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22 Thursday May 31 2018 Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi Our People The Star Brodie Kane From the small screen LOVING IT: Brodie Kane moved back to Christchurch six months ago to co-host The Hits breakfast in Christchurch with Fitzy. PHOTO: BRIDGET RUTHERFORD Brodie Kane moved back to Christchurch six months ago to become co-host of The Hits Breakfast. Bridget Rutherford spoke to her about the new job When and why did you get into broadcasting? When I was sixth or seventh form at Rangiora High School I became interested in becoming a journalist. I went to Canterbury University and did a postgraduate diploma in journalism with Jim Tully, which was great. In university holidays I did some work for RadioLIVE and got a feel for it and loved it. I got my first job in Auckland at RadioLIVE. Your love and passion for it grows as you find the bits you like to do. Have you always reported on sports? I started in general news, with an interest in sport. It wasn’t actually until the Breakfast role I was doing just sport. I worked on Seven Sharp and Fair Go on consumer issues so I’ve given everything a crack, which I’m really grateful for. Did you want to get into broadcasting as a kid? I don’t think so, I think when I was a kid I just focused on being a kid. The one job I actually really wanted was to be a pilot, to fly those massive planes that go down to Antarctica – I was obsessed with those. I didn’t want to be a princess or any of that carry on. Unfortunately, being a pilot on one of those planes is really quite niche, and you had to be good at maths, which I was not. Have you played a bit of sport over the years? I played hockey at high school, which I really loved. I’ve always been heavily involved in surf lifesaving. I did nippers then I was a lifeguard right through my teens and early 20s. I did competitive lifesaving as well which kept me very busy during the summers. From that I found it was important to keep a good level of fitness. You now co-host Christchurch’s The Hits Breakfast with Fitzy. Why did you decide to take up the role and move back? It was quite a tough decision because I lived in Auckland for nearly eight years and I had a lot of friends up there and loved life there. I was at TVNZ for six years and wasn’t really sure what my path there was going to be. This job appealed to me because it was a new challenge. They wanted me to be who I was – a strong female – which is quite an honour. It also meant getting back home and seeing the family a bit more. What’s it like working with Fitzy? The guy is a legend. Not only is he funny and kind, he’s loyal and he’s so good at what he does. I feel really lucky I work alongside him. There’s a lot of egos in the industry, and he is absolutely not one of them. What shenanigans do you get up to in the studio? When the songs are playing the yarns, singing and dancing takes place. You’re in this weird vortex where you get up at stupid o’clock in the morning, and the energy levels have to stay up the whole show. So in the songs I’ll be singing away and dancing, and he’ll be humming and tapping away. exHibitors book now limited spaces available! Don’t miss your opportunity to showcase your business in front of 10,000+ qualified attendees Vanessa.fleming@starmedia.kiwi 021 914 565 Horncastle arena June 29 - July 1 10AM - 5PM Inspiration | Trends | Technology | Innovation | Show Specials
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