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– Polly Harding 2003-2008
Rebekah ThomasHiddleston speaks with Polly Harding Polly Harding is the ‘PJ’ part of the Jase and PJ breakfast radio show on KIIS FM, now based in Melbourne. The two used to do a show in New Zealand on ZM but transferred to Australia in 2018. Since then, she has loved the challenges that Melbourne has thrown her way and can’t wait to see what the future brings.
What clan were you in and what are your memories of the clan activities? I was in Doune, woo represent! Clan singing was always a great time! However, in Year 13 when I was leader (I have absolutely no idea how that happened), I was convinced that it was our one avenue where we could potentially win and we came last, I think. I was devastated to say the least. The teacher who inspired you the most and why? What did you most enjoy about your school days, the highs and the lows? I loved being taught by Mr Hansen. He taught Classics and History. I loved him because he brought such a sense of fun to class and taught us not to take ourselves so seriously. I genuinely have such happy memories from my time at Rangi. I loved the community that we had at school and made lifelong friends who are still so
special to me. The school provided support in many aspects from music to sport. I loved the team spirit we had in hockey and there was such a sense of pride and fun! As for the lows, I think generally growing up and experiencing your teen years there is a lot of self-doubt and insecurity so, naturally, overcoming that was a challenge at times. But I made it through ok in the end and have gained so much more confidence with age! Things will get better, I promise! What was your motivation to go into radio, and what course of study did you undertake when you left school? I always wanted to be a TV presenter on a music channel but there was never a specific TV presenting course. I was then informed that the New Zealand Broadcasting School had a highly prestigious course for radio where you could pick up transferable skills, so I decided to apply and was accepted! It was such a full-on course but the
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