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BernadineOliver-Kerby

  • Reporter
  • Newsreader
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Bernadine Oliver-Kerby’s three decades plus in broadcasting have ranged from sports reporting (including All Blacks tests and the Olympics) to reading the news — she was a longtime co-presenter on the One News weekend slot, before moving to Sky Sports then Three. Oliver-Kerby has hosted the Halberg sports awards and quiz show New Zealand’s Brainiest Kid; she is also an award-winning radio broadcaster.

Biography

Bernadine Oliver-Kerby grew up in Hamilton, where her mother provided her with an early example of a hardworking broadcaster, by juggling duties as a solo parent with a breakfast radio gig. At high school she played multiple sports, had scrapbooks of her favourite sporting stars, and acted in musicals.

Screenography

New Zealand Press Box
2018 - 2019 Presenter Series
AM/The AM Show
2017 - 2026 Newsreader Series
America's Cup Raceday Review
2017 Presenter Series
Skoda Game On - Extra Time
2010 - 2011 Presenter Television
Skoda Game On
2010 - 2011 Presenter Series

“It looks glamorous, but underneath the set I’ve got my jandals on, my cargo pants...”

Bernadine Oliver-Kerby reveals a newsreader’s greatest secret, in a 5 May 2011 interview with New Idea