Carol Hirschfeld
Encyclopedia
Carol Hirschfeld is a New Zealand
broadcaster. She is best known for her role as a TV3
Newsreader alongside John Campbell
from 1998 until 2005.
. She later took a job as a sub-editor with TVNZ, eventually becoming a current affairs director/producer for Frontline and Assignment.She was also briefly a presnter-reporter on Fair Go and co-presented Crimewatch with Ian Johnstone for several years. In 1998 she left TVNZ to become a newsreader on TV3's 6.00pm bulletin with John Campbell. Together the pair also created and produced Home Truths, a late night interview show, and A Queen's Tour, a travel series retracing Queen Elizabeth II's royal tour of New Zealand in 1952. In 2005 Hirschfeld and Campbell stepped down and were succeeded by Hilary Barry
and Mike McRoberts
. Hirschfeld moved with John Campbell
to his then-new 7.00pm weekday current-events show Campbell Live
as the producer, taking the role as presenter on Fridays.
Hirschfeld left TV3
in August 2009 to become head of programming at Māori Television
.
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
broadcaster. She is best known for her role as a TV3
TV3 (New Zealand)
TV3 is a New Zealand commercial television network, owned by MediaWorks New Zealand. Launched on 26 November 1989, the first private television network in New Zealand...
Newsreader alongside John Campbell
John Campbell (broadcaster)
John Campbell is the presenter of Campbell Live, a primetime 7.00pm current affairs programme on TV3 in New Zealand.-Early career:...
from 1998 until 2005.
Career
Hirschfeld started her career after going to journalism school in AucklandAuckland
The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...
. She later took a job as a sub-editor with TVNZ, eventually becoming a current affairs director/producer for Frontline and Assignment.She was also briefly a presnter-reporter on Fair Go and co-presented Crimewatch with Ian Johnstone for several years. In 1998 she left TVNZ to become a newsreader on TV3's 6.00pm bulletin with John Campbell. Together the pair also created and produced Home Truths, a late night interview show, and A Queen's Tour, a travel series retracing Queen Elizabeth II's royal tour of New Zealand in 1952. In 2005 Hirschfeld and Campbell stepped down and were succeeded by Hilary Barry
Hilary Barry
Hilary Barry is a TV3 personality in New Zealand who currently presents the 6 pm 3 News with Mike McRoberts.-Education:Barry completed a BA in Linguistics and a Certificate of Journalism....
and Mike McRoberts
Mike McRoberts
Mike McRoberts is a television and radio journalist.-Education:McRoberts attended Hillmorton High in Christchurch. He completed a journalism diploma from the Christchurch Broadcasting School in 1986.-Career:...
. Hirschfeld moved with John Campbell
John Campbell (broadcaster)
John Campbell is the presenter of Campbell Live, a primetime 7.00pm current affairs programme on TV3 in New Zealand.-Early career:...
to his then-new 7.00pm weekday current-events show Campbell Live
Campbell Live
Campbell Live is a half-hour long New Zealand current affairs programme weeknights at 7.00pm, on TV3 and is hosted by New Zealand television personality, John Campbell...
as the producer, taking the role as presenter on Fridays.
Hirschfeld left TV3
TV3 (New Zealand)
TV3 is a New Zealand commercial television network, owned by MediaWorks New Zealand. Launched on 26 November 1989, the first private television network in New Zealand...
in August 2009 to become head of programming at Māori Television
Maori Television
Māori Television is a New Zealand TV station broadcasting programmes that make a significant contribution to the revitalisation of the Māori language and culture . Funded by the New Zealand Government, the station started broadcasting on 28 March 2004 from a base in Newmarket.Te Reo is the...
.