Rachel Smalley is a New Zealand television and radio journalist and presenter. From 2013 to 2017 she hosted ''Early Edition'' every weekday morning on
Newstalk ZB and wrote regular columns for ''
The New Zealand Herald
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''.
Early life
Smalley grew up in rural
Canterbury
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and received her secondary education from
Lincoln High School, where she graduated in 1987 (sixth form).
Career
After graduating from Wellington Polytechnic, Smalley began her career in radio journalism with
Newstalk ZB before moving to
TV3. Smalley moved to the UK and worked for
Sky News. She later became the
MediaWorks Europe correspondent for a time before returning to New Zealand to host
TV3's ''Nightline''. In 2011 Smalley began fronting the station's breakfast programme ''Firstline''. She also hosted weekly politics and current affairs programme ''The Nation''. In 2013 Smalley began hosting early morning radio programme ''Early Edition'' on
Newstalk ZB, airing weekdays 5am-6am. In 2014 Smalley joined
TVNZ's ''Q + A'' team on
TV One.
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On 13 October 2017, Smalley announced her departure from Newstalk ZB and her 20-year journalism career. Her final Early Edition show was broadcast on 15 December 2017.
See also
* List of New Zealand television personalities
This is a list of New Zealand television personalities, including presenters and journalists. It includes those who left the profession, retired, or died.
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* Suzy Aiken – television personality and Prime News presenter
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References
External links
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NZ Women's Weekly article: Rachel Smalley: ‘Why I’ll never be a supermum’Rachel Smalley's "Candid" Interview on ThrongKPMG Early Edition show page on Newstalk ZB websiteRachel Smalley's LinkedIn PageRachel Smalley reports on the Syrian refugee crisis for World Vision
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New Zealand television presenters
New Zealand women television presenters
Living people
Newstalk ZB
People educated at Lincoln High School, New Zealand
Year of birth missing (living people)