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How Tim Roxborogh And Tim Wilson Even Each Other Out

- Amy Prebble

They’re both named Tim. Both of their fathers are Presbyterian ministers. They’ve carved out careers in the media and, during their interview with the Weekly, they have each other in stitches.

But when it comes down to it, the hosts of Newstalk ZB’s The Weekend Collective − Tim Roxborogh and Tim Wilson − couldn’t be more different.

“You don’t have to listen to us for long to realise we have very different opinions about almost everything, particularly politics and sport,” says Roxborogh (37). “Luckily for us, there is always a laugh close by.”

“We have quite a similar sense of humour,” agrees Wilson (53). “We can be very, very, very silly.”

Silliness aside, there is one thing that they do agree on – matrimony. “I’m a big fan,” says Wilson, who tied the knot with wife Rachel (33) in 2014.

“Marrying my wife turned my life around. It’s brilliant. Same with Roxy. He was sitting there in the last-chance saloon, and this angel appeared before him and saved him.”

Roxborogh laughs, but agrees emphatically that his wife is a lifesaver. “I couldn’t do what I do without Aimee,” he says.

“Broadcasting is not plain sailing and a lot of people get out of it at a certain point. She’s been totally behind me just doing everything that I can to try to make enough money doing all the different things I love in the media.”

Wilson and Roxborogh have worked in radio together since 2014, when they were paired up for a show called The Two on Sunday nights.