Kerre Woodham

Kerre Woodham (born 1964 or 1965),^[1] formerly known as Kerre McIvor, is a New Zealand journalist, radio presenter, author and columnist. At the end of 2017 she was named as the replacement for Andrew Dickens on Newstalk ZB Sunday mornings beginning in 2018 and Leighton Smith on mornings beginning in 2019.^[2]

Woodham at the Celebrity Debate at the Takapuna Library in 1993

Career

Woodham studied journalism at Wellington Polytechnic. Her early career was in radio, working for Radio New Zealand for two years before moving into television, reporting for Video Dispatch. In 1986 Woodham began reporting for consumer affairs television programme Fair Go. After leaving the show in 1990 for a job as a breakfast radio host she then worked for TV3's Nightline.^[3] From 1994 to 1997 she appeared as a presenter on Heartland, which covered the New Zealand community. In 1998 she became the presenter for Ready, Steady, Cook which aired until 2005. Over the same period she was the presenter of a number of current affairs and topical items on New Zealand national television.^[4]

Woodham is also a columnist for the Herald on Sunday, a national newspaper.^[5]

In 2010, Woodham wrote her first book titled Short Fat Chick in Paris and followed it in 2011 with Short Fat Chick to Marathon Runner. Her third book, published in 2013 was Musings from Middle Age.^[6]

In 2016 she was presented with a Scroll of Honour from the Variety Artists Club of New Zealand for services to charity and New Zealand broadcasting.^[7]

Woodham was a contestant on the 2022 season of the dancing show Dancing with the Stars.^[8]

Personal life

Woodham married Tom McIvor on 2 February 2013.^[9] Following the breakup of their marriage, she returned to using her maiden name.^[10]

References

1. O'Connell, Alice (1 October 2020). "'Ladies, we need to start taking care of ourselves' Inside Kerre McIvor's plea to all Kiwi women". Stuff.
2. de Lore, Clare. "Best-selling author Kerre McIvor starts a new chapter in her career". Noted. Bauer Media. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
3. "Kerre Woodham – Biography". NZ On Screen. 16 June 2014.
4. "Kerre Woodham". www.nzonscreen.com. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
5. McIvor, Kerre. "Kerre McIvor: A girl formerly known as ..." www.nzherald.co.nz. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
6. Frayling, Christine (2 April 2013). "Book review: Musings from Middle Age by Kerre Woodham". booksellersnz.wordpress.com. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
7. "Variety Artists Club of New Zealand Inc, 2016 Awards".
8. "Dancing With The Stars NZ: Full 2022 contestant line-up revealed". Newshub. 3 April 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
9. Little, Paul (18 February 2013). "Kerre and Tom: We're surrounded by love". New Zealand Woman's Weekly.
10. Nissen, Wendyl (23 April 2022). "Kerre Woodham – Dancing with the Stars helped journey from heartbreak to healing". New Zealand Herald.