Jack Renfrey Tame (born March 1987) is a

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and

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journalist and presenter. He is the host of TVNZ’s political show Q+A, and a presenter at

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''.

Early life

Tame was born in

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, New Zealand, the son of

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principal Linda Tame and John Tame who worked in accountancy when Jack and his three siblings were growing up. He is the eldest of the four siblings. Tame attended St Martin's Primary School in Christchurch and then

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before graduating from the New Zealand Broadcasting School at CPIT (now

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Career

Tame previously worked as the United States correspondent for

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, based in

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, and is the former co-host of

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. He is the Saturday morning host on radio station

, current host of Q+A since April 2019, and a columnist for the '' Herald on Sunday''. He currently works in two roles for Newstalk ZB: Saturday morning presenter (9 am to 12 pm) and ''Mike Hosking Breakfast'' fill-in presenter (weekdays, 6–9 am).

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Tame, Jack New Zealand television presenters Living people Newstalk ZB 1987 births People from Christchurch People educated at Cashmere High School

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