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Introduction
Paul Henry is a New Zealand radio and television broadcaster who was the host of the late night show The Paul Henry Show on New Zealand’s TV3 which ended December 2014 so that Henry could host a new cross plat form three-hour breakfast show Monday to Friday on TV3, RadioLive and on line. Henry launched on 7 April 2015 and initially had an audience larger than the two shows it replaced on radio and TV. For nine months in 2012, he also co-hosted an Australian television show, Breakfast, which ceased production on 30 November 2012, due to low ratings.
Early life
| Name | Paul Henry |
| Net Worth | $5 million |
| Occupation | Radio/TV broadcaster |
| Age | 62 years |
| Height | 1.75m |
Paul Henry Hopes was born on August 4, 1960 (age 62 years) in Auckland, New Zealand. He is the son of Brian and Olive Hopes. He attended Cockle Bay Primary in Howick, Auckland. His parents separated when he was 11, and in 1971 he moved with his English-born mother to Bristol, United Kingdom, where he finished his education and won a drama school scholarship.
Paul and his mother Olive lived in a council flat. Olive worked triple shifts in a plastic bag factory to make ends meet. Henry says that when he was 25 he discovered that his grandmother was a “Gypsy”.
Career
Paul Henry began his broadcasting career working for the BBC, as a studio assistant and in the mail room. He worked as a projectionist in the natural history unit, where, according to the Sunday Star Times, “David Attenborough would come in and Henry would play the rushes”. Henry returned to New Zealand when he was 19 and worked as a producer on National Radio.
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Henry worked as a breakfast host on 2ZD Wairarapa from 1986 to 1990. In 1991, Henry left 2ZD to establish rival radio station Today FM, hosting the station’s breakfast show. Other notable Today FM staff included Hilary Pankhurst, Georgina Beyer, local identity Rick Long, and former 2ZD station manager John Shearer.
In 1992, Henry sold the station to the owner of Port FM. He went on to be a foreign correspondent and weekend talkback host for Radio Pacific, later presenting breakfast programme The Morning Grill with Arch Tambakis, then Pam Corkery. He also presented the station’s drive program, and was the inaugural drive presenter at Radio Live when the station launched in 2005.
He was appointed co-host of TV One’s Breakfast in 2004. In 2009, ratings for the show had improved to around 150,000 viewers from a base of around 100,000. Between 2007 and 2008, Henry also presented episodes of This Is Your Life, and was a backup host for current affairs show Close Up. At the 2010 Qantas Film and Television Awards, Henry was awarded the People’s Choice Award for Best Presenter. His acceptance speech attracted more than 300,000 views on YouTube.
In October 2010, Paul Henrywas forced to apologise and later resigned from TVNZ after controversy over his pronunciation and ridicule of the name of Indian politician Sheila Dikshit, as well as comments made about the then-Governor-General of New Zealand, Sir Anand Satyanand. In an interview the following month, Henry claimed that TVNZ, in particular chief executive Rick Ellis, had “capitalised” on him by encouraging him to be controversial on-air, adding that he believed it was wrong for the New Zealand Government to apologise to India for his remarks.
On 1 April 2011, MediaWorks New Zealand announced Henry would return to Radio Live in July, replacing Maggie Barry as the host of the station’s drivetime show, a position he had held four years previously. His tenure in the role would this time last just over half a year; Henry moved to Australia the following year to host Network Ten’s new morning show.
Paul Henry published an autobiography in 2011, What Was I Thinking. The book was a bestseller upon release. In 2013 he released another book, called Outraged also a bestseller. In late 2020 Henry released his third book, also a bestseller. ‘I’m in a United State’. Henry has released three vintages of Central Otago Pinot Noir. The last in 2020. All sold out within weeks.
Henry relocated to Sydney, Australia in February 2012 to co-host Network Ten’s morning show Breakfast. The show debuted on 23 February 2012 to low ratings. As in New Zealand, Henry’s on-air comments caused controversy: in May 2012 he suggested asylum seekers could stay in people’s linen cupboards, and implied they were “dirty”.
Due to low ratings, Henry’s Breakfast was cancelled on 30 November 2012 after less than one year on air. During the show’s broadcast period, one of Henry’s co-hosts and the show’s executive producer quit, prompting speculation about whether the departures were due to tension with Henry.
A newspaper reported other staff at the network resented Henry, claiming many wouldn’t look at him when he walked in the room, and were planning to boycott the Christmas party. Both Henry and the low ratings of the show were continually lampooned by the comedy show The Hamster Wheel.
Paul Henry returned to New Zealand after Breakfast’s cancellation. While in Australia, Henry maintained work in New Zealand media as an Australian correspondent for Radio Live and as the host of Would I Lie to You? on TV3. In late 2013 it was revealed that from 2014 Paul Henry would be hosting a late night current affairs show called The Paul Henry Show, which would replace the long-running Nightline.
The Paul Henry Show lasted one year; in early October 2014 Henry was announced as the presenter for Mediaworks’ new breakfast show to air simultaneously on TV3 and Radio Live. This new venture, entitled Paul Henry, replaces both TV3’s Firstline and Marcus Lush’s morning segment on Radio Live. In 2016, Henry departed Mediaworks and announced he would be entering a period of “semi-retirement”, splitting his time between New Zealand and the United States, and producing wine.
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Following the effects of the coronavirus pandemic in New Zealand, MediaWorks announced a new show hosted by Henry titled Rebuilding Paradise. The show ran over four weeks in April 2020 and featured live interviews in regards to the country’s response to COVID-19. This is the first project Henry has taken part in since the announcement of this period of “semi-retirement”. He ran as the National Party candidate for the Wairarapa electorate in the 1999 general election. He lost to former radio colleague and New Zealand Labour Party candidate Georgina Beyer by 3,033 votes.
Wife
Paul Henry is married to his second wife Diane Foreman. His current wife is an entrepreneur. However, he was previously married to ex-wife Rachael Hopes (née Orsman), with whom he had three children. Henry was also previously married to radio producer Linzi Dryburgh. In 2014 it was reported in an interview that Henry was a nudist, which Henry has also stated on his show. As of March 2023, Paul Henry and wife Diane Foreman are still married.
Paul Henry net worth
How much is Paul Henry worth? Paul Henry net worth is estimated at around $5 million. His main source of income is from his primary work as a radio broadcaster. Paul Henry’s salary per month and other career earning are over $400,000 dollars annually. His remarkable achievements have earned him some luxurious lifestyles and some fancy cars trips. He is one of the richest and influential media personalities in the United Kingdom. He stands at an appealing height of 1.75m and has a good body weight which suits his personality.