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Rachel Corbett (radio Presenter)
Rachel Corbett is an Australian podcaster, television and radio presenter, and writer. She hosts a number of podcasts, and is a weekly panelist and fill-in host for Network 10's '' The Project''. Career Radio 2002–2007 Corbett started her career in radio in 2002, co-hosting ''The Morning Madhouse'' with Steve Bedwell, James Brayshaw and Russell Gilbert on Triple M Melbourne. She moved to the Central Coast in 2004, where she co-hosted the breakfast show on Sea FM with Paddy Gerrard. In 2007, Corbett worked with Michael Wipfli on the breakfast show on 92.9FM in Perth, filling in for Em Rusciano while she was on maternity leave. 2009–2013 Between 2008–2009, Corbett hosted a number of shows, including the ''Hot30 Countdown'' with Sam Mac at 2Day FM, and summer breakfast on Nova 96.9. In 2009, Corbett was signed to Triple M Sydney, where she co-hosted ''The Paul Murray Show'' with Paul Murray. The show was renamed ''Paul & Rach'' in 2010, and moved to the brea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Nullarbor Nymph
The Nullarbor Nymph was a hoax perpetrated in Australia between 1971 and 1972 that involved supposed sightings of a half-naked woman living amongst kangaroos on the Nullarbor Plain. Events The first report on 26 December 1971 was by professional kangaroo shooters from Eucla in Western Australia, near the border with South Australia. They claimed to have seen a blond, white woman amongst some kangaroos, and backed their story with grainy amateur film showing a woman wearing kangaroo skins and holding a kangaroo by the tail. After further sightings were claimed, the story was reported around the world, and journalists descended upon the town of Eucla which had a population of 8 people at the time. Unveiling of the hoax The incident was eventually revealed as a hoax, initiated as a publicity stunt. The girl on the film turned out to be a 17-year-old model named Janice Beeby. She did appear in a photograph taken later, as an evidence of the Nullarbor Nymph, but the woman in the ori ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2Day FM
2Day FM (call sign 2DAY) is a commercial FM radio station broadcasting in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, on a frequency of 104.1 MHz, and is part of Southern Cross Austereo's Hit Network. History 1980s 2Day FM was one of three radio stations (along with Triple M and Triple J) to be granted new FM broadcasting licenses in Sydney in 1980, and commenced broadcasting on 2 August of that year. The original owners were well known media personalities John Laws (30%), Mike Willesee (30%), Village Roadshow (30%) and Graham Kennedy (10%). The station's original programming format was focused towards easy-listening music, but shifted to more pop and rock oriented programming since the late 1980s, with the later addition of Hip-Hop and dance music to their playlists. Originally the studios were located on the second floor of the Sovereign Inn at 220 Pacific Highway, Crows Nest. The building became the All Seasons hotel during the 2000s and in 2009 was demolished and re-develop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seven Network
The Seven Network (commonly known as Channel Seven or simply Seven) is a major Australian commercial free-to-air Television broadcasting in Australia, television network. It is owned by Seven West Media, Seven West Media Limited, and is one of five main free-to-air television networks in Australia. The network's headquarters are located in Sydney. As of 2014, it is the second-largest network in the country in terms of population reach. The Seven Network shows various nonfiction shows—such as news broadcasts (''Seven News'') and sports programing—as well as fiction shows. In 2011, the network won all 40 out of 40 weeks of the ratings season for total viewers, being the first to achieve this since the introduction of the OzTAM ratings system in 2001. As of 2022, the Seven Network is the highest-rated television network in Australia, ahead of the Nine Network, ABC TV (Australian TV channel), ABC TV, Network 10 and SBS (Australian TV channel), SBS. Headquarters Seven's admin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Weakest Link (Australian Game Show)
''The Weakest Link'' is an Australian game show based on the UK format, which aired from 5 February 2001 until 22 April 2002 and was originally broadcast on the Seven Network. Presented by Cornelia Frances, the show featured nine contestants competing for a potential prize of $100,000. Airing twice weekly in primetime, on Mondays and Thursdays (in Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth, later extended to nationwide following the conclusion of the 2001 AFL season) or Fridays (in Sydney and Brisbane), it received modest ratings until its cancellation in April 2002. The show was produced in the Seven Network's South Melbourne headquarters. A revival of the show with actress Magda Szubanski as host was announced for the Nine Network began airing from 25 May 2021. TVNZ 1 airs the revival in New Zealand. Format 2001–02 The format of the Seven Network iteration was identical to that of the British version apart from some slight time differences on rounds. The first round lasted for 2 mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Brother Australia
''Big Brother Australia'' (also known simply as ''Big Brother'') is an Australian reality show based on the international '' Big Brother'' format created by John de Mol. Following the premise of other versions of the format, the show features a group of contestants, known as "housemates" who live together in a specially constructed house that is isolated from the outside world. The housemates are continuously monitored during their stay in the house by live television cameras as well as personal audio microphones. Throughout the course of the competition, housemates are evicted from the house - eliminated from the competition. The last remaining housemate wins the competition and is awarded a cash prize. ''Big Brother'' was produced from 2001 and ran for eight seasons and a Celebrity edition on Network Ten before the network cancelled it in July 2008 after experiencing audience erosion and controversy. Big Brother returned in 2012 on the Nine Network. Nine's iteration of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Brother (Australian Season 1)
