Studyladder Report

My Studyladder Progress Report 29 June 2017

My Room

I have 11660 points

I have 4469 dollars

I am good at doing the work

I am learning to think in my head

News Reports

“Edgewater TV News” (When/Where/Who/What/Why)

Hello my name is Andrew and I’m from Edgewater TV

Duncan Garner and Amanda Gilles are the hosts at The AM Show on TV3. They started hosting the show on 13th February 2017. They work on The AM Show table at TV3. They wanted to host in the morning.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/tv-radio/93260475/us-two-the-am-shows-amanda-gillies-and-duncan-garner

Us Two: The AM Show's Amanda Gillies and Duncan Garner

BEVAN READ/FAIRFAX NZ

The AM Show's Amanda Gillies and Duncan Garner

Amanda Gillies and Duncan Garner met during the halcyon days of TV3's Wellington newsroom. She was a crime reporter, he was a political reporter. Almost 20 years later, the pair remain great friends.

DUNCAN: My impression of her straightaway was: great journo. Really direct and incisive journo. That's how I remember her, right from the start.

I always thought she was quite a goody-two-shoes. I was a bit wild and a bit loose and I thought, here we go, she's a lot straighter than you, more well-behaved.

Amanda Gillies and Duncan Garner met during the halcyon days of TV3's Wellington newsroom. She was a crime reporter, he was a political reporter. Almost 20 years later, the pair remain great friends.

DUNCAN: My impression of her straightaway was: great journo. Really direct and incisive journo. That's how I remember her, right from the start.

I always thought she was quite a goody-two-shoes. I was a bit wild and a bit loose and I thought, here we go, she's a lot straighter than you, more well-behaved.

Amanda Gillies and Duncan Garner met during the halcyon days of TV3's Wellington newsroom. She was a crime reporter, he was a political reporter. Almost 20 years later, the pair remain great friends.

DUNCAN: My impression of her straightaway was: great journo. Really direct and incisive journo. That's how I remember her, right from the start.

I always thought she was quite a goody-two-shoes. I was a bit wild and a bit loose and I thought, here we go, she's a lot straighter than you, more well-behaved.Amanda Gillies and Duncan Garner met during the halcyon days of TV3's Wellington newsroom. She was a crime reporter, he was a political reporter. Almost 20 years later, the pair remain great friends.

DUNCAN: My impression of her straightaway was: great journo. Really direct and incisive journo. That's how I remember her, right from the start.

I always thought she was quite a goody-two-shoes. I was a bit wild and a bit loose and I thought, here we go, she's a lot straighter than you, more well-behaved.Amanda Gillies and Duncan Garner met during the halcyon days of TV3's Wellington newsroom. She was a crime reporter, he was a political reporter. Almost 20 years later, the pair remain great friends.

DUNCAN: My impression of her straightaway was: great journo. Really direct and incisive journo. That's how I remember her, right from the start.

I always thought she was quite a goody-two-shoes. I was a bit wild and a bit loose and I thought, here we go, she's a lot straighter than you, more well-behaved.

She's very much that girl next door from Gisborne. Her brothers call her Doris, you know. She still likes to party, don't get me wrong. She's not so nerdy she doesn't know how to have a good time. We've had a few nights out together. Put it this way, though. On every occasion, she's left before me.

You won't see this on the telly but I know that as soon as the camera's off her she uses her hands to express herself and get the words out, like she's a conductor. She's just a bloody good sort, you know? She's the sort of person that'll go past and give me a tap on the bum. I haven't done it back to her! I have wondered if it's acceptable but I probably don't think so.

She's one of the number of people that I can remember her cellphone off by heart [recites number]. If I wasn't working with Amanda I would still stay in touch with her because she's just a truly decent person. We'd have text and phone conversations outside of work 2 or 3 times a week easily.

We've been in the trenches together for 20 years. She knows my battles, and my personal story, she knows how hard I've worked. She's been there for me, she's a mate, she's like the spine that's been there all the way through.

BEVAN READ/FAIRFAX NZ

'She's one of the number of people that I can remember her cellphone off by heart.'

