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Million Dollar Minute
''Million Dollar Minute'' is an Australian quiz show which aired on the Seven Network. It premiered on 16 September 2013. The show was originally hosted by Grant Denyer, and later by Simon Reeve, and aired at 5:30 pm on weeknights. The show was cancelled in September 2015 and was replaced by ''The Chase Australia'' in its timeslot. Repeats are currently shown on 7TWO in place of '' Home and Away's Early Years'' on Hiatus. History ''Million Dollar Minute'' was filmed at Global Television Studios in Melbourne in the same studio that was used for ''Deal or No Deal''. In November 2013 the original host, Grant Denyer, resigned for "family reasons" and was replaced by ''Weekend Sunrise'' sports presenter Simon Reeve for the 2014 series, with sound effects and themes also upgraded. It was announced on 30 August 2015 that the show would be axed after nearly two years, and replaced in its timeslot by ''The Chase Australia''. Gameplay The game is first played by three opposing contes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grant Denyer
Grant Craig Denyer (born 12 September 1977) is an Australian television and radio presenter and motor racing driver, who has worked for several television networks, including Seven Network and Network 10, mostly serving as a presenter. In 2018, he won a Gold Logie Award for Most Popular Personality on Australian Television. Television career In 1997, Denyer began his career in the media with a position at Prime Television in Wagga Wagga as a news reporter and journalist. He moved to Sydney to work as V8 Supercar pit reporter for Network Ten, when he caught the eye of television producer Adam Boland. Boland saw the potential in Denyer and offered him full-time position as the weather presenter on the relaunched ''Sunrise'' program from 2004 until the end of 2006. Denyer left this position in December 2006 due to wanting to spend more time with his family, though he remained as a roving reporter for the breakfast program ''Sunrise''. Denyer won the fourth series of ''Dancing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Letters And Numbers
''Letters and Numbers'' is an Australian game show on SBS One. It is hosted by former newsreader Richard Morecroft, co-hosted by David Astle and Lily Serna. Although it is based on the French game show ''Des chiffres et des lettres'', its structure is similar to the UK version of the show, ''Countdown'' - with the titular difference being used to avoid confusion with the Australian music program ''Countdown''. The series began airing on 2 August 2010. On 22 June 2012 SBS announced its decision to "rest" the show and the final episode aired on 27 June 2012. Repeat episodes were still regularly shown on SBS as of 2022. On 5 July 2021, SBS announced that ''Letters and Numbers'' would be revived in a new series hosted by comedian, journalist and actor Michael Hing. On 3 September 2021, it was revealed that the revival would be a celebrity version of the show, entitled ''Celebrity Letters and Numbers'', and that David Astle and Lily Serna would return to co-host the series which prem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Koch (television Presenter)
David Leslie Koch ( ; born 7 March 1956), nicknamed "Kochie" ( ), is an Australian television presenter who is best known as a host of the Seven Network's breakfast program, ''Sunrise''. From Adelaide, he began his media career as a financial journalist, writing for a number of different publications before eventually moving to television. Koch has been the chairman of the Port Adelaide Football Club, an Australian Football League (AFL) club, since October 2012. Early life and financial journalism Koch was born on 7 March 1956 in Adelaide, South Australia. He trained as an accountant and started as a cadet on the business pages of ''The Australian'' newspaper before joining '' BRW'' magazine soon after its launch in the early 1980s. He was one of the founders of consumer finance journalism in Australia and created ''Personal Investment'' magazine, which made him the youngest editor in the Fairfax Media group. He then launched ''Personal Investment'' magazines in New Zealand a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthew Richardson (footballer)
Matthew Richardson (born 19 March 1975) is a former professional Australian rules footballer and current media personality who represented Richmond in the Australian Football League (AFL). On 4 March 2014, Richardson became a member of the AFL's All Australian selection committee. Background Richardson is known for his marking prowess, speed and work rate. He was the club's key forward through the mid-1990s and the 2000s. He led the club's goalkicking for thirteen seasons, and was selected in the All-Australian Team three times – in 1996, 1999 and 2008. Richardson's 800 career goals currently see him ranked second behind Jack Titus at Richmond, and twelfth on the all-time list of AFL/VFL goalkickers. He also holds the record for most goals kicked without winning a Coleman Medal. He currently holds the record for the most goals kicked at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Richardson was one of the most popular players in the competition; this was shown when the crowd at the 2008 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samantha Lane
Samantha Jane Lane (born 5 June 1979) is an Australian AFL and sports writer for ''The Age'' newspaper, television and radio personality and daughter of veteran journalist and commentator Tim Lane. She was a panellist on ''Before The Game'' on Network Ten for over a decade. Lane was a footy fanatic even during secondary education at St Michael's Grammar School where she had a keen interest in sport as well as aerobics and drama and began writing about Australian Rules Football while completing a Bachelor of Arts and language degree in French at Melbourne University. She now has experience across all major media—print, online, television and radio—as well as public speaking engagements. Journalism Lane started out writing for the Carlton Football Club monthly magazine and writing reports for the AFL website. Lane is a sports writer with ''The Age'' newspaper in Melbourne. She joined ''The Sunday Age'' sports team in 2005 before crossing to the weekday ''Age'' in 2007. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mick Molloy
