Tim Roxborogh

Tim Roxborogh
Born (1981-09-09) September 9, 1981 (age 43)
Career
NetworkNewstalk ZB
Time slot8pm-11pm Sundays
CountryNew Zealand

Tim Roxborogh is a New Zealand media personality, travel-writer and music reviewer.[1] He hosts a Sunday evening programme on Newstalk ZB, and writes for The New Zealand Herald.[2][3]

Early life

The youngest child of John & Jenny Roxborogh, a Presbyterian minister and English teacher respectively, Tim's parents moved their young family from New Zealand to Malaysia when he was only one and a half years old.[2]

Career

Radio

Upon returning to New Zealand, while still in high school, Tim's knowledge of the Bee Gees enabled him to win a radio competition through Classic Hits. The prize included a meeting with the Bee Gees backstage on their 1999 tour to New Zealand. 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.[2]

Tim started filling in on the breakfast programme on Easy Listening i at the age of 24 and at 26 years old he landed the breakfast role full-time.[2] Over the course of his subsequent career Tim has gone on to interview numerous top international acts including Fleetwood Mac, Lionel Richie, Sheryl Crow, John Mayer, Burt Bacharach, Russell Crowe, Cliff Richard, Michael Buble, Hall & Oates, and has interviewed Barry Gibb at least seven times.[4][1][5]

In 2012 Roxborogh shifted into talk radio being paired with Pam Corkery to create Newstalk ZB's Sunday night talkback programme The Two.[6] When Pam departed Newstalk ZB in 2014 to work for The Internet Party, TVNZ journalist Tim Wilson joined Roxborogh on The Two.[7][8]

Between 2016 and 2018 Tim also ran a digital soul and R&B radio station ‘Coast Soul’ on iHeartRadio with a 2-hour broadcast show airing Sunday evenings on Coast.[4][1]

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.[9] At the end of 2019 Tim Wilson moved to anchor Sunday nights with Tim Beveridge replacing him alongside Roxborogh on The Weekend Collective.[10]

Tim moved to hosting Newstalk ZB's Sunday evening talkback show in early 2023.[11]

Television

In 2021 Tim co-hosted travel series Uncharted New Zealand alongside Carolyn Taylor, which was broadcast on Three between November 2021 and January 2022.[12][13][14]

Tim then went on to work for Stripe Studios as Senior Writer & Researcher on the 2023 series Izzy & Beaver's French Connection.[15]

Documentary

Tim's knowledge of the Bee Gees led him to be nominated by Barry Gibb 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 Emmy Awards, winning one for Outstanding Sound Editing.[16][5]

Writing

Tim's writing on both music and travel has appeared in a range of publications including The New Zealand Herald, New Zealand Woman's Weekly, New Zealand Listener, Let’s Travel, and M2.[3]

Family life

Tim married Aimee Roxborogh in 2017.[8] The couple met in high school and reconnected later in their thirties.[2] They now have two children.[2][17]

References

  1. ^ a b c "10 Questions with Tim Roxborogh". getfrank.co.nz. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Cowan, John (3 November 2019). "Interview: Tim Roxborogh" (Radio). Newstalk ZB. NZME. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Tim Roxborogh". The New Zealand Herald. New Zealand Media and Entertainment. Archived from the original on 30 May 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Tim Roxborogh". Karen Kay Management. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  5. ^ a b Currie, Shayne (29 July 2023). "Media Insider: Bee Gees book author apologises to Kiwi radio star over mistakenly copied passage". NZME. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  6. ^ Tyler, Vicky (5 June 2013). "Pam Corkery: In good company". Now To Love. Bauer Media. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  7. ^ "Pam Corkery joins the Internet Party". TVNZ. 30 May 2014. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  8. ^ a b Prebble, Amy (28 May 2019). "Radio hosts Tim Wilson and Tim Roxborogh on why they're similar but different in so many ways". Now To Love. Bauer Media. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  9. ^ "Martin Devlin announced as host for new Newstalk ZB sports show". The New Zealand Herald. NZME. 27 April 2018. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  10. ^ "Tim Wilson to stand down from The Weekend Collective". Newstalk ZB. NZME. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  11. ^ "Sunday Night Talk". Newstalk ZB. NZME. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  12. ^ "Uncharted New Zealand (TV Series 2021– ) - Episode list - IMDb". IMDb. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  13. ^ Tailor, Leena (27 November 2021). "TV host Carolyn Taylor's tears of joy: 'All my dreams have come true'". NZME. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  14. ^ Rudkin, Francesca (21 November 2021). "Tim Roxborogh: New Zealand: Uncharted's first episode" (Radio). Newstalk ZB. NZME. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  15. ^ "Izzy & Beaver's French Connection Full Cast & Crew". IMDb. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  16. ^ "The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart". IMDb. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  17. ^ @timroxborogh (24 August 2023). "Welcome to the world Austin Dean Roxborogh!". Retrieved 28 November 2023 – via Instagram.