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Tame in 2023
Born	Jack Renfrey Tame March 1987 (age 37)
Nationality	New Zealand
Education	Cashmere High School CPIT
Occupation	Broadcaster

Jack Renfrey Tame (born March 1987) is a New Zealand television and radio journalist and presenter. He is the host of TVNZ’s political show Q+A, and a presenter at Newstalk ZB.

Early life

Tame was born in Christchurch, New Zealand, the son of Golden Bay High School principal Linda Tame and John Tame who worked in accountancy when Jack and his three siblings were growing up. He is the eldest of the four siblings.

Tame attended St Martin's Primary School in Christchurch and then Cashmere High School before graduating from the New Zealand Broadcasting School at CPIT (now Ara Institute of Canterbury).

Career

Tame previously worked as the United States correspondent for TVNZ, based in New York City, and is the former co-host of Breakfast. He is the Saturday morning host on radio station Newstalk ZB, current host of Q+A since April 2019, and a columnist for the Herald on Sunday. He currently works in two roles for Newstalk ZB: Saturday morning presenter (9 am to 12 pm) and Mike Hosking Breakfast fill-in presenter (weekdays, 6–9 am).

Personal life

Tame is married to fellow TVNZ reporter, Mava Moayyed. He is a stepfather to her son.

See also

• List of New Zealand television personalities