Michael Molloy (born 11 July 1966) is an Australian comedian, writer, producer, actor and television and radio presenter who has been active in radio, television, stand-up and film. He currently hosts ''The Front Bar'' on the Seven Network. Life and career Early years Molloy grew up in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) before moving to Melbourne in the 1980s. He attended The Peninsula School during his high school period and then studied performing arts at the University of Melbourne, where he wrote and performed in his first live act in 1987. It was there he met the Australian comedy troupe The D-Generation (the future cast of ''The Late Show'') who later formed Working Dog Productions, and with whom Molloy would collaborate on several projects. Television Molloy worked with the D-Generation as a writer-performer on their 1988 Seven Network specials (he had auditioned for the D-Gen in 1986 but it was not until the troupe saw him in the 1987 Melbourne University revue, '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Elliott (investment Banker)
Tom Elliott (born 22 November 1967) is an Australian radio and television personality, who has worked in Finance. He is best known as the host of the ''Drive'' program on 3AW. Career Elliott was born on November 22, 1967, the eldest of the three children of prominent businessman and future Liberal Party treasurer John Elliott and his wife Lorraine Elliott, a future Victorian state Liberal parliamentarian. His parents later divorced. He was educated at Carey Baptist Grammar School, Kew from 1973 to 1985, and the University of Melbourne from 1986 to 1988, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce degree. He then worked in the banking industry in Toronto and New York City.Craig Mathieson, "Standi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Burns (radio)
John Burns (born 30 July 1945) is an Australian radio presenter. Career Burns' radio debut was in 1988 on community radio station 3RRR on the program ''Lawyers, Guns & Money'' as the character Sir Lunchalot. Later, the Sir Lunchalot character switched to commercial radio and became a regular Friday morning contributor to the 3AW breakfast show, providing humorous restaurant reviews and tips on dining etiquette. In 2001, Burns joined Ross Stevenson as co-host of 3AW's breakfast program following the retirement of Dean Banks. ''Breakfast with Ross and John'' was the station's top rating program. Burns retired from 3AW in July 2020 with his last show on Friday 31 July. John was replaced by Russel Howcroft. Prior to his career in radio, he had an established career as a barrister. Burns was a Victorian crown prosecutor and practised law for 22 years. Awards *2011 Australian Commercial Radio Awards (ACRA) Winner Best On-air Team – Metro AM (joint winner with on-air partner ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ross Stevenson (radio)
Ross Stevenson (born Ross Campbell; 25 August 1957) is an Australia radio presenter on Melbourne station 3AW. The lighthearted breakfast news and gossip show, ''Breakfast with Ross & Russel'', is one of Australia's most successful radio shows. Career He attended Trinity Grammar School, Kew, in Melbourne, where he was Dux of the college. Stevenson's initial career was as a lawyer at Melbourne law firm Darvall McCutcheon and then at Slater & Gordon. In 1985, while still a lawyer, Stevenson began his radio career on community station 3RRR where he partnered with fellow lawyer Denis Connell on a show called ''Lawyers, Guns and Money'', a reference from a Warren Zevon song ("Send lawyers, guns and money, the shit has hit the fan"). Denis Connell was known as "Donoghue", and together as "Donoghue & Stevenson", in reference to one of the most famous negligence cases that every legal studies and law student would have heard about in class. After four years building a cult following a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trấn Thành
Trấn Thành (born February 5, 1987), full name Huỳnh Trấn Thành, is a Vietnamese comedian, actor, and a major presenter in Vietnamese television. Biography Trấn Thành was born and raised in Ho Chi Minh City. His father is of Chinese descent from Guangdong and his mother from Tien Giang. Besides Vietnamese, he can communicate fluently in English, Cantonese, and Mandarin. In terms of education, artist Trấn Thành used to be trained to pursue his career as an actor when he decided to study actor science at the School of Theater and Cinema in Ho Chi Minh City. He won the 3rd prize in the 2006 TV show competition. He successfully demonstrated the versatility and sense of humor in leading the program such as: Say It Out (a program for foreigners to learn the Vietnamese language), Cau Vong Nghe Thuat, ''So You Think You Can Dance'', '' Gala cười'' 2011, or Vietnamese version of '' Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?''. He is able to mimic many voices; such as Lam Tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
VTV3
VTV3 is a Vietnamese television channel operated and owned by government-owned Vietnam Television. Launched on 31 March 1996 as the country's first sports and entertainment integrated channel, its programs contained sporting events and entertainment-oriented programs including music, variety shows, leisure & lifestyles, nationally produced, as well as American and Asian series. Broadcast history * VTV3 was broadcast by Vietnam Television for testing from June 1994 during the 1994 World Cup, with the remaining programs broadcasting at the same frequency range of VTV1 and VTV2. The original content of VTV3 at that time was ''Sports – Entertainment – Economic Information''. From April 1995, the channel was broadcast on channel 6 in Hanoi with the broadcast time from 16:00 to 19:00. * VTV3 officially went on-air on 31 March 1996, and begin to be relayed nationwide via satellite on July that year. Also since the launch of the channel, VTV began to broadcast the English Premier L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Three (TV Channel)
Three ( mi, Toru), stylized as +HR=E, is a New Zealand nationwide television channel. Launched on 26 November 1989 as TV3, it was New Zealand's first private broadcasting, privately owned television channel. The channel currently broadcasts nationally (with regional advertising targeting four markets) in digital free-to-air form via the state-owned Kordia on terrestrial and satellite. Vodafone also carries the channel for their cable subscribers in Wellington and Christchurch. It previously broadcast nationally on analogue television until that was switched off on 1 December 2013. Three is a general entertainment channel owned by Warner Bros. Discovery New Zealand, Warner Bros. Discovery, with a significant news and current affairs element under the banner of Newshub. Three carries a significant amount of local content, most of which airs at prime-time. History Establishment Applications to apply for a warrant to operate New Zealand's third national television network opened ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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