Dayna Vawdrey

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Dayna Vawdrey
Born (1982-01-17) 17 January 1982 (age 41)
Auckland, New Zealand
Occupation Television presenter
Known for Juice TV
Studio 2
SpouseCallum Galloway

Dayna Vawdrey (born 17 January 1982), is a New Zealand television presenter and radio announcer perhaps best known for her role co-hosting Studio 2 .

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Early life

Vawdrey was born in Auckland of British (mother) and Samoan (father) descent. As a child she landed a role in a TV commercial. [1]

Career

Vawdrey's career really began when she secured a presenting role on Juice TV in 2003. [2] In 2004 she was poached by TVNZ to co-host TV2's children's TV show, Studio 2 . [3] When the series ended in 2010, Vawdrey worked as a radio announcer for Rhema Media. In 2011 Vawdrey presented Operation Hero on TV2. [4] [5] [6] Vawdrey has also MC'd and presented for various corporate and charity clients such as Air New Zealand [7] and World Vision. [8] [9] [10]

In 2018 Vawdrey won Best Children's Programme at the New Zealand Radio Awards and was a Bronze Radio Winner for Best Children/Young Adult Program at the New York Festivals World's Best Radio Programs for her role as a presenter on a Christmas morning children's programme on Newstalk ZB. [11] [12] [13]

Personal life

Dayna married Callum Galloway in 2014 and the couple have one son, born in 2017, [13] and a daughter, born November 2020.

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References

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  11. ↑ "2018 WINNERS & FINALISTS" (PDF). The NZ Radio Awards. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  12. ↑ "New York Festivals - 2017 World's Best Radio Programs Winners". New York Festivals. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  13. 1 2 Guthrie, Fleur (18 February 2019). "Kids' presenter comes of age". New Zealand Woman's Weekly. pp. 26–27.


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