Myfanwy Warhurst (, born May 29, 1973) is an Australian radio announcer and television personality, best known for her work at

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radio station and on

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's long-running music-themed quiz show '' Spicks and Specks''. she has an ongoing role as Australia's commentator for the

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alongside

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, and as co-host of the weekly podcast ''Bang On''. She also provides the voice of Aunt Trixie and Indy's Mum in the Australian animated show '' Bluey''.

Early life

Warhurst was born in

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, in 1973. She has three older brothers named

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and Andre. Kit plays drums in the band Rocket Science. Warhurst's family moved to

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in central Victoria when she was a child, then to Red Cliffs in northwest Victoria when she was eight years old.

Career

Before her career as a radio announcer and TV personality, Warhurst was editor-in-chief of

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street press ''

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''.

Radio and podcasting

Working as a radio announcer at

, Warhurst came to the attention of the station's audience through short bi-weekly segments for ''

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's Drive'' program in 2000. In 2001, Warhurst began hosting the ''Net 50'' request program on Saturday nights, and in 2003, came to prominence as host of the weekday ''Lunch'' shift and her daily segment ''The Trashy Lunchtime Quiz''. In January 2007 she joined

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in hosting '' The Breakfast Show'' as ''Myf, Jay and the Doctor''. It was announced on 10 October 2007 that she would leave Triple J and co-host a new breakfast show with comedian

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and take over the

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Melbourne breakfast spot from The Cage, who finished up in November 2007. Warhurst is co-host, with

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, of the weekly podcast ''Bang On'', "about music, art, life and stuff".

Television

Warhurst's television work has included hosting '' jtv'', the December 2006 special ''

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'', and captaining a team on '' Spicks and Specks'' from its inception in 2005 until it finished in 2011. When finishing ''Spicks and Specks'', Warhurst said "I've been lucky enough to experience many great things. I've seen Frank Woodley's privates, been naked under a desk with Pete Murray, and met many of my childhood musical crushes. Life can't get much better than that, so this seems like the perfect time to wind things up." Worst moments included her embarrassment at not being able to recall the name of

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's "

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" upon hearing it. She is a regular presenter on '' The Project''. Warhurst returned to

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in June 2012 with a six-part series, ''Myf Warhurst's Nice''. In 2017, Warhurst, along with

, was announced as one of Australia's commentators for the

. Warhurst also appeared as a guest quiz master on ''

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''. In 2018, she started providing the voice for the animated character of Aunt Trixie and Indy's Mum, in the ABC Kids television program '' Bluey''.

Guest appearances

Warhurst has occasionally appeared on ''

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'', and was a special presenter on

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's ''

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''. In January 2020, Warhurst participated in the sixth season of the Australian version of '' I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!''. She was the focus of the second episode of season 13 of the Australian version of '' Who Do You Think You Are?'', first aired on 28 June 2022. In August 2022, Warhurst was interviewed by

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on radio, in which she talked about receiving training to become a foster parent. In October 2022, she appeared on

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's TV show ''

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''.

Awards

''Spicks and Specks'' twice won the Logies' ''Most Outstanding Light Entertainment Program''. The irreverent ''TV Fugly Awards'' (in its "Good Categories") awarded Warhurst as their ''Most Spankable Female TV Personality'' in 2007 & 2008.

References

External links

*
Myf Warhurst's page
(archived 2009 on the old Spicks & Specks website) * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Warhurst, Myf 1973 births Living people Australian people of Welsh descent Australian television personalities Women television personalities Australian women television presenters Triple J announcers People from Portland, Victoria Australian radio presenters Australian women radio presenters Radio personalities from Melbourne I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! (Australian TV series) participants Eurovision commentators