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Gillespie and Kereama hosted the [[ZM (New Zealand)|ZM]] breakfast show from 1991 to 2014, making them the longest-serving breakfast duo in New Zealand. The show rated well in [[Wellington]], and enjoyed success across New Zealand.
Gillespie and Kereama hosted the [[ZM (New Zealand)|ZM]] breakfast show from 1991 to 2014, making them the longest-serving breakfast duo in New Zealand. The show rated well in [[Wellington]], and enjoyed success across New Zealand.


On 28 April 2014, Gillespie and her ex-husband launched a new show on [[The Hits (radio station)|The Hits]],<ref>{{cite news |title=Twelve Questions: Polly Gillespie |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/twelve-questions-polly-gillespie/VWGY3QPKABXCWRXU5KHTPW6IPI/ |access-date=30 May 2021 |work=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |date=April 30, 2014}}</ref> owned by NZME.<ref name="NZ Herald 2020">{{cite news |title=More FM's Polly Gillespie and Grant Kereama among MediaWorks cost-cut proposals |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/more-fms-polly-gillespie-and-grant-kereama-among-mediaworks-cost-cut-proposals/SIRBQFNDUXEYBLI37J5UQTLZRE/ |access-date=30 May 2021 |work=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |date=May 28, 2020}}</ref> They left The Hits in 2017,<ref>{{cite news |title=Polly Gillespie and Grant Kereama announce definitive departure from The Hits |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/polly-gillespie-and-grant-kereama-announce-definitive-departure-from-the-hits/V5QCNFTO7SLOVL7XKHOMERTWK4/ |access-date=30 May 2021 |work=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |date=March 24, 2017}}</ref> and moved to a Wellington weekday breakfast show on More FM that ended in June 2020.<ref name="NZ Herald 2020"/><ref>{{cite news |title=MediaWorks redundancies: More FM's Polly Gillespie, Grant Kereama confirm job losses |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/mediaworks-redundancies-more-fms-polly-gillespie-grant-kereama-confirm-job-losses/NHUBHO6ZIK26OKN6DREPOMBDWI/ |access-date=30 May 2021 |work=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |date=June 7, 2020}}</ref>
On 28 April 2014, Gillespie and her ex-husband launched a new show on [[The Hits (radio station)|The Hits]],<ref>{{cite news |title=Twelve Questions: Polly Gillespie |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/twelve-questions-polly-gillespie/VWGY3QPKABXCWRXU5KHTPW6IPI/ |access-date=30 May 2021 |work=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |date=30 April 2014}}</ref> owned by NZME.<ref name="NZ Herald 2020">{{cite news |title=More FM's Polly Gillespie and Grant Kereama among MediaWorks cost-cut proposals |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/more-fms-polly-gillespie-and-grant-kereama-among-mediaworks-cost-cut-proposals/SIRBQFNDUXEYBLI37J5UQTLZRE/ |access-date=30 May 2021 |work=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |date=28 May 2020}}</ref> They left The Hits in 2017,<ref>{{cite news |title=Polly Gillespie and Grant Kereama announce definitive departure from The Hits |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/polly-gillespie-and-grant-kereama-announce-definitive-departure-from-the-hits/V5QCNFTO7SLOVL7XKHOMERTWK4/ |access-date=30 May 2021 |work=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |date=24 March 2017}}</ref> and moved to a Wellington weekday breakfast show on More FM that ended in June 2020.<ref name="NZ Herald 2020"/><ref>{{cite news |title=MediaWorks redundancies: More FM's Polly Gillespie, Grant Kereama confirm job losses |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/mediaworks-redundancies-more-fms-polly-gillespie-grant-kereama-confirm-job-losses/NHUBHO6ZIK26OKN6DREPOMBDWI/ |access-date=30 May 2021 |work=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |date=7 June 2020}}</ref>


