{{Short description|New Zealand television personality}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2014}} {{Use New Zealand English|date=September 2014}} '''Suzanne Elizabeth "Suzy" Clarkson''' (née Aiken) is an author and former New Zealand television personality. She was a news presenter at Prime Television from 2004 to 2010.
== Television career == Aiken qualified as a physiotherapist and moved into television roles in the late 1980s, appearing on the New Zealand version of ''Blind Date'' as a presenter in 1989. Through the 1990s, she presented a range of travel programmes including ''Holiday'' and ''Getaway''. She also produced and presented a collection of aerobic series in the early 1990s, ''The New Zealand'' ''Fit Kit 1'' and ''2, Fitness Plus'' and ''Move It'', and made a cameo appearance as an aerobics instructor in the first episode of ''Shortland Street''.<ref name="where">{{cite news |last=Akoorie |first=Natalie |date=14 January 2015 |title=Where are they now? Yesterday's TV stars still shining |newspaper=The New Zealand Herald |url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=11386450}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Screen |first=NZ On |title=Suzy Clarkson (née Aiken) {{!}} NZ On Screen |url=https://www.nzonscreen.com/profile/suzy-clarkson/biography |access-date=2023-07-04 |website=www.nzonscreen.com |language=en}}</ref>
She presented from New Zealand for several international broadcasts including for the ABC Millennium Special in 2000, for which she won an American Emmy Award.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-05 |title=Dumped TV star's father takes swipe at fellow presenter |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/dumped-tv-stars-father-takes-swipe-at-fellow-presenter/G2Y3YEOALNC7JGOX7N4PJMLUZA/ |access-date=2023-07-05 |website=The New Zealand Herald |language=en-NZ}}</ref>
Aiken became the anchor and producer for ''Prime News First'' ''at 5:30'' from its launch in February 2004. She became Suzy Clarkson after her marriage to Tim Clarkson in early 2006.<ref name="where" /> On 15 February 2006 the New Zealand press announced Prime was replacing Clarkson as its news presenter with Alison Mau. However, on 24 February it was reported that Prime had withdrawn its offer to Mau after what she described as "inexplicably callous treatment." Eric Young took over hosting the weekday show, with Clarkson moving to presenting the weekend news and weekday sports news.<ref>{{cite news |last=Gregory |first=Angela |date=24 February 2006 |title=Sky dumps Alison Mau from Prime |newspaper=The New Zealand Herald |url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10369834}}</ref> She left this role in November 2010<ref>{{cite news |date=21 November 2010 |title=Newsreader Suzy quits Prime role |newspaper=The New Zealand Herald |url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/television/news/article.cfm?c_id=339&objectid=10689007}}</ref> to work in corporate communications positions for Coca-Cola Amatil New Zealand and, later, Metlifecare.
== Personal life and family == Suzy Aiken married Tim Clarkson in early 2006. They have two children.<ref>{{cite web |last=Fleming |first=Donna |date=30 May 2013 |title=Suzy Clarkson's triumph: I'm very lucky |url=http://www.womensweekly.co.nz/latest/celebrity/suzy-clarksons-triumph-im-very-lucky-7520 |publisher=New Zealand Woman's Weekly}}</ref>
She has published two books: published ''Fit for Birth and Beyond: The guide for women over 35''.<ref name="where" /> This was her second book, following ''Healthy Body Healthy Mind'', which was published in 1997.<ref name=":0" />
==See also== *List of New Zealand television personalities
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{IMDb name|0014587}}
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