Guyon Espiner Bio, Age, Wife, Net Worth, Illness, TVNZ, TV3, Radio

Guyon Espiner Biography

Guyon Espiner is a Radio New Zealand investigative journalist. For more than 20 years, he worked as a reporter, political editor, and anchor in print, radio, and television.

How old is Guyon Espiner? – Age

He is 52 years old as of 31 December 2022. He was born in 1970 in New Zealand.

Guyon Espiner Family – Education

Mary Espiner, his mother, died in 2001. Eric Espiner, his father, is an endocrinologist in Christchurch. Espiner Jr. began his career after graduating from the University of Canterbury with a Bachelor of Arts in English literature and a certification in journalism.

Is Emma Espiner related to Guyon Espiner? – Wife

On February 5, 2012, Espiner married Emma Wehipeihana in a private ceremony. The couple divorced in 2023. They have a  daughter Nico Espiner.

Guyon Espiner Net Worth

He has an estimated net worth of $5 Million.

Guyon Espiner Illness

After a hospital scare in 2018, he announced he has Type 1 Diabetes. Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune illness that begins when cells that generate insulin (beta cells) are killed by the immune system. Insulin is a hormone that helps regulate glucose levels in the bloodstream and is essential for cells to use blood sugar for energy.

This causes elevated blood sugar levels in the body prior to therapy. Frequent urination, increased thirst, increased hunger, weight loss, and other dangerous problems are common symptoms of high blood sugar. Other symptoms may include hazy vision, fatigue, and poor wound healing. Symptoms usually appear in a short period of time, generally within a few weeks.

Guyon Espiner TVNZ

He worked as a newspaper writer for eleven years, notably as political editor of the Sunday Star Times, before moving to television with TVNZ in 2003. In 2006, he was named TVNZ’s political editor, and he hosted many shows, including Agenda, Q+A, and Breakfast, earning a reputation as a tough political interviewer. Espiner departed TVNZ at the end of 2011 to join the reporting crew of TV3’s current affairs show 60 Minutes.

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Guyon Espiner Photo

Guyon Espiner Career

TelevisionGuyon moved to Auckland in 2012 and began working for TV3, first as an investigative reporter for 60 Minutes and later as co-host of current affairs shows Third Degree and The Vote.

In 2014, he made the transition to radio, co-hosting Radio New Zealand’s Morning Report. Guyon conducted a series of interviews with five former New Zealand Prime Ministers in 2017 for RNZ’s The 9th Floor radio and video series, which will also be published as a book.

Guyon continues to write profiles for the Listener magazine on prominent business and political leaders. He retired from hosting in 2019 and currently works as an investigative journalist for Radio New Zealand, as well as writing for Listener Magazine.