Jim has had a long media career, winning national awards for his work in radio, television (both current affairs and light entertainment), and magazines (North & South, Metro, NZ Listener, Sunday Star-Times). Jim has written columns and speeches for many of NZ’s best-known celebrities; he has created and written successful television shows and a number of documentaries. He currently hosts the most listened to radio show in NZ in the afternoons – RNZ’s The Panel.