After a career of over 20 years in media, Jon Bridges is currently the producer and regular guest of the award-winning TV3 comedy programme "7 Days".
Current work
Blogger: He writes a blog on stuff.co.nz and his book “Easy Rider - A Kiwi’s Guide to Cycling” was a best seller.
Previous experience
After getting a Masters degree, Jon began writing and performing on the TV3 sketch show "Away Laughing", then enjoyed six years presenting and writing for the ground-breaking youth programme "IceTV". As a producer he has made "The Panel", "Snatch our Booty", "Choice Cuts", and "Sportzah". As a writer/director he has worked on "Amazing Extraordinary Friends" and "Secret Agent Men".
Author
Over the years he has published three books, written a regular humour column for the Listener and had a four-year stint as breakfast host on the much-missed Channel Z radio station.
Jon is a much loved comedy personality, TV presenter and a superb choice for your next MC!
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Jon was professional and our whole team adored him. We had so many audience members comment on how much of a great MC he was. He incorporated appropriate industry jokes into his speech and he got a lot of laughs. I would recommend Jon to anyone.
