Charlotte Ryan (broadcaster)

Charlotte Ryan is a New Zealand radio broadcaster and music journalist.[1][2]

Biography

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Ryan was born and grew up in Christchurch. She attended Villa Maria College and the University of Canterbury, where she studied education and sociology. While at university she volunteered at RDU, the university radio station. On graduating she worked at the station for a short time then moved to Auckland to work for the University of Auckland's radio station, bFM.[3]

She has managed bands and artists such as Shapeshifter and Ladi6 and ran her own publicity business for a time. In 2008 she returned to bFM as a presenter and in 2012 moved to KiwiFM until it closed.[3] Ryan then spent four years working for Neil Finn.

Ryan is the host of Music 101, a weekly radio programme on Radio New Zealand.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Charlotte Ryan | RNZ National Presenter". RNZ. Retrieved 2022-07-31.
  2. ^ Simpson, As told to Emily (2022-06-25). "The Dirt: Music journalist Charlotte Ryan prepares for her biggest interviews in her garden". Stuff. Retrieved 2022-07-31.
  3. ^ a b Day, Simon (2021-09-10). "Birdseye View: Charlotte Ryan and the mission to make music come alive on the radio". The Spinoff. Retrieved 2022-07-31.
  4. ^ "My favourite things: Charlotte Ryan on a life of music and why she can't throw old T-shirts out". Stuff. 2022-02-25. Retrieved 2022-07-31.