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Christian Argenti
Christian Argenti (born 3 January 1975 in Fitzroy, Australia), is an Australian singer and radio presenter. Invertigo Argenti rose to prominence as lead singer of Australian band Invertigo who had the Australian ARIA chart hits "Desensitized" (June 2000) and "Chances Are" (November 2000) and the band's only album to date ''Forum'' (July 2001). Invertigo signed a much publicised worldwide recording deal with the Atlantic recording label in the United States in 1999, but after receiving a disappointing response from American radio with "Desensitized" and only moderate success with "Chances Are", were dropped by the label in late 2001. Christian Argenti left Invertigo in February 2003 and has worked as a songwriter and session vocalist since, with credits including the soundtrack for the 2006 Australian film ''BoyTown'' (starring Mick Molloy and Glenn Robbins) as well as a string of albums for Australian and overseas artists. Radio and media After a chance encounter with a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fitzroy, Victoria
Fitzroy is an inner-city suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, north-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Yarra local government area. Fitzroy recorded a population of 10,431 at the 2021 census. Planned as Melbourne's first suburb in 1839, it later became one of the city's first areas to gain municipal status, in 1858. It occupies Melbourne's smallest and most densely populated area outside the CBD, just 100 ha. Fitzroy is known as a cultural hub, particularly for its live music scene and street art, and is the main home of the Melbourne Fringe Festival. Its commercial heart is Brunswick Street, one of Melbourne's major retail, culinary, and nightlife strips. Long associated with the working class, Fitzroy has undergone waves of urban renewal and gentrification since the 1980s and today is home to a wide variety of socio-economic groups, featuring both some of the most expensive rents in Melbourne and one of its largest public hou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Association Football
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is to score more goals than the opposition by moving the ball beyond the goal line into a rectangular framed goal defended by the opposing side. Traditionally, the game has been played over two 45 minute halves, for a total match time of 90 minutes. With an estimated 250 million players active in over 200 countries, it is considered the world's most popular sport. The game of association football is played in accordance with the Laws of the Game, a set of rules that has been in effect since 1863 with the International Football Association Board (IFAB) maintaining them since 1886. The game is played with a football that is in circumference. The two teams compete to get the ball into the other team's goal (between the posts and under t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1975 Births
It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe. Events January * January 1 - Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. Haldeman and John Ehrlichman are found guilty of the Watergate cover-up. * January 2 ** The Federal Rules of Evidence are approved by the United States Congress. ** Bangladesh revolutionary leader Siraj Sikder is killed by police while in custody. ** A bomb blast at Samastipur, Bihar, India, fatally wounds Lalit Narayan Mishra, Minister of Railways. * January 5 – Tasman Bridge disaster: The Tasman Bridge in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, is struck by the bulk ore carrier , killing 12 people. * January 7 – OPEC agrees to raise crude oil prices by 10%. * January 10–February 9 – The flight of '' Soyuz 17'' with the crew of Georgy Grechko and Aleksei Gubarev aboard the '' Salyut 4'' space station. * January 15 – Alvor Agreem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Sardi
Jan Vittorio Sardi (born 1953) is an Australian screenwriter. In 1997, he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Writing (Original Screenplay), for '' Shine''. He wrote and directed the 2004 film '' Love's Brother''. He adapted the novel by Nicholas Sparks for ''The Notebook ''The Notebook'' is a 2004 American romantic drama film directed by Nick Cassavetes, with a screenplay by Jeremy Leven and Jan Sardi, based on the 1996 novel of the same name by Nicholas Sparks. The film stars Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams ...'' (2004). Sardi also adapted Li Cunxin's memoir for the film '' Mao's Last Dancer'' (2009) and the mini-series ''The Secret River'' (co-written with Mac Gudgeon), based on the novel by Kate Grenville. References External links * 1953 births Australian screenwriters Living people Officers of the Order of Australia {{australia-writer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giacomo Argenti , also known as ''Giacomo'', a skyscraper in Niagara Falls, New York
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Giacomo is an Italian name. It is the Italian version of the Hebrew name Jacob. People * Giacomo (name), including a list of people with the name Other uses * Giacomo (horse), a race horse, winner of the 2005 Kentucky Derby * ''Giácomo'' (film) (1939), Argentine film written by Armando Discépolo * United Office Building United Office Building, now known as the ''Giacomo'', is a historic Mayan Revival, a subset of art deco, skyscraper in Niagara Falls, New York, US. History The United Office Building was designed by architect James A. Johnson of Esenwein & Joh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Stanley (radio Broadcaster)
