Kathryn Ryan is a New Zealand radio journalist. Ryan initially trained as a teacher, completing a BA in education and history. She then worked managing a sports centre, and retrained as a journalist in her late 20s. She began her journalism career in
Napier, working on the local newspaper
''The Daily Telegraph''. In 1998, she moved to Wellington and joined
Radio New Zealand
Radio New Zealand (), commonly known as RNZ or Radio NZ, is a New Zealand public service broadcaster and Crown entity. Established under the Radio New Zealand Act 1995, it operates news and current affairs station, RNZ National, and a classi ...
as a senior reporter, and in 2000 became the political editor. In May 2006, she started hosting
Nine to Noon, Radio New Zealand's morning news programme.
In 2015, Ryan was named International Radio Personality of the Year by the Association of International Broadcasters.
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New Zealand journalists
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20th-century births
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