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Jo Stanley
Joanne McFarlane (''née'' Bailey), commonly known as Jo Stanley, is an Australian television and radio presenter and comedian. Stanley was a host of ''Jo & Lehmo'' on Gold 104.3 from 2016 to 2017. She previously hosted ''Weekend Breakfast'' on the Hit Network and ''The Matt and Jo Show'' on Fox FM from 2003 until 2013. Career Stanley has made guest appearances on ''Clever'', ''Temptation'', '' Australia's Brainiest Kid'', '' The Panel'', Melbourne International Comedy Festival, ''Thank God You're Here'', '' The Project'', ''Studio 10'' and ''Hughesy, We Have a Problem''. Stanley started her radio career on Fox FM on Sunday Nights with Jodie J Hill. Jo and Jodie then moved to mornings on Fox FM with a program called ''Jodie & Jo'', which rated highly. During the late 1990s Stanley, with Hill, began hosting ''Boob Tube'', a comedy variety show produced by RMITV and broadcast on Melbourne's community television station Channel 31. In 2003, Jodie & Jo moved to Triple M to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melbourne
Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/ Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a metropolitan area known as Greater Melbourne, comprising an urban agglomeration of 31 local municipalities, although the name is also used specifically for the local municipality of City of Melbourne based around its central business area. The metropolis occupies much of the northern and eastern coastlines of Port Phillip Bay and spreads into the Mornington Peninsula, part of West Gippsland, as well as the hinterlands towards the Yarra Valley, the Dandenong and Macedon Ranges. It has a population over 5 million (19% of the population of Australia, as per 2021 census), mostly residing to the east side of the city centre, and its inhabitants are commonly referred to as "Melburnians". The area of Melbourne has been home to Abori ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
C31 Melbourne
C31 Melbourne is a free-to-air community television channel in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Its name is derived from UHF 31, the frequency and channel number reserved for analogue broadcasts by metropolitan community television stations in Australia. History The station began broadcasting officially on 6 October 1994. The Australian Broadcasting Authority had granted Melbourne Community Television Consortium (MCTC) with a temporary open-narrowcast licence on 5 March 1993. The framework of community television in Australia can be traced back to 1992, when the Government asked the ABA to conduct a trial of community television using the vacant sixth television channel 31. On 30 July 2004, the Australian Broadcasting Authority granted the station a full-time community broadcasting licence. C31 began broadcasting in digital during June 2010. C31 is primarily funded through sponsorship, grants, sale of airtime and member donations. The station does not receive any regular Gove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Campbell (Australian Musician)
David Joseph Campbell (born 6 August 1973) is an Australian singer and actor. He is the son of singer Jimmy Barnes.David Campbell duets with dad Jimmy Barnes, and marries news.com.au, 30 November 2008. Career Theatre career Campbell began working professionally in Australia in 1993, after extensive training in youth theatre, during which he won an Australia Day award for his contribution to youth stars. Campbell attracted attention in Sydney with his role in the hit Australian play ''Relative Merits''. In 1995 Campbell starred in the revival of Alex Harding's musical, '' |
Jolene Anderson
Jolene Anderson (born 26 May 1980) is an Australian actress and singer. From 2006 to 2008, she played the character of Erica Templeton on the drama series '' All Saints''. She is also the winner of the second series of celebrity singing competition '' It Takes Two''. Career Television Anderson played Erica Templeton on ''All Saints'' until 18 November 2008, when her character was pronounced dead, as she had been missing for 3 weeks. She was one of the younger cast members and reputedly popular with the audience. In the first episode of the 2007 season of '' It Takes Two'', Anderson and her partner David Campbell performed " The Sweet Escape" by Gwen Stefani and scored eights from all four judges giving them a score of 32 and therefore being at the top of the leaderboard for the first episode of the series. She continued to score highly amongst the judges and was one of the favourites for the entire competition. On 19 June 2007, she became the first contestant in the show ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Callea
Anthony Cosmo Callea (born 13 December 1982) is an Australian singer-songwriter and stage actor who rose to prominence as the runner-up in the 2004 season of ''Australian Idol''. Callea's debut single, a cover of Celine Dion and Andrea Bocelli's song " The Prayer" is the fastest-selling single by an Australian artist, held the No.1 spot on the ARIA Singles Chart for five weeks, a record for the debut single of an ''Australian Idol'' contestant, and was the second-highest selling Australian single of the last decade.ARIA’s End Of Decade Charts* (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. 7 January 2010. Retrieved 11 November 2010. Callea has accumulated a string of awards including an [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
It Takes Two (Australian Television)
''It Takes Two'' was an Australian music talent show, which ran for three seasons from May 2006 to April 2008. It was based on the original UK programme '' Just the Two of Us''. Concept The show paired celebrities with professional singers who each week competed against each other in a sing-off to impress a panel of judges and ultimately the viewing public in order to survive potential elimination. Through both telephone and SMS voting, viewers voted for the duo they thought should remain in the competition. Judges' scores were also taken into account and were combined with the viewer votes when determining which duos stayed and went each week. In all cases, the home viewers always had the final say. The show was originally referred to in the media as ''Singing with the Stars'', partly because of the similarity in concept to ''Dancing with the Stars''. Grant Denyer hosted ''It Takes Two'' between 2006 and 2008 with a various of female co-hosts such as Terasa Livingstone, Kate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Man Bites God
