Toni Street: I loved Seven Sharp, but I needed to have more family time
Matt Heath & Tyler Adams Afternoons · Newstalk ZB
November 21, 201910m 51s
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Toni Street is one of the most popular presenters on New Zealand television and radio.
Having worked on Seven Sharp for many years, she still fills in as co-host, and is also one of the host of The Hits Breakfast Show.
Talking with Simon Barnett and Phil Gifford, Street says that she loved her four years on the 7PM show but it reached a point where she did not want to work those hours.
"As soon as my daughter hit school age, I wouldn't see her after school, and the first time I'd see her would be eight'o'clock at night."
Street says that she never thought she would commit to journalism, reaching a crossroads when she was 18 and lost her 14-year-old brother - one of three children her parents lost.
She says she took journalism off the table, but her mother pushed her to follow her dream.
"I actually needed that kick up the pants."
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Having worked on Seven Sharp for many years, she still fills in as co-host, and is also one of the host of The Hits Breakfast Show.
Talking with Simon Barnett and Phil Gifford, Street says that she loved her four years on the 7PM show but it reached a point where she did not want to work those hours.
"As soon as my daughter hit school age, I wouldn't see her after school, and the first time I'd see her would be eight'o'clock at night."
Street says that she never thought she would commit to journalism, reaching a crossroads when she was 18 and lost her 14-year-old brother - one of three children her parents lost.
She says she took journalism off the table, but her mother pushed her to follow her dream.
"I actually needed that kick up the pants."
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