Gillespie also wrote an [[advice column|agony aunt]] column for ''Woman's Day New Zealand'' until the magazine closed in April 2020.<ref name="Molyneux 2020">{{cite news |last1=Molyneux |first1=Vita |title='It's not the end': Polly Gillespie opens up after More FM job cut |url=https://www.msn.com/en-nz/news/national/its-not-the-end-polly-gillespie-opens-up-after-more-fm-job-cut/ar-BB15bxPz |access-date=30 May 2021 |work=MSN |agency=[[Newshub]] |date=August 6, 2020}}</ref> She has written an autobiography,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lee |first1=Julian |title=Radio host Polly Gillespie's autobiography journey an emotional rollercoaster of self-reflection |url=https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/radio-host-polly-gillespie-s-autobiography-journey-emotional-rollercoaster-self-reflection |access-date=30 May 2021 |work=1 News |agency=[[Seven Sharp]] |date=April 6, 2021}}</ref> titled ''The Misadventures of Polly Gillespie''.<ref name="Kidd 2021">{{cite news |last1=Kidd |first1=Rob |title=The Misadventures of Polly Gillespie |url=https://www.odt.co.nz/entertainment/books/misadventures-polly-gillespie |access-date=30 May 2021 |work=[[Otago Daily Times]] |date=May 12, 2021}}</ref> She had previously outlined her family history in an opinion article published in ''[[The New Zealand Herald]]'' in 2016.<ref name="Gillespie 2016">{{cite news |last1=Gillespie |first1=Polly |title=Polly Gillespie: New Zealand no longer land of opportunity |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/polly-gillespie-new-zealand-no-longer-land-of-opportunity/6L4FWUY6UUBTEFK6SJE7O7SUIE/ |access-date=30 May 2021 |work=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |date=July 10, 2016}}</ref>
Gillespie also wrote an [[advice column|agony aunt]] column for ''Woman's Day New Zealand'' until the magazine closed in April 2020.<ref name="Molyneux 2020">{{cite news |last1=Molyneux |first1=Vita |title='It's not the end': Polly Gillespie opens up after More FM job cut |url=https://www.msn.com/en-nz/news/national/its-not-the-end-polly-gillespie-opens-up-after-more-fm-job-cut/ar-BB15bxPz |access-date=30 May 2021 |work=MSN |agency=[[Newshub]] |date=6 August 2020}}</ref> She has written an autobiography,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lee |first1=Julian |title=Radio host Polly Gillespie's autobiography journey an emotional rollercoaster of self-reflection |url=https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/radio-host-polly-gillespie-s-autobiography-journey-emotional-rollercoaster-self-reflection |access-date=30 May 2021 |work=1 News |agency=[[Seven Sharp]] |date=6 April 2021}}</ref> titled ''The Misadventures of Polly Gillespie''.<ref name="Kidd 2021">{{cite news |last1=Kidd |first1=Rob |title=The Misadventures of Polly Gillespie |url=https://www.odt.co.nz/entertainment/books/misadventures-polly-gillespie |access-date=30 May 2021 |work=[[Otago Daily Times]] |date=12 May 2021}}</ref> She had previously outlined her family history in an opinion article published in ''[[The New Zealand Herald]]'' in 2016.<ref name="Gillespie 2016">{{cite news |last1=Gillespie |first1=Polly |title=Polly Gillespie: New Zealand no longer land of opportunity |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/polly-gillespie-new-zealand-no-longer-land-of-opportunity/6L4FWUY6UUBTEFK6SJE7O7SUIE/ |access-date=30 May 2021 |work=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |date=10 July 2016}}</ref>


