Guyon espiner biography

New Zealand journalist

Guyon Espiner (born 31 December 1970) is an investigative journalist at Radio New Zealand. He has worked in print, radio and television for more than 20 years, as a reporter, political editor and anchor.^[1][2]

Career

Espiner grew up in Christchurch.

His mother, Mary Espiner, died in 2001. His father, Eric Espiner, is an endocrinologist in Christchurch.^[3] Espiner Jr. began his career at the University of Canterbury, where he completed a Bachelor of Arts in English literature and a diploma in journalism.^[4]

He spent ten years as a newspaper journalist, including a stint as political editor of the Sunday Star Times, before transitioning into television with TVNZ in 2003.^[5]

He was appointed TVNZ's political editor in 2006 and anchored several programmes, including Agenda, Q+A, and Breakfast, developing a reputation as a dogged political interviewer.

At the end of 2011, Espiner