Bernadine Oliver-Kerby
Bernadine Oliver-Kerby | |
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| Born | June 14, 1971 New Zealand |
| Occupation(s) | Media personality, news presenter, sports correspondent |
| Years active | 1990s–present |
| Known for | Co-hosting Coast morning program, news presenting for One News and Newstalk ZB |
Bernadine Oliver-Kerby (born 14 June 1971) is a renowned New Zealand media personality who co-hosted the morning program on Coast alongside Jason Reeves until December 2019. Her career includes roles as a news presenter for both One News and Newstalk ZB.
Broadcasting career
Oliver-Kerby has experience as a sports correspondent and has served as a co-anchor on One News, occasionally substituting on various bulletins such as the 6pm news, Breakfast, and late-night news segments. She shared anchoring duties with Peter Williams. In early 2006, she took on the role of presenter for TV Two's New Zealand's Brainiest Kid and featured in the documentary series Intrepid Journeys, where she explored Croatia.
Her appointment as newsreader for the Paul Holmes Breakfast show, which later became the Mike Hosking Breakfast, began in January 2005. That same year, she earned the title of Newsreader of the Year at the NZ Radio Awards. Following maternity leaves in 2007 and 2009, Oliver-Kerby returned initially on a part-time basis before resuming full-time duties in March 2010, continuing until late 2018.
Additionally, she hosted sports-focused programs Skoda Game On and Skoda Game On Extra Time with Rod Cheeseman, which centered on sports commentary and analysis. Oliver-Kerby was honored with the Newsreader of the Year award once more at the New Zealand Radio Awards in 2016.
In 2020, she became part of Sky Sport, and by January 2022, she started co-hosting The AM Show alongside Ryan Bridge, Melissa Chan-Green, and William Waiirua.
Personal life
Towards the end of 2022, Oliver-Kerby revealed that she had been diagnosed with Bell's palsy.