CarolynRobinson
- Newsreader
- Presenter
Carolyn Robinson has presented TV news for roughly two decades. For seven years she hosted Nightline, and was a weekend anchor for 3 News (alongside Simon Shepherd). She also filled in as a weekday back-up to Hilary Barry, and fronted foreign affairs with Mike McRoberts. Robinson also hosted consumer investigation show What’s Really In Our Food? In 2016 she took over presenting 20/20 for TV One.
Biography
Carolyn Robinson followed studies at Otago University with a diploma in journalism at Auckland Institute of Technology (now AUT). While studying she interned at TVNZ, learning the reporting ropes: shorthand, calling police stations at crazy hours of the night, and writing voiceovers for newsreaders Angela D’Audney and Tom Bradley. In a 2016 Spinoff piece she rated her biggest accomplishment of this period as “shot-listing Princess Diana’s entire funeral without bawling.”
Screenography
Awards
2002 TV Guide New Zealand Television Awards
Nominated for Best Presenter: for 3 News
2000 Qantas Media Awards
Best Single Arts Story: for Nightline, Adeline Yen Mah story
Nominated for Best Presenter: for Nightline
“She is without a doubt one of the most polished presenters New Zealand has produced. Carolyn always combines precision and authority with warmth — something only the best anchors are able to do.”