Hilary Ann Barry is a New Zealand journalist and television personality who co-hosts Seven Sharp with Jeremy Wells on TVNZ 1.
20 Facts About Hilary Barry
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Hilary Barry was a newsreader on TV3 for many years and until 2016, presented the 6 pm Newshub show with Mike McRoberts.
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Hilary Barry worked on the Paul Henry morning TV show since its launch, reading the news.
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Hilary Barry later completed a Bachelor of Arts in Linguistics at Victoria University of Wellington and a Certificate of Journalism.
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On 9 February 2009, Hilary Barry became news anchor on the RadioLIVE breakfast show hosted by Marcus Lush, and was on RadioLive until 2016.
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Hilary Barry became a TV3 news reporter in Christchurch in 1993 then moved to Auckland to work as a reporter on 3 News.
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Hilary Barry presented 3 News on weekends for six years, before becoming the weeknight 3 News co-anchor alongside Mike McRoberts in 2005.
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Hilary Barry's move into co-hosting 3 News was precipitated by the former regular anchors John Campbell and Carol Hirschfeld moved on to respectively present and produce the 7 pm current affairs show, Campbell Live.
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In 2015, Hilary Barry joined the Paul Henry show as the news anchor, alongside her role as co-anchor of 3 News.
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On 4 February 2016, Hilary Barry laughed uncontrollably during The Paul Henry Show when reading a news item about a former Malaysian diplomat who admitted going to a young woman's home with no pants on and defecating on her step before leaving.
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The reporter in that story had used the phrase "emergency defecation situation" when reporting the former diplomat's excuse in court and it was this phrase that caused Hilary Barry to laugh uncontrollably.
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Hilary Barry unexpectedly resigned from MediaWorks on 26 April 2016.
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Hilary Barry had been with the company for 23 years, working across several brands.
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Hilary Barry quit TV3 amid rumours that she was heading to TVNZ.
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When entering the building, Hilary Barry gave a "v for victory" sign with one of her hands, but declined to comment further.
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Hilary Barry left Breakfast in January 2018, and joined Seven Sharp alongside Jeremy Wells.
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Hilary Barry won the Best News or Current Affair Presenter award at the 2011 Aotearoa Film and Television Awards and at the 2019 NZTV Awards.
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In 2012,2013,2014 and 2015 Hilary Barry won TV Guide's Best on The Box award for Best Presenter.
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In 2002,2012,2014,2015 and 2016 Hilary Barry won the NZ Radio Award for Best Newsreader.
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At the 2020 New Zealand Television Awards, Hilary Barry won the 'Favourite TV Personality' award.