Newshub Announces Andrew Gourdie as Sports Contributor
Friday 22nd April, 2016
Newshub Announces Andrew
Gourdie as Sports Contributor, Gourdie And Michelle Pickles
to Host 6pm Sports News
MediaWorks is pleased to
announce Andrew Gourdie as Newshub Sports Contributor and,
alongside Michelle Pickles, sports presenter for Newshub
Live at 6pm.
As part of his new role as Newshub
Sports Contributor, Gourdie will provide multi-platform
coverage for Newshub, including sporting commentary and
analysis across Newshub’s digital and social platforms.
Gourdie will also co-host TV3’s Super Sport Sunday
alongside Ashlee Tulloch, and present on Newshub Live at 6pm
Monday to Wednesday.
He will be a part of
RadioLIVE's Sunday Sport show and is working with the LIVE
team on a new-look show that will launch in the coming
weeks.
Pickles’ current Newshub Live at 6pm
sports hosting role will expand to Thursday to Saturday
evenings. Michelle will continue as a reporter and
producer, and will lead Newshub’s Olympic coverage in Rio
de Janeiro alongside Mike McRoberts.
Acting Chief
News Officer Richard Sutherland said: “Both Andrew and
Michelle bring a wealth of experience, knowledge and
credibility to Newshub, and we’re thrilled to have them as
hosts of our flagship daily news bulletin.”
“As
our new Newshub Sports Contributor, Andrew will provide New
Zealanders with world-class sporting coverage and analysis
across all Newshub platforms. Michelle’s decade of
experience covering every major national and international
sporting event, and amazing connections with Kiwi athletes,
means Newshub will continue to share the most incredible
moments in New Zealand sport.”
Andrew Gourdie
joined MediaWorks in 2005 and has covered some of New
Zealand's finest sporting achievements and memorable
moments, including the All Whites’ unbeaten run at the
2010 FIFA World Cup, the All Blacks’ 2011 Rugby World Cup
victory, and the Black Caps’ historic 2015 Cricket World
Cup campaign. Prior to his time at MediaWorks, Gourdie was
a sports reporter at SKY.
Michelle Pickles in her
roles as Newshub Sport presenter, reporter and producer has
reported from every major international sporting event,
including the Commonwealth Games, Summer and Winter Olympic
Games, Rugby World Cup, America’s Cup, World Rowing
Championships and Ironman World Championships. A former NZ
representative athlete, Pickles has been with Newshub since
2002, having spent the previous five years at TVNZ in a
variety of producing and reporting roles.
The new
presenter line-up will begin on Sunday 24th
April.
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