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Ben Harvey (Australian Radio Personality)
Ben Harvey is an Australian radio presenter and comedian. He co-hosts '' Ben, Liam & Belle'' on Nova 100 with Liam Stapleton and Belle Jackson. Early life Harvey grew up on acreage in Lewiston, South Australia. Till the age of 12 his father trimmed his nails for him, a skill he takes pride in "cutting a good nail". He left school aged 16, and worked on a dairy farm. At 18 years old, Harvey moved to Adelaide. Career Harvey began volunteering at the Adelaide community radio station Fresh 92.7, where he met Liam Stapleton. As a duo, "Ben & Liam" went on to present the breakfast show for Fresh 92.7, compete in the state finals of Raw Comedy, and host a comedy show at the Adelaide Fringe Festival. In late 2016, Harvey and Stapleton were confirmed to take over from Matt Okine and Alex Dyson as co-hosts of the nationwide Triple J Breakfast show in 2017. They were signed on for another year in the role in 2018. In October 2019, it was announced that Ben and Liam will leave Tri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adelaide
Adelaide ( , ; ) is the list of Australian capital cities, capital and most populous city of South Australia, as well as the list of cities in Australia by population, fifth-most populous city in Australia. The name "Adelaide" may refer to either Greater Adelaide (including the Adelaide Hills) or the Adelaide city centre; the demonym ''Adelaidean'' is used to denote the city and the residents of Adelaide. The Native title in Australia#Traditional owner, traditional owners of the Adelaide region are the Kaurna, with the name referring to the area of the city centre and surrounding Adelaide Park Lands, Park Lands, in the Kaurna language. Adelaide is situated on the Adelaide Plains north of the Fleurieu Peninsula, between the Gulf St Vincent in the west and the Mount Lofty Ranges in the east. Its metropolitan area extends from the coast to the Adelaide Hills, foothills of the Mount Lofty Ranges, and stretches from Gawler in the north to Sellicks Beach in the south. Named in ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Dyson
Alexander Edward Dyson (born 22 June 1988) is an Australian radio presenter who presented the breakfast show on Australian youth radio station Triple J from 2010 to 2016, alongside Tom Ballard and then with Matt Okine. He is also a small business owner and published author. He contested the seat of Wannon at the 2019, 2022 and 2025 federal elections. Personal life Dyson was born to parents Ian and Helen Jean Dyson and grew up in Warrnambool, Victoria. Dyson's mother died when he was four years old. He graduated from the University of Melbourne with a Bachelor of Creative Arts. Career Dyson began his radio career on Warrnambool community station 3WAY FM with Tom Ballard. Dyson and Ballard began presenting '' mid-dawn'' shifts for Australian youth radio station, Triple J in 2007 after program director, Chris Scaddan, saw Ballard perform stand-up comedy at Raw Comedy. They made their transition to weekend radio in late 2008, taking over from Sam Simmons. On 23 November 2009 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Male Comedians
Australian(s) may refer to: Australia * Australia, a country * Australians, citizens of the Commonwealth of Australia ** European Australians ** Anglo-Celtic Australians, Australians descended principally from British colonists ** Aboriginal Australians, indigenous peoples of Australia as identified and defined within Australian law * Australia (continent) ** Indigenous Australians * Australian English, the dialect of the English language spoken in Australia * Australian Aboriginal languages * ''The Australian'', a newspaper * Australiana, things of Australian origins Other uses * Australian (horse), a racehorse * Australian, British Columbia, an unincorporated community in Canada See also * The Australian (other) * Australia (other) * * * Austrian (other) Austrian may refer to: * Austrians, someone from Austria or of Austrian descent ** Someone who is considered an Austrian citizen * Austrian German dialect * Something associated with the coun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comedians From Adelaide
A comedian (feminine comedienne) or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience by making them laugh. This might be through jokes or amusing situations, or acting foolishly (as in slapstick), or employing prop comedy. A comedian who addresses an audience directly is called a stand-up comedian. A popular saying often attributed to Ed Wynn states: "A comic says funny things; a comedian says things funny." This draws a distinction between how much of the comedy can be attributed to verbal content and how much to acting and persona. Since the 1980s, a new wave of comedy, called alternative comedy, has grown in popularity with its more offbeat and experimental style. This normally involves more experiential, or observational reporting (e.g., Alexei Sayle, Daniel Tosh, Malcolm Hardee). As far as content is concerned, comedians such as Tommy Tiernan, Des Bishop, Kevin Hart, and Dawn French draw on their background to poke fun at themselves, while others such as Jon Stewart, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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Nova (radio Network)
The Nova Network is a group of Australian radio stations owned wholly or in part by Nova Entertainment. The Perth station is a joint venture between Nova Entertainment and ARN Media. Each FM station has its own local Breakfast show with workdays, drive, night and weekend shifts shared across the network. Stations Network shows Nova syndicates a number of programmes across its network. These include: * Mel Tracina, Weekdays 9am 2pm (except Perth) * The Chrissie Swan Show, Weekdays 2pm 4pm * Ricki-Lee, Tim & Joel, Weekdays 4pm 6pm * Ben, Liam & Belle, Weeknights 6pm 8pm * Smallzy's Surgery, Weeknights 8pm 10pm * The Maddy Rowe Aus Music Show, Weeknights 10pm 12am * Jase & Lauren, Saturday and Sunday 8am 10am * Nova Nation, 6pm 12am (Saturday) & 10pm - 12am (Friday) * The Maddy Rowe Aus Music Show, 6pm 7pm (Sunday) * Confidential on Nova with J.Mo, 7 pm – 8 pm (Sunday) Local announcers Nova 96.9 – Sydney: * Fitzy & Wippa with Kate Ritchie, Weekdays 6am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jase & Lauren
