Carline, Tina

Wellington-born weather girl Tina Carline is a "terrible extrovert", she says

With a mixture of Irish, Scottish and Māori blood she was bound to be a stirrer at the very least. And this make-up has stood her in good stead to withstand the high feelings generated by the revamped Television One weather programme.

Things have settled down somewhat of late, but Tina's folksy presentation resulted in quite a few "nasty" letters to herself and Television One.

But the fighter in her is strong enough to take such criticism in her stride and she has no intention of buckling under any assault on her very own brand of person. "Nice" letters far outnumber the nasties, and the ratio is increasing all the time.

Sometimes she has received as many as 150 letters in a week.

Tina first hit the headlines in 1970 when she was chosen as one of 14 New Zealand hostesses for the Japanese Expo. The old NZBC trained her as an announcer on her return.

Now she doubles as a sales girl by day at Avalon and almost revels being thoroughly on top of both jobs

But it's just after 5 pm when Tina's adrenalin starts to flow and her mind gobbles up the weather outlook for faultless recall when the time comes.

"It's just a matter of shutting everything else out and learning it", she says.

Those with colour TV can appreciate most the style that Tina brings to a subject that touches most of our lives.

Profile details from Morris, Clive "TV Personality Parade" (1976)