Jesse Mulligan

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Jesse Mulligan
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CountryNew Zealand
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Jesse Robert Turi Mulligan is a New Zealand television and radio broadcaster. He currently works as a co-host for The Project on Three, an afternoon presenter on RNZ National, and a writer for The New Zealand Herald's Viva Magazine. [1]

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Career

Mulligan began his television career as a writer and then regular panellist on Three's comedy gameshow 7 Days . [2] In 2013, he started as one of the three hosts on TVNZ 1's new current affairs show, Seven Sharp . He left the show on 17 April 2014, after his co-hosts Ali Mau and Greg Boyed left at the end of 2013 and were replaced by Toni Street and Mike Hosking, as part of refreshing the show. [3] In 2014 and 2015, he hosted comedy show Best Bits . [4]

In 2017, he started hosting Three's new current affairs show, The Project .

As part of his program Afternoons with Jesse Mulligan with RNZ National, [5] he presents the weekly radio show Critter of the Week with the Department of Conservation threatened species ambassador Nicola Toki. [6]

Personal life

Mulligan is the son of Nick Mulligan, who was the Values Party candidate in Hamilton East at the 1975 general election. [7] Jesse Mulligan is married to psychologist Victoria Dawson-Wheeler and has four children. [1] [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 "The making of Jesse Mulligan". The Spinoff. 31 May 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  2. Jones, Bridget (18 February 2018). "The Project's Jesse Mulligan: 'I almost never have arguments with people'". Stuff.co.nz . Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  3. Bruce, Greg (6 February 2016). "Jesse Mulligan opens up about the dark days of Seven Sharp". The New Zealand Herald . ISSN   1170-0777 . Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  4. "Jesse Mulligan: 'I'm ruthless' on Best Bits". The New Zealand Herald . 26 February 2018. ISSN   1170-0777 . Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  5. "Afternoons with Jesse Mulligan". RNZ. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  6. "Critter of the Week". RNZ. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  7. "Ngā Taonga Sound Archives: election campaign songs of the 1980 (audio clip at 9:45)". RNZ. 14 October 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  8. "Jesse Mulligan: 'Don't call me crazy for having four kids'". Newshub. 26 November 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2019.