Hilary Barry opens up about her "depressing" last days at Newshub

Publish Date
Tuesday, 20 November 2018, 1:05PM
Photo / TVNZ

Photo / TVNZ

Before Hilary Barry made the move to Newshub, things weren't going well for her at Newshub, she reveals. 

Towards the end of her time at Newshub, Hilary turned into a "negative nancy" and turned to Jeremy Corbett for advice.

"I just knew I needed to go because I was turning into a negative Nancy. I wasn't happy, the place was falling apart and I just thought, 'this isn't me'," she said.

Barry spoke about how there are "very few people you can talk to" when working a high-profile job.

"At that time my two closest confidantes were my husband and Jeremy Corbett, who I worked with for many, many years, who is a close friend, but someone who knows the business.

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"In the workplace I like to have fun, have a giggle but I wasn't that person anymore and that was depressing."

Hilary left Newshub after a number of high-profile sackings by former CEO Mark Weldon.

 

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