Steven William Price (born 13 January 1955) is an Australian radio broadcaster and opinion columnist. He appears regularly on '' The Project.'' In 2022, Price announced his contract with

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was not renewed. Price worked at Macquarie Media broadcasting on

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, 4BC and

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. Previously, he was the program director and breakfast presenter at

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. He formerly worked for

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, presenting the morning shift between 9 am and 12 noon on 2UE. He has been in journalism for over 30 years, firstly with

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, and also at

Career

After hosting drive on

since 1987, Price moved to mornings with 2UE in 2002. In December 2009 saw this change, with regular fill-in host Steve Liebmann taking over. Price was featured in

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's '' Music Jamboree'' in which Safran produced aspirin tablets with the 3AW logo and convinced Price that they were ecstasy tablets being sold as "The Angry Dwarfs" and was known throughout Melbourne as the "poisoned dwarf". In November 2004, Price and 2UE colleague

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were found guilty of homosexual vilification after an on-air discussion about a gay couple appearing on television. They described the couple as "young poofs". Price played a supporting role in the 2008 Australian

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short film '' Noir Drive''. On 9 December 2009, Price announced that he would be leaving 2UE after eight years, saying the time was right to explore new opportunities. Price became the breakfast host on Melbourne talkback radio station

after it replaced 3MP in April 2010. Daily contributors to Price's breakfast show included

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and Sam Newman.

ceased operation in March 2012. In April 2012, Price was appointed nights presenter on

in Sydney. Although presenting to a Sydney audience, Price remained based in Melbourne. He is also a correspondent for

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radio station

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and contributor on Mike Hosking Breakfast. In January 2017, Price appeared as a contestant on the third season of '' I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!'', filmed in the jungle of South Africa. On 9 March 2017, Price was eliminated from the series after 42 days coming in 5th place. On 13 December 2019, it was announced that Price would not be returning to 2GB Sydney and 4BC Brisbane in 2020. Price continues to appear as a weekly panelist on '' The Project'', a role he has held since the shows inception. Beginning in 2020, he is also a regular contributor on Melbourne's

. In April 2021,

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announced that Price would host ''Australia Today with Steve Price'' from 7am to 10am (AEST) on weekdays via the LISTNR app.

2016 Q&A appearance

Price was a panelist on '' Q&A'' on 11 July 2016. Price made controversial statements when he claimed the public overreacted to

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's joke about drowning journalist Caroline Wilson. He said that McGuire apologised immediately and that should've been the end of the matter. When panellist and media commentator

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insisted that Price did not know what he was talking about, and was not treating the issue of violence against women seriously enough, Price said she was being "hysterical". His comment was much criticised as sexist.

Personal life

Price is married to Wendy Black who was Chief of Staff for the then Australian federal Minister for the Environment,

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. In June 2007, Price was convicted of drink driving which included a disqualification from driving for six months and a fine of $1000.

References

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