Perlina Lau ditches Paul Henry for Story

Members of the new Paul Henry Show. L-R Jim Kayes, Hilary Barry, Paul Henry and Perlina Lau. Supplied to the Herald on Sunday by Mediaworks for use in Spy SUN 29Mar15 - NZH 11Apr15 - NZH 06Ju

Paul Henry has lost its social media presenter Perlina Lau to Story, marking the first change to the presenter line up since the show launched in April.

Lau presented social media news from a "bunker", which will now be taken over by music reviewer and former radio host Charlotte Ryan.

The team posted the news on Facebook today, along with a photo of Henry embracing both presenters.

Lau is ditching the early morning starts to work on Story, which looks like it could use her social media skills. The prime time show, which launched in August, currently has just 5,704 likes on Facebook and 1,682 followers on Twitter.

Meanwhile, Paul Henry's breakfast show has more than 10,000 followers on Twitter and close to 120,000 likes on Facebook.

Ryan, a former bfm and Kiwi FM breakfast host, said she will be reporting on "social media, entertainment and all things fun...".

- nzherald.co.nz