E89 | Brodie Kane

Episode summary | Brodie Kane

Brodie Kane has built a hugely successful career in the media over the past 15 years.

She was runner up in the latest edition of Dancing with the Stars. She left mainstream media to start her own company – Brodie Kane Media – where she hosts the very popular The Girls Uninterrupted and Kiwi Yarns podcasts, and produces two other podcasts, Three Gals One Beehive, and Out the Gayte.

Before that she had an extensive career in radio and television where she hosted The Hits Breakfast show in Christchurch and worked at TVNZ for five years as a sports presenter on Breakfast, a roving reporter on Seven Sharp, an investigative reporter on Fair Go, and associate producer on Q+A.

Her no-nonsense yet down-to-earth approach is unique in the industry and you can be guaranteed that what you see is what you get.

Show notes | Brodie Kane

1:39 Brodie Kane – the everywhere girl right now

5:20 Dancing with the Stars

9:59 The realest of the reality shows

12:09 Proud Mary

18:30 Jo Kane swims the Cook Strait at 40

22:06 Clubbies with Lisa Carrington

27:21 Leading the open women’s surf lifesaving nationals

32:58 Brodie Kane and Richie McCaw

39:15 Lessons from the New Zealand army

52:22 Starting out in journalism and a career of heavy subject matter

1:02:30 A shift from hard news to being in front of the camera on Seven Sharp

1:07:47 Moving through the ranks: from Fair Go to Breakfast

1:15:40 The horrible side of fame and calling people out

1:27:07 Controlling your own destiny: Brodie Kane Media

1:35:23 Brodie on podcasts

1:41:28 What does the future hold and actively managing your brand

1:52:29 Last words from Steven, Seamus and Brodie