February 22, 2023
Wilcox to host The Hui
Broadcaster Julian Wilcox says the stars have aligned to give him the chance to return to current affairs television.
He’s the new host of Television Three’s The Hui, replacing Mihingarangi Forbes, who along with producer Annabelle Lee-Mather stepped down after seven years on the show to pursue other projects.
He worked with the pair on the ground-breaking Native Affairs at Maori Television before leaving to work as chief operating officer for Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu.
“So I got a call late last year, early this year to see if I was interested, and given The Hui is such a good programme and has a reputation some would say is beyond compare actually in terms of current affairs broadcasting, Māori investigative journalism and the like, it was a pretty quick decision,” he says.
Julian Wilcox says he worked with many of The Hui team at Māori Television.