''Jase & Lauren'' is an Australian breakfast radio show on Nova 100 in Melbourne. It is hosted by Jason Hawkins and Lauren Phillips. The show airs from 6 am to 9 am on weekday mornings with music and daily topic discussions and special guests. A highlights package of the show, airs across the Nova Network on Saturday and Sunday from 8 am and 10 am. A daily podcast featuring the best bits from each show is available on the Nova Player as is the podcast for all other Nova FM shows in Australia. History KIIS 1011 In July 2021, Australian Radio Network announced that Lauren Phillips would join co-host Jason 'Jase' Hawkins from 9 August 2021 on the KIIS 101.1 breakfast program. Hawkins had previously co-hosted with Polly 'PJ' Harding on the breakfast program '' Jase & PJ''. Following the departure of Harding on 23 July 2021, the show was relaunched with Lauren Phillips. On 30 July 2021, a one-hour pop-up show was heard on the air a week before the official launch. Jase and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nova Entertainment
NOVA Entertainment is an Australian entertainment company that operates commercial radio networks (and associated digital brands) in metropolitan and regional areas of Australia. NOVA Entertainment is owned by Lachlan Murdoch's Illyria Pty Ltd which purchased the remaining 50% it did not own from Daily Mail and General Trust in September 2012. History Nova Entertainment was formed in early 1996 under the name DMG Radio Australia, followed later in the year with the A$46M acquisition of 85% of the Broadcast Media group of regional stations. This was shortly followed by FIVEaa on 26 September 1996. The founding chairman and CEO were Charlie Cox and Paul Thompson respectively. In September 2004, DMG Radio Australia sold most of its regional radio stations to Macquarie Bank, keeping only Hot 91 Sunshine Coast (later sold in early 2005) and Star 104.5 in Gosford. On Monday 21 May 2012, after poor ratings, 91.5 FM Melbourne and 95.3 FM Sydney were rebranded again to Smoot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melbourne
Melbourne ( , ; Boonwurrung language, Boonwurrung/ or ) is the List of Australian capital cities, capital and List of cities in Australia by population, most populous city of the States and territories of Australia, Australian state of Victoria (state), Victoria, and the second most-populous city in Australia, after Sydney. The city's name generally refers to a metropolitan area also known as Greater Melbourne, comprising an urban agglomeration of Local Government Areas of Victoria#Municipalities of Greater Melbourne, 31 local government areas. The name is also used to specifically refer to the local government area named City of Melbourne, whose area is centred on the Melbourne central business district and some immediate surrounds. The metropolis occupies much of the northern and eastern coastlines of Port Phillip Bay and spreads into the Mornington Peninsula, part of West Gippsland, as well as the hinterlands towards the Yarra Valley, the Dandenong Ranges, and the Macedon R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Triple J
Triple J is an Australian government-funded national radio station founded in 1975 as a division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). It aims to appeal to young listeners of alternative music, and plays far more Australian content than commercial networks. The station was set up under the Gough Whitlam government, wanting to extend the appeal of the ABC to young Australians. Initially broadcasting as 2JJ or Double Jay from 19 January 1975, it stood apart from commercial stations with its lack of private advertising and its fringe music programming. Following a transition to FM in 1981, the station rebranded as 2JJJ or Triple J as it expanded regionally throughout the 1990s. Two spin-off digital stations were launched in the early 2010s: Double J aims to appeal to more mature audiences, and Triple J Unearthed plays only unsigned, local musicians. Despite declining ratings in their target 18–24-year-old demographic, Triple J maintains a strong podcast and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt Okine
Matthew Okine (born 12 April 1985) is a stand-up comedian, author and radio presenter from Brisbane, Australia. Okine is of Ghanaian and European descent, born to his father, Mack Okine, and his mother Roslyn, who died of breast cancer when he was 12. Okine attended Brisbane State High School. He was a co-host on the Triple J breakfast show with Alex Dyson from 2014 to 2016. Career Okine performed stand-up on '' Rove'', at the Sydney Comedy Festival and Melbourne International Comedy Festival. He appeared on TV shows ''This is Littleton'', '' Legally Brown'', '' Would I Lie to You?'' and '' Hughesy, We Have a Problem'' and was a guest contributor on ''Dirty Laundry Live ''Dirty Laundry Live'' is an Australian comedy panel television quiz show hosted by Lawrence Mooney. The first of 22 episodes in Season 1 screened live on Thursday 16 May 2013 at 9.30pm AEST on ABC2 (with repeats on ABC1 later in the week). It r ...'', ''Can of Worms (TV program), Can of Worms'' and ''The Ag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Australia
South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a States and territories of Australia, state in the southern central part of Australia. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories by area, which includes some of the most arid parts of the continent, and with 1.8 million people. It is the fifth-largest of the states and territories by population. This population is the second-most highly centralised in the nation after Western Australia, with more than 77% of South Australians living in the capital Adelaide or its environs. Other population centres in the state are relatively small; Mount Gambier, the second-largest centre, has a population of 26,878. South Australia shares borders with all the other mainland states. It is bordered to the west by Western Australia, to the north by the Northern Territory, to the north-east by Queensland, to the east by New South Wales, to the south-east by Victoria (state), Victoria, and to the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