''Big Brother 2001'', also known as ''Big Brother 1'', was the first season of the Australian reality television series '' Big Brother''. It is based upon the Dutch series of the same name, it premiered on Network Ten on 23 April 2001 and lasted twelve weeks until the live finale on 16 July 2001. ''Big Brother 1'' proved to be an early ratings success. In total, the season averaged 1.4 million viewers, thus making it the fourth highest rated season to date. This season aired for a total of 85 days, with evictions occurring once every week beginning with the second week. In total, fourteen Housemates competed in ''Big Brother 1''. The original twelve entered on the first night, with two intruders entering at a later date. Ultimately, Housemate Ben Williams was later announced as the winner of the series, with Blair McDonough becoming the Runner-Up. The premise of the show remained largely unchanged from other installments of the series. ''Big Brother'' revolves around ten strange ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southern Cross Austereo
Southern Cross Media Group Limited, doing business as Southern Cross Austereo, is an Australian media company which operates broadcast radio and television stations. It is the largest radio broadcaster in Australia, operating 86 radio stations, and has a reach into every state and territory. The company is headquartered in South Melbourne. It was founded in 2004 as a subsidiary of Macquarie Bank for the purpose of acquiring regional radio stations, before expanding into television broadcasting in 2007 with the acquisition of Southern Cross Broadcasting. It also operates the LISTNR platform in Australia. History 2004–05: RG Capital & DMG Regional Radio acquisitions On 3 June 2004, Macquarie Bank announced it would acquire RG Capital Radio for $173 million, gaining control of 36 radio stations in New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria and Tasmania. The Federal Court of Australia approved the acquisition in August 2004, with the stations to be operated through the company's Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Triple M
Triple M is an Australian commercial radio network owned and operated by Southern Cross Austereo. The network consists of 40 radio stations broadcasting a mainstream rock music format and 5 digital radio stations. The network dates back to the launch of Triple M Sydney in 1980. On 15 December 2016, the network was amalgamated with the LocalWorks network of regional radio stations. History The first Triple M station was Triple M Sydney, which commenced broadcasting to Sydney on 2 August 1980. Triple M Sydney and then-rival 2Day FM were the first commercial FM radio stations in Sydney. Throughout the 1980s, Triple M was one of the highest-rating radio stations in Sydney, spearheaded by its morning show presented by Doug Mulray and featuring the writing of and occasional appearances by Andrew Denton. For all of this period and into the 1990s, Triple M's promotional campaign featured the character "Dr Dan", a guitar-playing satyr with wings, inspired by artwork by legendary A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Merrick Watts
Merrick Watts (born 18 November 1973) is an Australian comedian, radio and television presenter. He is best known for performing stand-up comedy and radio works as part of the comedy duo Merrick and Rosso with Tim Ross. Career Stand up Watts began his career in comedy and first came together with Tim Ross when they teamed up for a one off comedy show in 1996. They had many stand up shows and comedy tours across Australia and appeared at many comedy festivals. They also published the comedy books ''Merrick and Rosso, The Book'' and ''Merrick and Rosso, The Book Volume 2''. Radio Watts began his radio career with Tim Ross at Triple J performing a weekly guest spot on the drive-time program on Triple J radio in 1998 as Merrick and Rosso. They became full-time presenters and then in 2001 they moved to newly launched commercial radio station Nova 96.9 for the breakfast radio shift. Co-hosts on the breakfast show included Katrina Blowers, Sami Lukis and Kate Ritchie. Ross left the su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Merrick And The Highway Patrol
''Merrick and the Highway Patrol'' was an Australian radio show, presented by Merrick Watts, Julian Schiller and Rachel Corbett which aired on Triple M Triple M is an Australian commercial radio network owned and operated by Southern Cross Austereo. The network consists of 40 radio stations broadcasting a mainstream rock music format and 5 digital radio stations. The network dates back to ... as well as regional stations nationwide. The show launched on 27 February 2012 and aired 4 pm to 6 pm weekdays on 4MMM and 2MMM, 6 pm to 8 pm weekdays on 3MMM and 5MMM and 5 pm – 7 pm weekdays on regional stations. The show ended on 28 November 2013. References External linksOfficial website Australian comedy radio programs 2010s Australian radio programs {{Australia-radio-show-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Grill Team
''The Grill Team'' was an Australian Morning zoo, breakfast radio show that broadcasts weekday mornings from 6 am to 9 am AEST on Triple M Sydney. It commenced broadcasting on 17 August 2009. On 21 December 2018, it was announced that the show would be replaced with ''Moonman in the Morning'', hosted by Lawrence Mooney The Grill Team members were Gus Worland, former rugby league footballer Matthew Johns, panel operator Chris Page, TV and radio presenter Emma Freedman Format ''The Grill Team'' format is based on a format pioneered by Triple M Melbourne in the early '90s, merging sport, comedy and music. Triple M Melbourne is going back to this similar format by starting a new breakfast program called ''The Hot Breakfast'' with Eddie McGuire which will be similar to the ''Grill Team'' concept which McGuire was originally part of in the '90s. It has been reported that Triple M Sydney has had five attempts in seven years to put together a successful breakfast program. Auster ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul & Rach
Paul & Rach was an afternoon drive time radio program that broadcasts on Triple M Sydney. It commenced broadcasting in that timeslot on 8 September 2009. Previously they were in the breakfast timeslot from June to late August previously hosted by Ugly Phil and Sami Lukis and then replaced by the ''Grill Team''. Originally, the show started in January 2009 as a night show. The hosts were Paul Murray and Rachel Corbett. The Paul & Rach show ended on 3 December 2010, though Rachel Corbett remains with Triple M and will be heard on the Grill Team as newsreader. Format The show has taken elements from their previous breakfast show and the ''Paul Murray Show''. Segments *"Count the Coin" – The sound of a coin A coin is a small, flat (usually depending on the country or value), round piece of metal or plastic used primarily as a medium of exchange or legal tender. They are standardized in weight, and produced in large quantities at a mint in order t ... being dropped on a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
