Jim Hickey (broadcaster)
Jim Hickey | |
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| Born | 1 August 1949 Taranaki, New Zealand |
| Nationality | New Zealander |
| Occupation | Weather presenter |
| Employer | TVNZ |
| Known for | Broadcasting |
Jim Hickey (born 1 August 1949) is a weather presenter for TVNZ in New Zealand. He was the senior weathercaster for TVNZ from 1988 until 2003, returning in 2007 to replace Brendan Horan. He retired at the end of 2014, presenting for the last time on December 19.[1]
Hickey has presented the TVNZ programmes A Flying Visit, Jim's Car Show, How's the Weather Jim? and The Real Middle Earth. Before becoming a TV presenter he had appeared in New Zealand TV commercials and TV series (e.g. Mortimer's Patch and Children of the Dog Star).
He has a Bachelor of Arts in Geography with specialization in climatology, and a Diploma of Meteorology.
He has a comedic and sharp style of presenting.[citation needed] He is a devout Christian, and was involved with the Revival Centre movement. At one stage he suffered from Crohn's ulcerative colitis, but successfully overcame it. In Hickey's hometown of New Plymouth, he has helped shape the airport café, along with local hospitality enthusiast Craig Macfarlane, into an aviation memorabilia-themed café called Airspresso. There are pilots' biographies including Jim Hickey Snr, Jim's father, who was a Spitfire pilot in Burma during World War Two.[2]
Hickey's daughter is Sally Jo Hickey, an Instagram influencer with a combined social media following of more than 300,000 people.[3]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Glucina, Rachel (24 October 2014). "The Diary: Weather man Jim Hickey retires". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
- ^ "Airside Cafe". Airspresso. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
- ^ "The realities of being an influencer: 7am start to working in the dark". 20 September 2019.
External links[]
- "Jim Hickey". Television New Zealand. Archived from the original on 5 February 2009. Retrieved 19 January 2009.
- "Jim Hickey". Speakers New Zealand website. Retrieved 28 February 2012.
- Jim Hickey at IMDb
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