Fenella Kernebone (born 8 June 1976) is an Australian radio and television presenter, MC and interviewer, based in Sydney, with a long record working across the arts, film, music, design, architecture and culture. Her most recent hosting roles include the presenter of By Design on Radio National and The Sound Lab on

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. In June 2016, she was appointed Head of Curation for TEDxSydney.

Early life

Fenella Kernebone grew up in

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, in Sydney's

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. She was educated at the

Presbyterian Ladies' College, Sydney The Presbyterian Ladies' College, Sydney (PLC Sydney) is an independent school, independent Presbyterian Church of Australia, Presbyterian Single-sex school, single-sex Pre-school education, early learning, Primary school, primary and Secondary sc ...

Croydon, New South Wales Croydon is a suburb in the Inner West of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located west of the Sydney central business district. Croydon is split between the two local government areas of Municipality of Burwood and the ...

. A portrait of Kernebone by Nick Stathopolous called "Art Does Belong", was a finalist in the 2012

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Radio

While studying at the

University of Technology, Sydney The University of Technology Sydney (UTS) is a public research university located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Although its origins are said to trace back to the 1830s, the university was founded in its current form in 1988. As of 2021 ...

, Kernebone began volunteering at Sydney community radio station 2SER. She started at Triple J in 1998 and began presenting the

's arts program ''Creatures of the Spotlight'' (Sunday nights 9-11PM pre 1999), which was later renamed ''Artery'' (1999–2003). From 2003 - 2014, Kernebone presented the cult electronic music show ''The Sound Lab'' on

. After 11 years on air, she announced that she was finishing her program in December 2014, with the final show going to air on 14 December 2014. At the beginning of 2012 she began a new role as the host of By Design on Radio National, with the final program going to in later January 2015. In June 2015, Kernebone announced she was producing and presenting a new podcast focused on Australian electronic music, called Trackwork.

Television

Between 2004 and 2006, Kernebone was co-host on the revamped '' Movie Show'' on SBS TV, with Jaimie Leonarder, Megan Spencer and

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. After her time at SBS, she was a presenter and reporter on

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TV's (

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) ''

Sunday Arts Sunday Arts is a weekly program on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) in Australia every Sunday. It gives a broad view of the various artists working in Australia today ranging from theatre, music, visual art, film, literature, to ind ...

'' programme from 2007 – 2009. From 2010 - 2012 was the host of ABC TV's arts show, ''Art Nation'' every Sunday on ABC1.

Presenter

Kernebone's MC roles have included the WA and NSW Institute of Architects Awards, APRA Art Music Awards, Semi Permanent and the 200th Anniversary of

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. In 2014, 2015 and 2016 she anchored the TedxSydney live stream at the

Sydney Opera House The Sydney Opera House is a multi-venue performing arts centre in Sydney. Located on the foreshore of Sydney Harbour, it is widely regarded as one of the world's most famous and distinctive buildings and a masterpiece of 20th-century architec ...

. She has been an elected board member of the National Trust of Australia (NSW) since 2018.

References

External links

Official website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kernebone, Fenella 1976 births Living people Triple J announcers Special Broadcasting Service Australian film critics Australian women radio presenters Australian women film critics People from Sydney People educated at the Presbyterian Ladies' College, Sydney