Shura Taft is an English-born Australian television and radio presenter, based in

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Television roles

Taft was the co-host of the children's television show ''

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'' from 2006 until 2011 on the

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. He also hosted the children's game show ''

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'' from 2009 to 2012. Taft has also presented stories for the travel series ''

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'' and he was also a radio presenter on

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. He was a contestant on '' Celebrity Singing Bee'' in 2008 and also played in the 2010 EJ Whitten Legends Game for Victoria, wearing number 9. In 2011, Taft became the male host of the music show Eclipse Music TV on Go! and in 2012, the host of ''The Supercoach Show'' on

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. In 2013, he was the host of the sixth season of the Australian version of '' The Mole''. He also filled in for

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once on '' The Morning Show'' later in the year. In 2014, Taft joined

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on the

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as anchor and

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as a casual radio presenter. In 2017, Taft joined the Seven Network for their coverage of the Australian Open in Melbourne. He regularly appeared in the crowd to interview spectators in between matches and helped to build atmosphere just prior to the players entering the stadium.

Miscellaneous

Taft supports the

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, and has played amateur football for

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in the

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, winning premier division premierships with the club in 2011 and 2012.

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* * 1982 births Australian game show hosts Australian radio personalities English emigrants to Australia Collegians Football Club players Living people Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) {{Australia-tv-bio-stub