The AM Show: A 'bit different' to what's been before

Mark Richardson, Duncan Garner and Amanda Gillies on the set of The AM Show (MediaWorks)

TV3 and RadioLIVE's new morning programme The AM Show will hit screens on February 13, MediaWorks has announced.

The show, hosted by Duncan Garner, Amanda Gillies and Mark Richardson, takes over the 6am weekday slot vacated by Paul Henry.

Like Paul Henry, The AM Show will be simulcast on TV, radio and the web.

"Expect the fast-paced, informative and entertaining start to the morning that you've grown to love on TV3 and RadioLIVE - but we'll be a bit different too," says Garner.

"We've kept the best bits, made some exciting changes, and we think New Zealand is going to love it."

The team have been adjusting to the early starts, Richardson saying the results are "encouraging".

"Duncan and Amanda are still managing to be clever and coherent, despite the 2:30am alarm."

Paul Henry alumni Aziz Al-Sa'Afin will be the show's new social media voice - out and about, not stuck behind a desk.

"We've closed the door on the social media bunker and are working to expand the show's engagement with our audience on social media and beyond from inside the studio," says producer Sarah Bristow.

"Aziz lives and breathes social and is the perfect person to tell us what will be filling our feeds on a daily basis."

Reporters Ollie Ritchie and Shannon Redstall will join The AM Show in Auckland, and Alice Wilkins will be the show's voice in Christchurch, and Mitch McCann in Wellington.

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