''Super Request'' was a weeknight
radio program
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Radio netwo ...
broadcast by
Australian national youth radio broadcaster
Triple J
Triple J (stylised in all lowercase) is a government-funded, national Australian radio station intended to appeal to listeners of alternative music, which began broadcasting in January 1975. The station also places a greater emphasis on broad ...
. The show aired Monday to Thursday between 6pm and 9pm and Fridays from 6pm to 10pm, due to there being no Home & Hosed on Fridays.
The show premiered in January 1998 with host
Jane Gazzo
Jane Gazzo is an Australian television presenter, radio presenter, performance and club DJ, television personality, voice artist, author, and music journalist.
Early life and education
Gazzo was born and raised in Melbourne and is the daughte ...
and finished up in 2011 with long-time host
Rosie Beaton. Prior to that, it was known as the Request Fest. Past hosts have included
Catriona Rowntree
Catriona Rowntree (born 19 July 1971) is an Australian television presenter.
Rowntree is currently a presenter on the Nine Network's '' Getaway'' program.
Career
Rowntree studied journalism at Macleay College in Sydney, after working as a ...
,
Michael Tunn and
Caroline Tran.
Gaby Brown was a former regular fill-in presenter.
(The name Super Request was coined by Gazzo after a trip to Japan in late ‘97)
Each day had regular segments which included a broadcast of a
Live at the Wireless
''Live at the Wireless'' is a radio show, and now a long-standing tradition, of Triple J, an Australian radio station. Live music is one of the central philosophies of the station.
The live broadcasts take a number of forms. Some broadcasts are ...
set on Mondays.
On Friday the most requested tracks of the week were revealed.
Rosie Beaton presented her last ''Super Request'' show on 9 December 2011 live from the
University of Sydney
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's Manning Bar in
Sydney.
For 2012, ''Super Request'' has been replaced by Good Nights, hosted by
Linda Marigliano.
External links
''Super Request''at the Triple J site
Triple J programmes
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