Man Bites God is a three-piece band from Melbourne; founded in 2000 by James Hazelden (guitar/vocals) and Chris Tomkins (drums/vocals) after the demise of Hazelden's previous band, The Drowning Hitlers. Mark Woodward (bass guitar/ recorder/vocals) was soon recruited and the group were spotted playing in an unassuming Fitzroy bar (Mayfields) by Dan Brodie who insisted the band support him at St Kilda's Esplanade Hotel (the 'Espy'). The band has a catalogue of six releases: ''Happy Songs'' ( EP, 2002), ''Ultrasounds'' ( EP, 2002), ''Man Bites God'' ( LP, 2003), ''Boob Job for Sweetie Pie'' ( EP, 2005) ''The Popular Alternative'' ( LP, 2005) and ''Peppermint Superfrog'' ( LP, 2007); and is notorious for twisted, dark and often blasphemous sense of humour. Consequently, religious groups have been known to deface or tear down posters advertising the band's performances. Man Bites God tours regularly throughout Australia and performed at the 2004 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. They are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Gorskys
The Gorskys are an Australian comedy team. They have performed on stage, radio, television and the internet. They are also the creators of GORSKYS.COMedy, one of the world's longest-running comedy websites (started in 1995). Lineup Originally known as the Toasted Marshmallows (from 1992–1997), the Gorskys have been performing since the founding members met at Monash University (Clayton) whilst performing in the Monash Players annual comedy review "Slimy Crappy People". The original members were Liam Cody, Chris Tomkins, Jo Stanley and Samantha Stone. Stone left in 1994 and was replaced by Barbara Joseph. Joseph left a year later. Jo Stanley stopped performing with the Gorskys in 1999 when she began on Melbourne radio network, Fox FM. Liam Cody died after a long battle with cancer on 28 August 2007. Chris Tomkins continues publishing the GORSKYS.COMedy website. Radio The Gorskys wrote and performed sketches for independent radio, Melbourne's PBS-FM from 1993–95. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fifi & Dave
''Fifi, Fev & Nick'' is an Australian breakfast radio show on 101.9 The Fox in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is hosted by Fifi Box, Brendan Fevola and Nick Cody with anchor Josiah Shala. The show began on 20 January 2014 replacing '' The Matt & Jo Show''. The show airs from 6am to 9am on weekday mornings with music and daily topic discussions and special guests. A daily podcast featuring the best bits from each show is available on iTunes as is the podcast for all Hit Network breakfast shows in Australia. News, sport, weather and traffic updates are presented by James Lake. History The show was founded in January 2014 replacing '' The Matt & Jo Show'' with Matt Tilley and Jo Stanley. Prior to joining the breakfast show Fifi Box was host of '' Fifi and Jules'' with Jules Lund. Dave Thornton previously filled in for Matt Tilley when he was sick and hosted '' Mamamia Today'' with Em Rusciano, and anchor Dan Anstey moved from rival station Nova 100 to Fox FM to anchor the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Matt & Jo Show
''The Matt and Jo Show'' was a breakfast radio show broadcast on Fox FM in Melbourne, Australia. Matt Tilley and Jo Stanley were hosts, along with Troy Ellis as anchor and Adam Richard as gossip reporter. It was broadcast live 6-9am weekday mornings from Austereo's South Melbourne studios, and replayed on Saturday mornings from 6-8am. History The show was founded late in 2003 after Tracy Bartram left Fox FM. Jo Stanley, who had been working at Fox FM on the show ''Jodie and Jo'', then moved to Triple M to host ''The Shebang''. Once Tracy Bartram officially left Fox FM, Jo joined the breakfast show, initially named ''Matt, Jo and Benno with the Fabulous Adam Richard''. Chris Bennett left a couple of months into the year and it was renamed ''The Matt & Jo Show with the Fabulous Adam Richard''. Soon after, the show introduced anchor Troy Ellis and it was renamed to simply ''The Matt and Jo Show''. The show was known for holding the highest ratings for over a number of years. News ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam Richard
Adam Richard (born Adam Richard Dellamarta, 1 January 1971 in Carlton, Victoria) is an Australian comedian, actor, radio presenter, writer and media personality, best known co-writing and starring in '' Outland,'' an ABC1 comedy series about a group of LGBT sci-fi geeks. Richard was also a team captain on the 2014 revival of music quiz and live music performance show'' Spicks and Specks'', and a permanent panel member on the Doctor Who-themed 2017 show '' Whovians''. Career After a variety of part-time jobs including working as a State Bank teller, a fast-food seller and a cleaner, Richard had his first stand-up gig in 1996. During the late 1990s Richard was a regular on RMITV shows including ''The Loft Live'' with Rove McManus, ''Under Melbourne Tonight'', '' What's Goin' On There?'' (1998) and '' Whose Shout'' (1999). He had a regular gossip segment on Triple J radio in 2002–2003, where he was known as Mister Bitch. He has presented a similar segment on ''The Matt and Jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt Tilley
Matt Tilley (born 4 March 1969 in Melbourne) is an Australian ex-radio presenter and stand-up comedian. Personal life Tilley was raised in Mount Eliza. He completed his secondary school education in 1986 at The Peninsula School in Mount Eliza. He completed a Bachelor of Laws degree from Monash University, taking 11 years to complete the degree, and a Diploma in Not-For-Profit Governance. He began stand-up comedy in 1987. He is married and has three children. He is an avid produce grower, food-waste fighter, and compassionate storyteller. Career Radio * FOX FM - ''Morning Crew'' * FOX FM - ''Vernon All Request'' * FOX FM - ''Hedgeburners'' * FOX FM - ''Tramspotters'' (1997) * FOX FM - ''Tracy & Matt in the Morning'' (1997–2003) with Tracy Bartram. * FOX FM - '' The Matt & Jo Show'' (2004–2013) * Triple M - ''The One Percenters'' with Joe Hildebrand (2014) * KIIS 101.1 - ''Matt & Jane'' with Jane Hall (2015) *Nova 100 - ''Matt Tilley in the Morning'' (2019) "Gotc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
