Rachel Smalley is a New Zealand television and radio journalist and presenter. From 2013 to 2017 she hosted ''Early Edition'' every weekday morning on
Newstalk ZB
Newstalk ZB is a nationwide New Zealand talk radio, talk-radio network operated by New Zealand Media and Entertainment, NZME Radio. It is available in almost every media market, radio market area in New Zealand, and has news reporters based in m ...
and wrote regular columns for ''
The New Zealand Herald''.
Early life
Smalley grew up in rural
Canterbury and received her secondary education from
Lincoln High School, where she graduated in 1987 (sixth form).
Career
After graduating from Wellington Polytechnic, Smalley began her career in radio journalism with
Newstalk ZB
Newstalk ZB is a nationwide New Zealand talk radio, talk-radio network operated by New Zealand Media and Entertainment, NZME Radio. It is available in almost every media market, radio market area in New Zealand, and has news reporters based in m ...
before moving to
TV3 Channel 3 or TV 3 may refer to:
Television
*Canal 3 (Burkina Faso), a commercial television channel in Burkina Faso
*Canal 3 (Guatemala), a commercial television channel in Guatemala
*Channel 3 (Algeria), a public Algerian TV channel owned by EPTV ...
. Smalley moved to the UK and worked for
Sky News
Sky News is a British free-to-air television news channel and organisation. Sky News is distributed via an English-language radio news service, and through online channels. It is owned by Sky Group, a division of Comcast. John Ryley is the hea ...
. She later became the
MediaWorks Europe correspondent for a time before returning to New Zealand to host
TV3 Channel 3 or TV 3 may refer to:
Television
*Canal 3 (Burkina Faso), a commercial television channel in Burkina Faso
*Canal 3 (Guatemala), a commercial television channel in Guatemala
*Channel 3 (Algeria), a public Algerian TV channel owned by EPTV ...
's ''Nightline''. In 2011 Smalley began fronting the station's breakfast programme ''Firstline''. She also hosted weekly politics and current affairs programme ''The Nation''. In 2013 Smalley began hosting early morning radio programme ''Early Edition'' on
Newstalk ZB
Newstalk ZB is a nationwide New Zealand talk radio, talk-radio network operated by New Zealand Media and Entertainment, NZME Radio. It is available in almost every media market, radio market area in New Zealand, and has news reporters based in m ...
, airing weekdays 5am-6am. In 2014 Smalley joined
TVNZ
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, location = Auckland, New Zealand
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's ''Q + A'' team on
TV One.
NZ Herald article
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On 13 October 2017, Smalley announced her departure from Newstalk ZB
Newstalk ZB is a nationwide New Zealand talk radio, talk-radio network operated by New Zealand Media and Entertainment, NZME Radio. It is available in almost every media market, radio market area in New Zealand, and has news reporters based in m ...
and her 20-year journalism career. Her final Early Edition show was broadcast on 15 December 2017.
See also
* List of New Zealand television personalities
References
External links
*
NZ Women's Weekly article: Rachel Smalley: ‘Why I’ll never be a supermum’Rachel Smalley's "Candid" Interview on ThrongKPMG Early Edition show page on Newstalk ZB websiteRachel Smalley's LinkedIn PageRachel Smalley reports on the Syrian refugee crisis for World Vision
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New Zealand television presenters
New Zealand women television presenters
Living people
Newstalk ZB
People educated at Lincoln High School, New Zealand
Year of birth missing (living people)