
In 2002 he took a presenting position with current affairs show 60 Minutes
. He also reported for the show, covering stories such as gang's drug use, body dysmorphia, and addiction to internet pornography.
In March 2005 McRoberts and journalist Hilary Barry
were appointed as 6pm newsreaders.
Education
McRoberts attended Hillmorton High in Christchurch. He completed a journalism diploma from the ChristchurchChristchurch
Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the country's second-largest urban area after Auckland. It lies one third of the way down the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula which itself, since 2006, lies within the formal limits of...
Broadcasting School in 1986.
Career
McRoberts began his career in 1984 as a cadet at Radio New ZealandRadio New Zealand
Radio New Zealand is a New Zealand public service radio broadcaster and Crown entity formed by the Radio New Zealand Act 1995. It operates news, current affairs and arts network Radio New Zealand National and classical music and jazz network Radio New Zealand Concert with full government funding...
.
In 1995, he accepted an offer as a sports reporter for TVNZ. In 1998 he moved to current affairs joining the Holmes
Paul Holmes (broadcaster)
Paul Holmes CNZM is a radio and television broadcaster in New Zealand. he hosts Q+A on TV ONE, and the Saturday morning radio show on Newstalk ZB, where for 23 years until December 2008 he hosted the weekday breakfast show, the long-standing number one rating breakfast show...
programme, and after a successful stint on that show, he left TVNZ to join rival TV3
TV3 (New Zealand)
TV3 is a New Zealand commercial television network, owned by MediaWorks New Zealand. Launched on 26 November 1989, the first private television network in New Zealand...
as a reporter in 2001.
In 2002 he took a presenting position with current affairs show 60 Minutes
60 Minutes
60 Minutes is an American television news magazine, which has run on CBS since 1968. The program was created by producer Don Hewitt who set it apart by using a unique style of reporter-centered investigation....
. He also reported for the show, covering stories such as gang's drug use, body dysmorphia, and addiction to internet pornography.
In March 2005 McRoberts and journalist Hilary Barry
Hilary Barry
Hilary Barry is a TV3 personality in New Zealand who currently presents the 6 pm 3 News with Mike McRoberts.-Education:Barry completed a BA in Linguistics and a Certificate of Journalism....
were appointed as 6pm newsreaders.