Paul Henry (broadcaster)
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Paul Henry in 2008
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Paul Henry Hopes 4 August 1960 Auckland, New Zealand |
| Residence | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Occupation | TV anchor/Radio Host |
| Employer | Mediaworks New Zealand |
| Spouse(s) | Rachael Hopes (nee Orsman) (divorced) |
| Partner(s) | Linzi Dryburgh |
| Children | Lucy, Sophie, Bella |
| Parent(s) | Brian and Olive Hopes (separated) |
Paul Henry Hopes (born 4 August 1960), known professionally as Paul Henry, is a New Zealand radio and television broadcaster who was the host of the late night show The Paul Henry Show on New Zealand's TV3 which ended December 2014 so that Henry could host a new cross platform three-hour breakfast show Mon - Fri on TV3 and RadioLive and on line. Paul Henry launched on 7 April 2015 and is growing an audience well above the two shows it replaced on radio and TV. For nine months in 2012, he also co-hosted an Australian television show, Breakfast, which ceased production on 30 November 2012, due to low ratings.
Paul Henry Hopes was born in Auckland, New Zealand, to Brian and Olive Hopes, on 4 August 1960. He attended Cockle Bay Primary in Howick, Auckland. His parents separated when he was 11, and in 1971 he moved with his English-born mother to Bristol, United Kingdom, where he finished his education and won a drama school scholarship. Paul and his mother Olive lived in a council flat. Olive worked triple shifts in a plastic bag factory to make ends meet. Henry says that when he was 25 he discovered that his grandmother was a "Gypsy".
Henry has been a radio and television presenter in New Zealand, where he was born and has spent the majority of his career. Henry has been a backup host for current affairs show Close Up. After numerous controversies on morning talk show Breakfast which he hosted between 2004 and 2010, Henry was involved in a high-profile scandal in October 2010 involving his pronunciation and ridicule of the name of Indian politician Sheila Dikshit. The scandal culminated in Henry's resignation from TVNZ.
Paul Henry started his broadcasting career working for the BBC, as a studio assistant and in the mail room. He worked as a projectionist in the natural history unit, where, according to the Sunday Star Times, "David Attenborough would come in and Henry would play the rushes". Henry returned to New Zealand when he was 19 and worked as a producer on National Radio. On radio, Henry worked as a breakfast host on 2ZD Radio Wairarapa from 1986 to 1990.
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