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Dayna Vawdrey | |
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| Born | 17 January 1982 Auckland, New Zealand |
| Occupation | Television presenter |
| Known for | Juice TV Studio 2 |
| Spouse | Callum Galloway |
Dayna Vawdrey (born 17 January 1982), is a New Zealand television presenter and radio announcer perhaps best known for her role co-hosting Studio 2.
Early life
[edit]Vawdrey was born in Auckland of British (mother) and Samoan (father) descent. As a child she landed a role in a TV commercial.[1]
Career
[edit]Vawdrey's career really began when she secured a presenting role on Juice TV in 2003.[2] In 2004 she was poached by TVNZ to co-host TV2's children's TV show, Studio 2.[3] When the series ended in 2010, Vawdrey worked as a radio announcer for Rhema Media. In 2011 Vawdrey presented Operation Hero on TV2.[4][5][6] Vawdrey has also MC'd and presented for various corporate and charity clients such as Air New Zealand[7] and World Vision.[8][9][10]
In 2018 Vawdrey won Best Children's Programme at the New Zealand Radio Awards and was a Bronze Radio Winner for Best Children/Young Adult Program at the New York Festivals World's Best Radio Programs for her role as a presenter on a Christmas morning children's programme on Newstalk ZB.[11][12][13]
Personal life
[edit]Dayna married Callum Galloway in 2014 and the couple have one son, born in 2017,[13] and a daughter, born November 2020.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Dayna Vawdrey - STUDIO 2". Retrieved 27 September 2011.
- ^ "Dayna Vawdrey - Studio 2 - TV Presenter". Archived from the original on 18 August 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
- ^ Woulfe, Catherine (27 June 2010). "Studio 2's heart and soul". Sunday News. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
- ^ "Operation Hero Series 1". Retrieved 12 July 2016.
- ^ "They can be heroes ..." 30 August 2011. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
- ^ "Operation Hero". Retrieved 29 August 2016.
- ^ McDougall, Nicci (15 February 2013). "Tourists win right to walk on wild side". Retrieved 12 July 2016.
- ^ "Fasting for charity". Archived from the original on 13 August 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
- ^ Shanks, Amy (7 November 2014). "Bay children sing for kids in Africa". Hawke's Bay Today. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
- ^ Smallman, Elton (9 August 2013). "Choir a 'real buzz' for Waikato children". Retrieved 12 July 2016.
- ^ "2018 WINNERS & FINALISTS" (PDF). The NZ Radio Awards. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
- ^ "New York Festivals - 2017 World's Best Radio Programs Winners". New York Festivals. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
- ^ a b Guthrie, Fleur (18 February 2019). "Kids' presenter comes of age". New Zealand Woman's Weekly. pp. 26–27.
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