Quick Facts
Biography
Ryan Bridge (born November 1987) is a New Zealand broadcaster who previously co-hosted the breakfast show AM on Three alongside Melissa Chan-Green and Bernadine Oliver-Kerby. Before this he previously hosted the Ryan Bridge Drive Show on Magic Talk radio.
Early life
Bridge grew up in the Kāpiti Coast District, where his first job was delivering newspapers. He was involved with the Youth Council and served as Youth MP for Darren Hughes.
Career
When Bridge was 22 years old, he began working as a political reporter in the press gallery of the New Zealand Parliament. He was also Three's Beijing correspondent and business newsreader for Morning Report on Radio New Zealand.
Bridge has also worked on Three's previous current affairs show Story as a reporter and presenter, as well as Newshub on the same channel.
In 2021, Bridge replaced Duncan Garner on AM, a New Zealand morning breakfast show. He left the show in December 2023.
Bridge is expected to host an upcoming current affairs show, Bridge on Three. This show will be replacing The Project which finished in December 2023.
Personal life
Bridge lives with his partner Fergy along with their beagle Fanny. It wasn't until 2021, when previous AM co-host Mark Richardson questioned his sexuality on live television that Bridge shared publicly that he was gay. In June 2023 Bridge announced he was engaged.