Ben Harvey is an Australian radio presenter and comedian. He co-hosts '' Ben, Liam & Belle'' on

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with Liam Stapleton and Belle Jackson.

Early life

Harvey grew up on acreage in Lewiston,

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. 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

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. At 18 years old, Harvey moved to

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Career

Harvey began volunteering at the Adelaide

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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

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, and host a comedy show at the

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. In late 2016, Harvey and Stapleton were confirmed to take over from

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and Alex Dyson as co-hosts of the nationwide

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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 Triple J after three years at the station to return to Adelaide. In January 2020, Nova Entertainment announced that Stapleton and Harvey will join Nova 91.9 to host breakfast. In January 2023, the show moved to

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with producer Belle Jackson joining them and the show will be titled ''Ben, Liam & Belle''. In February 2024,

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announced that ''

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'' will host Nova 100’s new Melbourne breakfast show, replacing ''Ben, Liam & Belle'' who will move to a national drive show across the Nova Network.

References

. Living people Comedians from Adelaide Australian male comedians Triple J announcers 1993 births {{Australia-radio-bio-stub