Action Battle Team (radio)

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Maz, Dan and Shane
GenreComedy / Breakfast
Running time180 minutes
Country of origin Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
Language(s) English
Home station Nova 91.9
StarringMaz Compton
Dan Debuf
Shane Lowe
Matt Saraceni (2008-2012)
Created by Nova FM
Produced byGeorgie Clark
Original release2007 
2012
Audio formatFM Stereo
Website Matt Dan & Maz
Podcast Matt Dan & Maz Podcast

Action Battle Team was a radio show broadcast from 6am to 9am AEST in Adelaide, Australia on Nova. It was hosted by former MTV presenter Maz Compton, Dan Debuf and Shane Lowe.

Contents

The show mainly worked around talkback topics, observational humour and sketches, derived from various media sources.

The Action Battle Team was originally hosted by just Matt and Dan and ran as the Nova 937 nights show in 2008-2009. DMG Radio Australia announced on 23 November 2009 that the show would move to the national late night shift for Nova FM in 2010. [1] It was also announced that former MTV presenter Maz Compton would be joining the show.

In December 2010, it was announced that the show would move to Adelaide to present breakfast on Nova 91.9.

In November 2011, Saraceni resigned from Nova 91.9 to move back to Melbourne. It was also announced that Shane Lowe will join the team from 2012.

History

Matt Saraceni and Dan Debuf met in high school at John XXIII College and attended the University of Western Australia together. Both Matt and Dan studied law and wrote comedic plays for the University Dramatic Society. In 2007, the pair moved to Melbourne to continue their studies at the University of Melbourne but got involved in comedy and radio there.

The program began in June 2007 as a mid-dawn program on the Melbourne Nova 100 station, with the cast being Matt Saraceni and Dan Debuf. In November 2007, Matt and Dan filled in for the nights team and hosted a show from 7pm-10pm for two weeks. This led to the pair being offered the nights show in Perth for Nova 937. The show ran in Perth during 2008 and 2009. "The Action Battle Team" was nominated for the Award for Outstanding Radio Comedy Segment in the 2009 ACRA Awards.

By the end of 2009, former MTV presenter Maz Compton was asked to join the team and leave her former position of hosting the Nova 969 nights show with James Kerley. At the start of 2010, the show was broadcasting to Perth, Brisbane, Adelaide, Sydney and Melbourne.

In November 2011, Saraceni resigned from Nova 91.9 to move back to Melbourne. Shane Lowe will join the team from 2012.

Content

Celebrity Interviews

The team have interviewed the likes of Kanye West, Andrew Stockdale, MGMT, The Prodigy, Florence Welch, Arj Barker and adult entertainer Belladonna.

Weekly Recurring Segments (after 8am)

Old Segments (pre 2011)

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References

  1. "Nova moves to national breakfast show for December". Mumbrella. November 29, 2009. Retrieved 2010-05-18.