I feel quite protective of Amanda. I don't know why but I do. Recently when we were talking about the fertility stuff on the show, I looked at her and she just gave me a nod - "no, no, no" - she didn't want to talk about it - I looked at her a second time - "no, no, no". I looked at her a third time and I saw maybe she was up for expressing herself, and her story. I reached out and held her hand and she was brilliant, she was brave, and she was bold. We talked about it afterwards and I asked if she was OK with me doing that. She said absolutely, it's fine. I was so proud of her that day.\

She's one of the most experienced journos. She told great stories out of Australia with all their bushfires, she's done a truckload of work around New Zealand, won awards, all that sort of thing. I've always believed in Amanda which is why I really wanted her on the AM Show. I trust her. And I quite like the fact she'll play the straight guy, the nerdy one. I quite like that for a bit of a tease.

AMANDA: Let me start this off by putting it on the record that I never touch Duncan Garner's butt. Every now and then his butt might be pushed into my hand. That's about as close as it gets.

Everything about Duncan is big. Big heart, big personality. He's the sort of person you know when he's entered the room. He's sort of the wild child, larger than life, the bulldog. I'm probably more conservative - he'll probably say goody-two-shoes. It's like brother and sister. It's been that sort of relationship since we first met. He's always had my back, I've always had his.

Last year he said to me look, do you want to present Story? Heather [du Plessis-Allen, co-host] was away for a couple of weeks. I'd never presented in my life. I didn't actually know where the studio was - they'd done a revamp. He took me down there and I was really nervous. Just before the show started he held my hand, he said we've got this, it's OK, you're going to be good.

His dad grew up in a house about 300 metres from the house I grew up in in Gisborne. He said he'd always thought of himself as a Gizzy boy. And he is! An honorary Gizzy boy, I would say. I've met his dad when he was alive and he was gorgeous. We had that immediate bonding experience.

By the end of his stint as political editor he was overworked and in his own words, he was angry. It was quite hard to see that because I think he was frustrated working 24/7, he just got sucked into that whole world. He made a huge punt and he got out. I see him sitting there now and he's lost something like 15kg - he and his wife go to these boot camps - he's doing his dream job, he's doing a brilliant job of it, and I'm actually so proud of him. I say it to him quite a bit.

He's a little bulldog but he's also a big teddy bear at the same time. He did the baby Moko story last year which I know really affected him. He wears his heart on his sleeve, our Duncy.

He fancies himself as a bit of a singer. He's actually got a beautiful singing voice. Every time you see Duncan he'll sing you a line from a song. If you're wearing red, he'll sing you Lady in Red. Whatever it is, he'll have a line.

Amanda and Duncan co-host The AM Show weekdays from 6am on Three and RadioLIVE.

Everything about Duncan is big. Big heart, big personality. He's the sort of person you know when he's entered the room. He's sort of the wild child, larger than life, the bulldog. I'm probably more conservative - he'll probably say goody-two-shoes. It's like brother and sister. It's been that sort of relationship since we first met. He's always had my back, I've always had his.

Last year he said to me look, do you want to present Story? Heather [du Plessis-Allen, co-host] was away for a couple of weeks. I'd never presented in my life. I didn't actually know where the studio was - they'd done a revamp. He took me down there and I was really nervous. Just before the show started he held my hand, he said we've got this, it's OK, you're going to be good.

His dad grew up in a house about 300 metres from the house I grew up in in Gisborne. He said he'd always thought of himself as a Gizzy boy. And he is! An honorary Gizzy boy, I would say. I've met his dad when he was alive and he was gorgeous. We had that immediate bonding experience.

By the end of his stint as political editor he was overworked and in his own words, he was angry. It was quite hard to see that because I think he was frustrated working 24/7, he just got sucked into that whole world. He made a huge punt and he got out. I see him sitting there now and he's lost something like 15kg - he and his wife go to these boot camps - he's doing his dream job, he's doing a brilliant job of it, and I'm actually so proud of him. I say it to him quite a bit.

He's a little bulldog but he's also a big teddy bear at the same time. He did the baby Moko story last year which I know really affected him. He wears his heart on his sleeve, our Duncy.

He fancies himself as a bit of a singer. He's actually got a beautiful singing voice. Every time you see Duncan he'll sing you a line from a song. If you're wearing red, he'll sing you Lady in Red. Whatever it is, he'll have a line.

Amanda and Duncan co-host The AM Show weekdays from 6am on Three and RadioLIVE.

Hello

Hello my name is Andrew and I'm from Edgewater 3. My teacher is Kevin. TA are Elly and Naki. I like doing the work at school and going out on  trips. I like watching TVNZ 1 and listening to Coast Radio. I like the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s and 2010s songs.