Kim Hill (broadcaster)

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Kim Hill is a New Zealand broadcaster. Currently she delivers the Saturday morning programme on National Radio, a public radio station.

[edit] Background

She was born in Shropshire, England in 19??. Her father was a veterinarian and her mother was a physiotherapist and nurse. When Kim was 15 her family emigrated to New Zealand. Kim gained a BA in French and German at Massey University and Otago University. She then studied journalism at Canterbury University's Postgraduate School of Journalism.

[edit] Journalism and Broadcast Career

Her early career included stints working for radio and newspapers in Nelson, Greymouth and Gisborne, before moving to National Radio in Wellington and starting on the Checkpoint Programme. In 1993 she became the host of the daily morning Nine to Noon programme. Notable interviews from this time included the Dalai Lama, Nelson Mandela, and Monica Lewinsky.

In April 2002 Kim began hosting the Saturday Morning programme. Since the 1990s she has also worked in television (on the consumer affairs show Fair Go, and Counterpoint both with TVNZ's TV One) and in 2003 she began hosting the interview programme 'Face to Face With Kim Hill', which is currently off the air.