Hilary Barry
| Hilary Barry | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Hilary Pankhurst 4 December 1969 |
| Education | Victoria University of Wellington (BA) |
| Occupation | Broadcast journalist |
| Employer | Mediaworks New Zealand |
| Notable credit(s) | Newshub |
| Spouse(s) | Mike Barry |
| Relatives |
Liam Barry (brother-in-law) Kevin Barry (father-in-law) |
Hilary Barry (née Pankhurst, born 4 December 1969) is a New Zealand journalist and television personality who currently presents the 6 pm Newshub with Mike McRoberts.
Early career
Barry attended Queen Margaret College in Wellington from 1980 to 1987, and was head girl in her final year.[1] She later completed a Bachelor of Arts in Linguistics at Victoria University of Wellington and a Certificate of Journalism.
Barry began her career as a reporter for radio 89.3 TODAY FM (now More FM Wairarapa). She became a TV3 news reporter in Christchurch in 1993 then moved to Auckland to work as a reporter on 3 News. She read the morning news on radio station More FM and participated in the morning shows for 10 years.
Recent career
Barry presented 3 News on weekends for six years, before presenting the weeknight 3 News. Former regular anchors John Campbell and Carol Hirschfeld moved on to respectively present and produce the 7 pm current affairs show, Campbell Live, in March 2005.[2]
At the 2006 Qantas Television Awards she was voted Favourite New Zealand Female Personality.
On 9 February 2009, Barry became news anchor on the RadioLIVE breakfast show hosted by Marcus Lush.[3]
Barry won the Best News or Current Affair Presenter award at the 2011 Aotearoa Film and Television Awards. She hosted The Coca Cola Christmas in the Park in December 2011. In March 2012, Barry won TV Guide's Best on The Box award for Best Presenter.[4] In May 2012, Barry won the Radio Award for Best Newsreader. [5] In March 2013, she once again won the TV Guide's Best on The Box award for Best Presenter.
She and husband Mike Barry, a teacher and son of All Black Kevin Barry, have two sons.[6]
On 4 February 2016, Barry laughed uncontrollably when delivering news report after reading a news story about the former Malaysian diplomat who admitted going to a young woman's home with no pants on and defecating on her step before leaving during The Paul Henry Show and this is not the first time she laugh when reporting news. [7]This incident become featured internationally. [8][9] The video uploaded by Paul Henry received about 270,000 views on Youtube in 2 days. [10]
References
- ↑ "Old girl, Hilary Barry, in the news". Queen Margaret College. 2012. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
- ↑ "TV3 Announces 7PM Current Affairs Show". Retrieved 3 June 2010.
- ↑ "TV3's Hilary Barry to join Radio Live". MediaWorks. Retrieved 3 June 2010.
- ↑ "AFTA winners pay tribute to Christchurch". 3 News. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
- ↑ "Read: congrats to our radio award winners!". RadioLive. 11 May 2012. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
- ↑ "Hilary Barry's game of love". New Zealand Woman's Weekley. 16 September 2011. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
- ↑ "Hilary Barry laughs uncontrollably while delivering news". Stuff.co.nz. 4 February 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
- ↑ "‘Today could be the day I lose my job’: TV news anchor bursts into a laughing fit after report about a Malaysian diplomat jailed for defecating on a woman’s doorstep". Daily Mail. 4 February 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
- ↑ "RUSH HOUR: The stories you need to know today". News.com.au. 5 February 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
- ↑ "Hilary Barry cracks up during the news". Youtube. 3 February 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2016.