Tim Roxborogh

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Tim Roxborogh
Born (1981-09-09) September 9, 1981 (age 42)
Career
NetworkNewstalk ZB
Time slot8pm-11pm Sundays
CountryNew Zealand

Tim Roxborogh is a New Zealand media personality, travel-writer and music reviewer.[1] He hosts a Sunday evening programme on Newstalk ZB, and writes for The New Zealand Herald.[2][3]

Early life

The youngest child of John & Jenny Roxborogh, a

Presbyterian minister and English teacher respectively, Tim's parents moved their young family from New Zealand to Malaysia when he was only one and a half years old.[2]

Career

Radio

Upon returning to New Zealand, while still in high school, Tim's knowledge of the Bee Gees enabled him to win a radio competition through Classic Hits. The prize included a meeting with the Bee Gees backstage on their 1999 tour to New Zealand. This opened the door at the age of 17 for his first on-air role in radio on a twice-weekly segment called 'Beat the Professor' talking music trivia with callers on Peter Sinclair's programme on Classic Hits.[2]

Tim started filling in on the breakfast programme on

Michael Buble, Hall & Oates, and has interviewed Barry Gibb at least seven times.[4][1][5]

In 2012 Roxborogh shifted into talk radio being paired with Pam Corkery to create Newstalk ZB's Sunday night talkback programme The Two.[6] When Pam departed Newstalk ZB in 2014 to work for The Internet Party, TVNZ journalist Tim Wilson joined Roxborogh on The Two.[7][8]

Between 2016 and 2018 Tim also ran a digital soul and R&B radio station ‘Coast Soul’ on iHeartRadio with a 2-hour broadcast show airing Sunday evenings on Coast.[4][1]

In May 2018 Tim Roxborogh and Tim Wilson were moved to Saturday and Sunday afternoons from 3-6pm on Newstalk ZB, creating the new show The Weekend Collective.[9] At the end of 2019 Tim Wilson moved to anchor Sunday nights with Tim Beveridge replacing him alongside Roxborogh on The Weekend Collective.[10]

Tim moved to hosting Newstalk ZB's Sunday evening talkback show in early 2023.[11]

Television

In 2021 Tim co-hosted travel series Uncharted New Zealand alongside Carolyn Taylor, which was broadcast on Three between November 2021 and January 2022.[12][13][14]

Tim then went on to work for Stripe Studios as Senior Writer & Researcher on the 2023 series Izzy & Beaver's French Connection.[15]

Documentary

Tim's knowledge of the Bee Gees led him to be nominated by Barry Gibb to become an advisor for the 2020 documentary The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart. The Documentary went on to be nominated for six Emmy Awards, winning one for Outstanding Sound Editing.[16][5]

Writing

Tim's writing on both music and travel has appeared in a range of publications including The New Zealand Herald, New Zealand Woman's Weekly, New Zealand Listener, Let’s Travel, and M2.[3]

Family life

Tim married Aimee Roxborogh in 2017.[8] The couple met in high school and reconnected later in their thirties.[2] They now have two children.[2][17]

References

  1. ^ a b c "10 Questions with Tim Roxborogh". getfrank.co.nz. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Cowan, John (3 November 2019). "Interview: Tim Roxborogh" (Radio). Newstalk ZB. NZME. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Tim Roxborogh". The New Zealand Herald. New Zealand Media and Entertainment. Archived from the original on 30 May 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Tim Roxborogh". Karen Kay Management. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  5. ^ a b Currie, Shayne (29 July 2023). "Media Insider: Bee Gees book author apologises to Kiwi radio star over mistakenly copied passage". NZME. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  6. ^ Tyler, Vicky (5 June 2013). "Pam Corkery: In good company". Now To Love. Bauer Media. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  7. ^ "Pam Corkery joins the Internet Party". TVNZ. 30 May 2014. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  8. ^ a b Prebble, Amy (28 May 2019). "Radio hosts Tim Wilson and Tim Roxborogh on why they're similar but different in so many ways". Now To Love. Bauer Media. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  9. ^ "Martin Devlin announced as host for new Newstalk ZB sports show". nzherald.co.nz. NZME. 27 April 2018. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  10. ^ "Tim Wilson to stand down from The Weekend Collective". Newstalk ZB. NZME. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  11. ^ "Sunday Night Talk". Newstalk ZB. NZME. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  12. ^ "Uncharted New Zealand (TV Series 2021– ) - Episode list - IMDb". IMDb. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  13. ^ Tailor, Leena (27 November 2021). "TV host Carolyn Taylor's tears of joy: 'All my dreams have come true'". NZME. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  14. ^ Rudkin, Francesca (21 November 2021). "Tim Roxborogh: New Zealand: Uncharted's first episode" (Radio). Newstalk ZB. NZME. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  15. ^ "Izzy & Beaver's French Connection Full Cast & Crew". IMDb. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  16. ^ "The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart". IMDb. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  17. ^ @timroxborogh (24 August 2023). "Welcome to the world Austin Dean Roxborogh!". Retrieved 28 November 2023 – via Instagram.


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