Kim Hill retiring, RNZ starts hunt for replacement

Broadcaster Kim Hill is retiring from her weekend show after 38 years with Radio New Zealand.

The radio station announced Hill’s departure this afternoon.

“It is time for a change for me,” Hill said. “I look forward to having a break.”

Hill joined RNZ in 1985 and presented several key programmes, most recently Saturday Morning with Kim Hill since 2002.

“It’s better to leave a job loving it than to feel like you have to go because you don’t like it any more,” Hill added.

Apart from her Saturday show, Hill had been a popular fill-in presenter on Morning Report, RNZ added.

Hill’s final Saturday Morning show will be on Saturday November 25.

“The search for a new Saturday Morning host will commence soon,” RNZ said.

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