Matt Gibb

{{Short description|New Zealand broadcaster}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}} {{Use New Zealand English|date=September 2013}} {{Infobox person | name = Matthew Gibb | image =  | caption = (2008) | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date|1981|01|15|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Christchurch]], New Zealand | death_date =  | death_place = | death_cause = | education = [[Burnside High School]], Christchurch | other_names = Matt Gibb | employer = [[Television New Zealand]] | occupation = | years_active = 2000 - present | spouse = | partner = | parents = | children = | relatives = | website = | known_for = ''[[Studio 2 (New Zealand)|Studio 2]]''<br />''[[U Live]]'' | awards = }}

'''Matthew Phillip "Matt" Gibb''' (born 15 January 1981) is a television presenter in [[Auckland]], New Zealand. He is best known for presenting the children's television show ''[[Studio 2 (New Zealand)|Studio 2]]'' from 2004 until 2010.

In 2015 Gibb was also a regular presenter for a segment on ''Kiwi Living'', a New Zealand lifestyle television programme. He also fronted the [[Telecom New Zealand|Telecom]] campaign "Tech in a Sec" and has been known to host the weekly [[New Zealand Lotteries Commission#Lotto|Lotto]] draw, and had a stint co-presenting the [[breakfast television]] programme ''[[Good Morning (New Zealand show)|Good Morning]]''.

== Career == Gibb's first television appearance was as the host of ''[[Squirt (TV series)|Squirt]]''. In 2004 he was a co-host on the popular children's show ''[[Studio 2 (New Zealand)|Studio 2]]'' until the series ended in October 2010.<ref name="1stref">[http://tvnz.co.nz/content/1609375 Matt Gibb], ''[[Television New Zealand]]'', Retrieved 17 November 2010</ref>

Gibb then worked as an on-screen producer for ''[[U Live]]'' on [[TVNZ U]].<ref>[http://tvnz.co.nz/u/meet-matt-4034040 Meet Matt | TVNZ U]</ref> Gibb also worked as the fill-in host and contributor on the [[Breakfast television|breakfast]] show ''[[Good Morning (New Zealand show)|Good Morning]]''. He also presented the [[Telecom New Zealand|Telecom]] campaign "Tech in a Sec", and occasionally hosted the weekly [[New Zealand Lotteries Commission#Lotto|Lotto]] draw.

In 2015 Gibb began presenting pre-recorded segments about travel and unique homes on the New Zealand lifestyle programme Kiwi Living.<ref name=gibbkiwiliving>{{cite news|title=Matt Gibb talks Kiwi Living|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/tv-radio/69784992/Matt-Gibb-talks-Kiwi-Living|accessdate=22 September 2015|publisher=Stuff.co.nz}}</ref> Later that year, he announced he would be giving up his presenting work in New Zealand to move to Sydney, Australia, after his fiancée (a reporter for [[1News]]) landed a job as an Australian correspondent.<ref name="australia_womansday">{{cite web|title=Matt Gibb's runaway bride|url=http://www.womansday.co.nz/celebrity/new-zealand-celebrities/matt-gibbs-runaway-bride-2996|website=Womans Day|accessdate=27 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200422043231/https://www.nowtolove.co.nz/celebrity/celeb-news/matt-gibbs-runaway-bride-20398|archive-date=22 April 2020}}</ref>

Gibb was a radio co-host on The Breakfast Club on [[More FM]], alongside Lana Searle and [[Gary McCormick]].

== Personal life == Gibb was born and raised in [[Christchurch]], New Zealand. He attended Burnside High School. He lived with his parents as a young adult, working for Family Planning as part of the youth education team and performing in the improvisation comedy ''[[The Court Jesters#Scared Scriptless|Scared Scriptless]]''.<ref name=gibbkiwiliving />

== Filmography == {| class="wikitable" |+ Television |- align="center" ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Show ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Role ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Notes |- | 2000–2003 | ''[[Squirt (TV series)|Squirt]]'' | rowspan="11" | Himself | rowspan="3" | Host |- | 2004–2010 | ''[[Studio 2 LIVE]]'' |- |2009 |''Activate'' |- |2011–2013 | ''[[U Live]]'' | On-screen producer |- |2012–2015 | rowspan="1" | ''[[Good Morning (New Zealand show)|Good Morning]]'' | Fill-in host, contributor |- | rowspan="2" | 2013 |''U Late'' | Fill-in on-screen producer; 2 episodes |- | ''[[Seven Sharp]]'' | Fill-in host |- | 2013–2015 |''[[New Zealand Lotteries Commission#Lotto|Lotto]]'' |rowspan="2" | Host |- | 2014 |''There And Back'' |- | 2015 |''Kiwi Living'' |Contributor |- |2015–present |''[[Breakfast (TVNZ)|Breakfast]]'' |Fill-in host, fill-in weather presenter |- | 2017 |''The Barefoot Bandits'' |Mr. Renwick (voice) |Series 2 |} {| class="wikitable" |+Radio !Year !Radio Station !Role !Notes |- |2017–2018 |''The Edge'' |Himself |Host |- |2021–October 2021 |''More FM'' |Himself |Co-Host |} {| class="wikitable" |+ Advertisements |- align="center" ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Advertisement ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Role |- | 2012–present | ''[[Spark New Zealand|Spark's]] "Tech In A Sec"'' | Himself |}

==See also== * [[List of New Zealand television personalities]]

==References== {{Reflist}}

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