Tim Roxborogh is a

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media personality, travel-writer and music reviewer. He hosts a Sunday evening programme on

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, and writes for

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Early life

The youngest child of John & Jenny Roxborogh, a

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minister and English teacher respectively, Tim's parents moved their young family from

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when he was only one and a half years old.

Career

Radio

Upon returning to

, while still in high school, Tim's knowledge of the

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enabled him to win a radio competition through Classic Hits. The prize included a meeting with the

backstage on their 1999 tour to

. This opened the door at the age of 17 for his first on-air role in radio on a twice-weekly segment called 'Beat the Professor' talking music trivia with callers on Peter Sinclair's programme on Classic Hits. Tim started filling in on the breakfast programme on

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at the age of 24 and at 26 years old he landed the breakfast role full-time. Over the course of his subsequent career Tim has gone on to interview numerous top international acts including

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, and has interviewed

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at least seven times. In 2012 Roxborogh shifted into talk radio being paired with

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to create

's Sunday night talkback programme ''The Two''. When Pam departed Newstalk ZB in 2014 to work for The Internet Party,

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journalist Tim Wilson joined Roxborogh on ''The Two''. Between 2016 and 2018 Tim also ran a digital soul and R&B radio station ‘Coast Soul’ on

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with a 2-hour broadcast show airing Sunday evenings on

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. In May 2018 Tim Roxborogh and Tim Wilson were moved to Saturday and Sunday afternoons from 3-6pm on Newstalk ZB, creating the new show ''The Weekend Collective''. At the end of 2019 Tim Wilson moved to anchor Sunday nights with Tim Beveridge replacing him alongside Roxborogh on ''The Weekend Collective''. Tim moved to hosting Newstalk ZB's Sunday evening talkback show in early 2023.

Television

In 2021 Tim co-hosted travel series ''Uncharted New Zealand'' alongside

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, which was broadcast on

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between November 2021 and January 2022. Tim then went on to work for Stripe Studios as Senior Writer & Researcher on the 2023 series ''Izzy & Beaver's French Connection''.

Documentary

Tim's knowledge of the Bee Gees led him to be nominated by

to become an advisor for the 2020 documentary '' The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart''. The Documentary went on to be nominated for six

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, winning one for Outstanding Sound Editing.

Writing

Tim's writing on both music and travel has appeared in a range of publications including

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, Let’s Travel, and M2.

Family life

Tim married Aimee Roxborogh in 2017. The couple met in high school and reconnected later in their thirties. They now have two children.

References

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