Ryan Bridge | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 1987 (age 37–38) |
| Citizenship | New Zealander |
| Occupation | Broadcaster |
| Years active | 2010– present |
| Employer | New Zealand Herald |
Ryan Bridge (born November 1987) [1] [2] is a New Zealand broadcaster who previously co-hosted the breakfast show AM on Three alongside Melissa Chan-Green and Bernadine Oliver-Kerby. [2] [3] [4] Before this he previously hosted the Ryan Bridge Drive Show on Magic Talk radio. [5] [6] [7]
Bridge grew up in the Kāpiti Coast District, where his first job was delivering newspapers. [8] He was involved with the Youth Council and served as Youth MP for Darren Hughes. [9]
When Bridge was 22 years old, he began working as a political reporter in the press gallery of the New Zealand Parliament. [10] [11] [12] He was also Three's Beijing correspondent and business newsreader for Morning Report on Radio New Zealand. [12] [13]
Bridge has also worked on Three's previous current affairs show Story as a reporter and presenter, as well as Newshub on the same channel. [12]
In 2021, Bridge replaced Duncan Garner on AM, a New Zealand morning breakfast show. [14] [15] He left the show in December 2023. [16] [17]
Bridge had been expected in late 2023 to host an upcoming current affairs show, Bridge on Three. [18] It had been intended to replace The Project which finished in December 2023, although plans to launch the show fell through due to the closure of Newshub in 2024. [19]
Bridge lives with his partner Fergy along with their beagle Fanny. [11] [20] It wasn't until 2021, when previous AM co-host Mark Richardson questioned his sexuality on live television that Bridge shared publicly that he was gay. [11] [21] [22] In June 2023 Bridge announced he was engaged. [23]