''Overnights'' is Australian overnight radio program hosted by

Trevor Chappell Trevor Martin Chappell (born 12 October 1952) is a former Australian cricketer, a member of the South Australian Chappell family which excelled at cricket. He played 3 tests and 20 One Day Internationals for Australia. He won the Sheffield Shi ...

and Rod Quinn. Chappell hosts the show from

ABC Radio Melbourne ABC Radio Melbourne (official callsign: 3LO) is an ABC Local Radio station in Melbourne, Australia. It began transmission on 13 October 1924, and was Melbourne's second licensed radio station after 3AR. Most Local Radio stations in Victoria sim ...

from Monday to Thursday and Quinn hosts the show from

ABC Radio Sydney ABC Radio Sydney (official call sign: 2BL, formerly 2SB) is an ABC radio station in Sydney, Australia. It is the flagship station in the ABC Local Radio network and broadcasts on 702 kHz on the AM dial. The station transmits with a power ( C ...

from Friday to Sunday. The program usually consists of a mix of news and current affairs, lifestyle, arts, education, music, youth and entertainment. Each night there are regular features and presenters. The listening audience is heavily featured throughout the program. ''Overnights'' is broadcast from 2:00 am to 6:00 am (local time) on ABC Local Radio across Australia, and follows ''

Nightlife Nightlife is a collective term for entertainment that is available and generally more popular from the late evening into the early hours of the morning. It includes pubs, bars, nightclubs, parties, live music, concerts, cabarets, theatre, ...

''. The program is broadcast on delay to

South Australia South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a state in the southern central part of Australia. It covers some of the most arid parts of the country. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories ...

and the

Northern Territory The Northern Territory (commonly abbreviated as NT; formally the Northern Territory of Australia) is an Australian territory in the central and central northern regions of Australia. The Northern Territory shares its borders with Western Aust ...

as well as simulcast on ABC Digital Radio. Previous presenters of ''Overnights'' include Madeleine Randall (2002-2004), Ingrid Just (2005),

Helen Razer Helen Razer is a Melbourne-born and Canberra-raised radio presenter and writer. She is the author of four non-fiction books and a columnist with the Australian version of ''The Big Issue'', Melbourne newspaper ''The Age'' and contributor to the m ...

(2005) and

Zoe Carides Zoe Carides (born 19 February 1962) is an Australian actress of film and television, who is best known for her roles in '' Death in Brunswick'' as Sophie, ''G. P.'' as Dr. Sonia Kapek and ''Grass Roots'' as Liz Murray. Family Carides was born ...

(2005). Fill-in presenters include David Prior, Lisa Hensley,

Michael Pavlich Michael Pavlich is an Australian radio producer and presenter with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). Pavlich first became known as the producer for Trevor Chappell's '' Overnights'' program from Monday to Thursday mornings, but incre ...

, Melanie Tait and

Annette Shun Wah Annette Shun Wah (born 26 March 1958) has an extensive career in the Australian screen and performance industries, particularly in television, film and theatre. She is a freelance writer, director, actress, and broadcaster, and since 2013, execu ...

Regular contributors

*Erin Free (film and video reviews) *Martin George (astronomy) *Scott Goodings (TV reviews) *Sabrina Hahn (gardening) *

Gisela Kaplan Gisela Kaplan is an Australians, Australian ethologist who primarily specialises in ornithology and primatology. She is a professor emeritus in animal behaviour at the University of New England (Australia), University of New England, Australia ...

(birds) *Gordon Lynch (health and fitness) *Janet McLeod (trivia) *Rob Pemberton (DVD reviews) *Chris Frame (cruising)

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''Overnights''
Australian Broadcasting Corporation radio programmes {{Australia-radio-show-stub