from MSN.net
Former AM host Ryan Bridge is believed to be the frontrunner for a major radio presenting role at Newstalk ZB.
According to reports on Stuff and the New Zealand Herald, Bridge is the favourite to take on Kate Hawkesby’s former role as host of Early Edition, which runs from 5am to 6am.
Bridge left AM in 2023 as part of a plan for a new current affairs show at 7pm to replace The Project NZ, which was axed in December 2023.
He was to be the sole host of the hard news show, reportedly to be entitled simply ‘Bridge’.
However, the planned show was axed before it had even launched when Warner Bros. Discovery announced a proposal to shut down its New Zealand news operations in their entirety.