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James Mconie

Reporter, producer at Sky Television
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James Mconie is a seasoned journalist and media professional with 18 years of experience in broadcast and print media, holding a degree in Journalism from Auckland University of Technology.
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Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand, NZ
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  • Broadcast
  • Broadcast Television
  • Television
  • Broadcast Journalism
  • Video Production
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James Mconie is a seasoned journalist with extensive experience in broadcast and print media. He has worked for various prominent publications, including Sky Television, Herald on Sunday, and Sunday Star-Times, where he has held roles such as reporter, producer, and sports writer. He has also worked in the UK, covering sports for TNT Magazine and Kent Messenger, and has a strong background in video production, editing, and journalism. Mconie holds a degree in Journalism from Auckland University of Technology and has also attended the University of Canterbury. He is fluent in multiple languages, including English, and has a strong proficiency in video production and editing software, including Final Cut Pro.

Experience

  • Sky Television
    • Reporter, producer
      • 2006 - Present

      Heaviest employee at The Crowd Goes Wild, Prime TV.

  • Herald on Sunday
    • Writer
      • 2004 - 2006

      I interviewed Charlize Theron. The rest wasn't important.

  • Sunday Star-Times
    • Writer, sub-editor
      • 1999 - 2004

      Sports writer, occasional columnist, feature writer, film reviewer and sub-editor. One writer stole my headline for their Peter Jackson feature ("The man who shot JRR") and used it as their intro. Ridiculous.

  • Sunday News
    • Auckland, New Zealand
    • Sports Writer
      • 1998 - 1999
      • Auckland, New Zealand

      Covered mainly rugby and league. Broke the news of Michael Jones's retirement from rugby: The Ice Age Is Over.

  • Waikato Times
    • Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand
    • News Reporter
      • 1997 - 1998
      • Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand

      Returned from overseas and got a job at the Waikato Times. Had outstanding leaders and mentors at the paper (Venetia Sherson and Paul Thompson in particular). Covered general news and filled in as acting chief reporter. Enjoyed the social club at the Times and going to watch the Chiefs and Waikato play. Morning deadlines were tough but we sang a lot in the afternoon.

  • Kent Messenger
    • Sub-editor and Sports Reporter
      • 1996 - 1997

      What can I say? Some of the staff are like family to me... really annoying! Jk, they're the greatest. Loved my time sub-editing in Canterbury during Euro 96. And then when I moved to the Chatham office of Kent Today, the games of backyard cricket after deadline were epic. Also had a soft spot for Tesco's jam-filled donuts. Oh and I worked with the sister of Ed Simons from the Chemical Brothers, Eleanor (the Chemical Sister!).

  • TNT Magazine
    • London, England, United Kingdom
    • Sports Reporter
      • 1995 - 1996
      • London, England, United Kingdom

      Covered a fair bit of sport in Britain for these guys, including the 1995 Rugby League World Cup. I remember interviewing a very hungover Brad Fittler and Andrew Johns in London the day after the final (they'd just been to The Church, an expat bar in King's Cross that opens on Sunday mornings). Saw Mark "Spud" Carroll's ass tattoo that same day. Wished I had a video camera when Paul Harragon was pretending to be a wax figure at Madame Tussaud's and would frighten the tourists.Main office perk: watching Home & Away and Neighbours at lunchtime. The Aussies insisted on it.

  • Sunday News
    • Auckland, New Zealand
    • News Reporter
      • 1994 - 1995
      • Auckland, New Zealand

      Learnt a lot about the art of Friday drinks and door-stepping. Fortunately the people we door-stepped weren't violent. Mainly fraudsters, fake doctors etc.

  • National Business Review
    • News Reporter
      • May 1994 - Nov 1994

      Don't freak out - I didn't work for the NBR, rather a short-lived Sunday paper called Yes! The exclamation point belongs to the paper and the paper only lasted a few months before morphing into a weekly magazine. It was an enjoyable time, mainly because we worked in the same office as Rip It Up. Friday night drinks with Barry White blasting from the stereo - awesome.

  • Taranaki Daily News
    • New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand
    • News Reporter
      • Jan 1992 - May 1994
      • New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand

      Learnt a lot from all of the team there. Spent some time in Stratford as a reporter/photographer. Back in New Plymouth, I remember when Kurt Cobain died, everyone debated whether it should make the front page. News editor Steve Anker said it was front page news. His rationale: "They only die once."

  • Waitomo News
    • Te Kuiti, Waikato, New Zealand
    • Reporter
      • Dec 1991 - Dec 1991
      • Te Kuiti, Waikato, New Zealand

      It was a fun three days but when the paper shut down over Christmas, I got an offer to work for The Daily News in Taranaki and, after taking advice from my old journalism tutors, I took it. It all worked out fine. I recruited a replacement for me. Everyone was happy.

Education

  • Auckland University of Technology
    Journalism
  • Hamilton Boys' High School
  • University of Canterbury

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