Bernadine Oliver-Kerby Biography – Bernadine Oliver-Kerby Wiki
Bernadine Oliver-Kerby is a New Zealand broadcaster who formerly co-hosted the breakfast show alongside Jason Reeves on Coast until December 2019. Before, she has been a news anchor for both ONE News and Newstalk ZB. She has previously worked as a sports reporter and was the co-anchor of One News and a fill-in for other bulletins during the week, including One News at 6 pm and Breakfast and late news. She co-anchored One News with Peter Williams. Between February and March 2006 she presented TV Two’s New Zealand’s Brainiest Kid. She has been featured in the TV One documentary, Intrepid Journeys. Her episode documented the lives of the people in Croatia.
She replaced Barry Holland as the Newsreader for the Paul Holmes Breakfast, later the Mike Hosking Breakfast. She took up this role in 2005 and won the Newsreader of the Year at the NZ Radio Awards that same year. She proceeded on maternity leave in October 2007 and her role was filled in by Kate Hawkesby. Since her return, she had been working part-time on this radio slot. In July 2009, she took maternity leave for her second child. From 25 March she returned to the role full-time. She hosted Skoda Game On and Skoda Game On Extra Time with Rod Cheeseman, a show talking, debating, and joking sports. She won Newsreader of the Year at the New Zealand Radio Awards 2016.
She became part of Sky Sports New Zealand in 2020. Thereafter in 2022, she hosted the AM Show alongside Ryan Bridge, Melissa Chan-Green, and William Waiirua. In 2022 she announced that she was suffering from Bell’s palsy and proceeded on sick leave.
Bernadine Oliver-Kerby Bells Palsy Diagnosis
Bernadine is taking an extended period of sick leave to focus on her health following a shock diagnosis in 2022. She was noticeably absent from the show recently, with her co-hosts revealing on October 19, 2022, why. Hosts Melissa Chan-Green and Ryan Bridge revealed Bernadine was experiencing facial paralysis on one side of her face due to being diagnosed with Bell’s palsy.
“You may have noticed that our lovely Bernadine has been absent from the show for a while now. Bern is going to be taking an extended period of sick leave after experiencing facial paralysis on one side of her face due to Bell’s palsy. Bernadine can’t wait to reunite with the team, with us and with you at home, the AM viewers and with the rest of the recovery now her main priority,” shared Bridge.
Bridge also noted that Oliver-Kerby was extremely grateful to the team at Auckland Hospital who “took such great care of her”.
Chan also later extended her thanks to the team “for taking such good care of our friend”.
The duo went on to reveal how strange it was to read the statement off-script when it was about someone so close to them. Bridge then went off script sharing the team’s best wishes for the stalwart presenter.
“Bern we love you, you know we do. You’re an incredible presence in this program. We love your wit, we love your humor, and we miss you. We look forward to seeing you back as soon as you can.”
Bernadine Oliver-Kerby Age
She was born on June 14, 1971, in New Zealand.
Bernadine Oliver-Kerby Husband
She is married to her husband, Mark Lendrum, a policeman. The location of their marriage was Waiheke Island, New Zealand. The couple shares two daughters.
Bernadine Oliver-Kerby Children
She has two daughters with her husband Mark Lendrum. Her first child is Maisey who was born in December 2007 and her youngest Scarlett was born in August 2009.
Bernadine Oliver-Kerby Instagram
Her Instagram handle is @bernadineok_nz.
