Kay Gregory
Kay Gregory | |
|---|---|
| Hamilton City Councillor | |
| In office 2007–2010 | |
| Personal details | |
| Occupation | Journalist, celebrant |
Kay Gregory is a journalist and former presenter at Television New Zealand (TVNZ). She previously hosted the Breakfast show with Paul Henry.
Career
[edit]Gregory began her television career in 1994, when she became a newsreader and current affairs host for the regional channel, Coast to Coast, in her home city of Hamilton. She started at TVNZ in 1996, and was a reporter for the Breakfast programme when it first went to air in 1997. She then became a reporter for ONE News, and her stint there included some overseas work in the Solomon Islands and Fiji. From 2002 to 2004, Gregory was a full-time weather presenter for TV One. Then on 17 January 2005, she replaced Alison Mau as the co-host of Breakfast.[1]
After leaving Breakfast (on 3 August 2007), Gregory moved into local body politics and was elected as a councillor for Hamilton West. Gregory was the highest-polling councillor, with 11,808 votes.[2] She did not stand again in the 2010 election.[3]
In addition to her work at TVNZ, Gregory is a marriage and funeral celebrant, and a member of International Training and Communication.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Gregory replaces Mau on TV One's Breakfast show". NZ Herald. 24 December 2004. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
- ^ "Elections 2007 Hamilton City Council Declared Results". Archived from the original on 14 October 2008.
- ^ Preston, Nikki (10 July 2010). "Gregory buries civic role". The Waikato Times.
- ^ "Kay Gregory". Speakers New Zealand. Retrieved 31 March 2018.