Mel Homer Explained

Mel Homer
Birth Name:Melanie Homer
Years Active:2015 - Present
Spouse:Andy Pilcher
Children:3

Melanie 'Mel' Homer (born [1] is a New Zealand radio presenter, television presenter, writer and master of ceremonies.

She was previously the host the New Zealand Radio show, Sunday Cafe that aired on the now defunct network Today FM.[2] [3] She previously hosted Three's morning show The Café with Mike Puru and Carly Flynn from 2016 until 2020.[4] [5] [6]

She also previously presented the morning radio show on Mix 98.2. Homer began her career as a producer for Breakfast Radio at Classic Hits (now known as The Hits) in the late 1990s.[7] [8] [9]

Homer has also previously worked in Hong Kong at Radio Television Hong Kong (RTKH) from 1998 to 2004. In 2023 Homer appeared on Celebrity Treasure Island.[1] [10]

Homer is currently a chief reporter for the radio network Mediaworks in New Zealand.

Career

Radio

Homer has previously been the morning radio host for New Zealand's Mix98.[11] [12] [13] Before this, she previously worked for The Hits, Newstalk ZB and Radio Hauraki And Magic Talk.

Homer hosted the New Zealand Radio Show, Sunday Cafe on Today FM. The station shut down on 30 March 2023.[14]

Television

In 2015 Homer was the host for a show on eden (previously known as Choice TV) called My Dream Room.[15] [16] From the start of April 2016, Homer began hosting the Three morning show The Café originally with Mike Puru until May 2020 to then with Carly Flynn from June 2020. The series finished at the end of 2020.[17] [18] [19]

In 2023 Homer appeared on the 2023 series of Celebrity Treasure Island. She was the 12th person eliminated from the season.[20]

Personal life

Homer spent six years in Hong Kong, from 1998 to 2004. She worked at Radio Television Hong Kong during this period.

She has three boys, Jesse, Finn and Tom. One of whom was born in Hong Kong.[21]

She is married to New Zealand sailmaker Andy Pilcher.[22] [23] They both have regularly been involved with Yacht races with their boat, the 'Kaimai Flyer'.[24] [25]

Homer family history traces back to Ireland.[26] In 2019 she began to trace her family from Ireland to revisiting again in 2022.[27]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2023-09-19 . Activist to TV star: Tāme Iti joins Celebrity Treasure Island cast . 2023-09-18 . NZ Herald . en-NZ.
  2. Web site: Sunday Café With Mel Homer Today FM . 2022-07-20 . todayfm.co.nz . en.
  3. Web site: Mel Homer . 2022-07-20 . todayfm.co.nz . en.
  4. Web site: The Cafe Thursday 10 December 2020 REALITY ThreeNow. 2020-12-10. www.threenow.co.nz.
  5. Web site: Mike Puru's heaven is another man's hell. Henderson. Calum. spy.nzherald.co.nz. 2016-04-21. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160601021821/http://spy.nzherald.co.nz/spy-news/mike-purus-heaven-is-another-mans-hell/. 2016-06-01.
  6. Web site: TV3's new morning show. Stuff. 2016-04-21. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160505153028/http://www.newshub.co.nz/entertainment/new-tv3-lifestyle-show-the-caf-to-air-in-april-2016031015. 2016-05-05.
  7. News: Mel Homer: 'Sometimes you have to get used to talking to yourself'. Now To Love. 2017-07-26. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160505153028/http://www.newshub.co.nz/entertainment/new-tv3-lifestyle-show-the-caf-to-air-in-april-2016031015. 2016-05-05.
  8. Web site: VIDEO: Meet the hosts of The Cafe, which debuts today. www.scout.co.nz. 2016-04-21. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160413175145/http://www.scout.co.nz/VIDEO-Meet-the-hosts-of-The-Cafe-which-debuts-today/tabid/3538/articleID/13212/Default.aspx. 2016-04-13.
  9. Web site: TV3 announces new morning show. Herald. New Zealand. m.nzherald.co.nz. 2016-04-21. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160505153028/http://www.newshub.co.nz/entertainment/new-tv3-lifestyle-show-the-caf-to-air-in-april-2016031015. 2016-05-05.
  10. Web site: New lineup for Celebrity Treasure Island revealed . 2023-09-18 . 1 News . en.
  11. News: Me and my car: Mel Homer. McIntyre. Donna. 2014-09-22. New Zealand Herald. en-NZ. 1170-0777. 2016-04-21. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160505153028/http://www.newshub.co.nz/entertainment/new-tv3-lifestyle-show-the-caf-to-air-in-april-2016031015. 2016-05-05.
  12. Web site: The new face of radio: Mel's in the mix!. nz.lifestyle.yahoo.com. 2016-04-21. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160505153028/http://www.newshub.co.nz/entertainment/new-tv3-lifestyle-show-the-caf-to-air-in-april-2016031015. 2016-05-05.
  13. Web site: TRN launches Auckland-only station aimed at 40-54 demographic. The National Business Review. 2016-04-22. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160505153028/http://www.newshub.co.nz/entertainment/new-tv3-lifestyle-show-the-caf-to-air-in-april-2016031015. 2016-05-05.
  14. Web site: Clark-Dow . James Halpin and Emma . 2023-03-30 . 'This station is no longer Today FM': MediaWorks radio station transmits last words . 2023-09-18 . Stuff . en.
  15. Web site: 2 Tui Television Production. 2 Tui Television Production. 2016-04-21. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160322085455/http://www.2tuiproductions.co.nz/#!our-shoes/c1ger. 2016-03-22.
  16. Web site: Turning kids' dreams into reality. Stuff. 2016-04-21. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160505153028/http://www.newshub.co.nz/entertainment/new-tv3-lifestyle-show-the-caf-to-air-in-april-2016031015. 2016-05-05.
  17. Web site: Mel To Host New TV Show 'The Cafe'. Mix. Mix. 2016-04-21. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170822132436/http://www.mixonline.co.nz/mix982-auckland/mel-to-host-new-tv-show-the-cafe/. 2017-08-22.
  18. Web site: The Cafe. www.tv3.co.nz. 2016-04-21. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160422175524/http://www.tv3.co.nz/Shows/TheCafe.aspx. 2016-04-22.
  19. Web site: New TV3 lifestyle show The Café to air in April. www.newshub.co.nz. 2016-04-21. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160505153028/http://www.newshub.co.nz/entertainment/new-tv3-lifestyle-show-the-caf-to-air-in-april-2016031015#axzz46Qf09xRb. 2016-05-05.
  20. Web site: 2023-10-25 . 'I'm pretty angry': Mel Homer calls out Treasure Island castmate . 2023-10-24 . NZ Herald . en-NZ.
  21. Web site: Mel Homer: 'Sometimes you have to get used to talking to yourself' . 2023-10-24 . Now To Love . en.
  22. Web site: On holiday with... Mel Homer. Stuff. en. 2018-02-21.
  23. News: What Nigella thinks of Doritos' quiet chips for women. 2018-02-06. NZ Herald. 2018-02-21. en-NZ. 1170-0777.
  24. Web site: KAIMAI FLYER. www.yachtingnz.org.nz. en. 2018-02-21.
  25. Web site: RaceTrack. www.racetrack.org.nz. 2018-02-21.
  26. Web site: 2023-09-19 . Mel Homer finds family roots in a field in Ireland . 2023-09-18 . NZ Herald . en-NZ.
  27. Web site: 2022-12-02 . New Zealand Broadcaster Mel Homer Traces Her Irish Roots . 2023-09-18 . Hospitality Ireland . en.