John Stanley is an Australian radio broadcaster, who was the co-host with Paul B. Kidd of the breakfast show on Sydney radio station 2GB 2GB is a commercial radio station in Sydney, Australia owned by parent company Nine Radio, a division of Nine Entertainment Co., who also own sister station 2UE. 2GB broadcasts on 873 kHz, AM. In 2010, 2GB held 14.7% of the total rad ..., a station he worked at since the 1990s. In 2014, Stanley received the title of "Radio commentator of the year" at the Kennedy Awards for Excellence in NSW Journalism. References Living people Year of birth missing (living people) 2GB presenters {{Australia-radio-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Murray (presenter)
Paul Murray (born 14 July 1978) is a conservative political commentator based in Sydney, Australia. He was the former regular mornings presenter on 2UE show ''A Sydney Morning''. He also hosts ''Paul Murray Live'' on Sky News Australia, which airs Sunday to Thursday at 9 pm AEST, as well as a ''Saturday Edition''. Career In 2008, Murray joined '' The Shebang'' with Marty Sheargold and Fifi Box on Triple M's Sydney breakfast shift and also co-hosted the short-lived chat show ''The NightCap'' on 7HD. The latter program debuted with the first known public discussion of the childhood accident that left him with only nine toes. He also joined Sky News Australia, where he began hosting ''180 with Paul Murray'' (now known as ''Paul Murray Live''). In November 2010, it was announced that Murray would be moving to AM radio station 2UE. He hosted both drive and morning shows, and in early 2013 he began hosting the morning show ''Sydney Mornings''. In October 2013, Murray openly cr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ray Hadley
Raymond Morris Hadley OAM (born 27 September 1954) is an Australian talkback radio broadcaster and a rugby league football commentator for Channel Nine. He presents 2GB Sydney's Monday to Friday morning show, and leads the Continuous Call Team, a rugby league-based talkback radio panel program. Early life Ray Hadley was born in 1954 and raised in a "housing commission house in Dundas Valley" Sydney but later went to live with his grandparents on an Eungai Rail farm on the mid north coast of New South Wales. While working as a cab driver, he was offered casual work at the radio station 2UE after giving the then news director, Mark Collier, a ride in his taxi. By 1982, he was covering sports including rugby league and horseracing. Radio career 2GB In December 2001, Hadley joined 2GB to present the weekend rugby league coverage but when fellow 2UE presenter Alan Jones moved to 2GB from 2UE in April 2002, he began presenting the morning show as well. Hadley's talkback show ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neil Mitchell (radio Presenter)
Neil Mitchell AO is an Australian radio presenter on Melbourne AM talk-back station 3AW. Early career The son of a school teacher, Mitchell entered journalism aged 17, straight after completing high school.A matter of opinion , The Weekly Review 13 June 2012. Retrieved 20 April 2013 He has had involvement in newspapers, radio and television. Newspaper and magazine journalist He was one of the youngest ever editors of a major Australian metropolitan newspaper, '' The Herald'', holding that position from 1985 to 1987. Mitchell was also a reporter, columnist and news executive at '' |
Scott Sattler
Scott Sattler (born 13 December 1971) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played during the 1990s and 2000s, later becoming the Football Manager of the Gold Coast Titans. A Queensland State of Origin representative , he played his club football for the Gold Coast Chargers from 1992 to 1993 as well as a second spell with the club between 1997 and 1998. He also played for the Eastern Suburbs Roosters in 1994, the South Queensland Crushers between 1995 and 1996, the Penrith Panthers between 1999 and 2003 and one season with the Wests Tigers in 2004. He is the son of former player John Sattler. Background Sattler was born in Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia, but moved to the Gold Coast, Queensland at a young age. His primary schooling took place at Coombabah State School on the Gold Coast before taking up a sports scholarship at Nudgee College in Brisbane. He finished his schooling at Coombabah State High School and played his junior rugby leagu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Everitt
Peter "Spida" Everitt (born 3 May 1974) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the St Kilda Football Club, Hawthorn Football Club and Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League (AFL). He played for St Kilda from 1993 to 2002, Hawthorn from 2003 to 2006, and Sydney in 2007 and 2008. He finished his career having played 291 games in the AFL. Since retiring from football he has worked in the media. Early life Everitt was born on the Mornington Peninsula. For part of his childhood, he resided in Wantirna. Career St Kilda Making his debut for St Kilda in 1993, the then dreadlocked Everitt became one of the Saints' best ruckmen. Everitt played in St Kilda's 1996 pre-season Cup winning side. Everitt played every match of the 1997 season home and away rounds in which St Kilda Football Club qualified in first position for the 1997 AFL Finals Series, winning the club's second Minor Premiership and first McClelland Trophy. He won All-Australian selection in 1997 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