In November 2021, Gillespie was announced as part of the lineup for MediaWorks' brand new talk radio network, [[Today FM (New Zealand)|Today FM]] which launched in March 2022 but ceased broadcasting a year later.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-11-10|title=Mark Richardson, Polly Gillespie join MediaWorks' unnamed talk radio station|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/tv-radio/126956965/mark-richardson-polly-gillespie-join-mediaworks-unnamed-talk-radio-station|access-date=2021-11-11|website=Stuff|language=en}}</ref> Gillespie was retained by station owners Mediaworks to present a series of short-form podcasts, under the brand name ''The Polly Podcast Network'', which launched in June 2023.<ref>[https://www.rova.nz/home/podcasts/the-polly-podcast-network.html The Polly Podcast Network], rovz.nz, 1 June 2023</ref>
In November 2021, Gillespie was announced as part of the lineup for MediaWorks' brand new talk radio network, [[Today FM (New Zealand)|Today FM]] which launched in March 2022 but ceased broadcasting a year later.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-11-10|title=Mark Richardson, Polly Gillespie join MediaWorks' unnamed talk radio station|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/tv-radio/126956965/mark-richardson-polly-gillespie-join-mediaworks-unnamed-talk-radio-station|access-date=2021-11-11|website=Stuff|language=en}}</ref> Gillespie was retained by station owners Mediaworks to present a series of short-form podcasts, under the brand name ''The Polly Podcast Network'', which launched in June 2023.<ref>[https://www.rova.nz/home/podcasts/the-polly-podcast-network.html The Polly Podcast Network], rovz.nz, 1 June 2023</ref>

Revision as of 23:53, 8 November 2023

Polly Gillespie
Born
Pauline Gillespie
SpouseGrant Kereama 1989–2016
Career
ShowThe Polly and Grant Show
Station(s)More FM, rova, Today FM
NetworkMediaWorks New Zealand
Time slot6–10am Monday – Saturday on More FM, 6–9am Weekdays on rova
StyleDisc jockey, comedian
CountryNew Zealand
Websitewww.morefm.co.nz/home/shows/polly---grant-on-more-fm.html [dead link‍]

Pauline "Polly" Gillespie is a New Zealand radio presenter. She co-hosted on The Polly and Grant Show Saturday mornings from 6-10am and the All-Day Breakfast show on Rova with her ex-husband, Grant Kereama.[1]

Gillespie and Kereama hosted the ZM breakfast show from 1991 to 2014, making them the longest-serving breakfast duo in New Zealand. The show rated well in Wellington, and enjoyed success across New Zealand.

On 28 April 2014, Gillespie and her ex-husband launched a new show on The Hits,[2] owned by NZME.[3] They left The Hits in 2017,[4] and moved to a Wellington weekday breakfast show on More FM that ended in June 2020.[3][5]

Gillespie also wrote an agony aunt column for Woman's Day New Zealand until the magazine closed in April 2020.[6] She has written an autobiography,[7] titled The Misadventures of Polly Gillespie.[8] She had previously outlined her family history in an opinion article published in The New Zealand Herald in 2016.[9]

In November 2021, Gillespie was announced as part of the lineup for MediaWorks' brand new talk radio network, Today FM which launched in March 2022 but ceased broadcasting a year later.[10] Gillespie was retained by station owners Mediaworks to present a series of short-form podcasts, under the brand name The Polly Podcast Network, which launched in June 2023.[11]

References

  1. ^ "Polly and Grant reveal new all-day breakfast radio show". Newshub. 25 June 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  2. ^ "Twelve Questions: Polly Gillespie". The New Zealand Herald. 30 April 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  3. ^ a b "More FM's Polly Gillespie and Grant Kereama among MediaWorks cost-cut proposals". The New Zealand Herald. 28 May 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Polly Gillespie and Grant Kereama announce definitive departure from The Hits". The New Zealand Herald. 24 March 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  5. ^ "MediaWorks redundancies: More FM's Polly Gillespie, Grant Kereama confirm job losses". The New Zealand Herald. 7 June 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  6. ^ Molyneux, Vita (6 August 2020). "'It's not the end': Polly Gillespie opens up after More FM job cut". MSN. Newshub. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  7. ^ Lee, Julian (6 April 2021). "Radio host Polly Gillespie's autobiography journey an emotional rollercoaster of self-reflection". 1 News. Seven Sharp. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  8. ^ Kidd, Rob (12 May 2021). "The Misadventures of Polly Gillespie". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  9. ^ Gillespie, Polly (10 July 2016). "Polly Gillespie: New Zealand no longer land of opportunity". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  10. ^ "Mark Richardson, Polly Gillespie join MediaWorks' unnamed talk radio station". Stuff. 10 November 2021. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  11. ^ The Polly Podcast Network, rovz.nz, 1 June 2023


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