Ben Harvey (Australian radio personality)

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Ben Harvey
Birth nameBen John Harvey
Born (1993-11-02) 2 November 1993 (age 30)
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Medium radio
NationalityAustralian
EducationYear 10, Gawler High School
EmployerNOVA
SpouseSam
ChildrenTBC
Parent(s)Marie, Murray (Dad)

Ben Harvey is an Australian radio presenter and comedian.

Contents

He co-hosts Ben, Liam & Belle on Nova 100 with Liam Stapleton and Belle Jackson.

Early life

Harvey grew up on acreage in Lewiston, South Australia. He left school aged 16, and worked on a dairy farm. At 18 years old, Harvey moved to Adelaide. [1]

Career

Harvey began volunteering at the Adelaide community radio station Fresh 92.7, where he met Liam Stapleton. [2] As a duo, "Ben & Liam" went on to present the breakfast show for Fresh 92.7, compete in the state finals of Raw Comedy, and host a comedy show at the Adelaide Fringe Festival. [1]

In late 2016, Harvey and Stapleton were confirmed to take over from Matt Okine and Alex Dyson as co-hosts of the nationwide Triple J Breakfast show in 2017. [3] They were signed on for another year in the role in 2018. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Here's What We Know About Triple J's New 'Brekkie' Boys Ben & Liam". Pedestrian TV. 22 November 2016.
  2. Bucklow, Andrew (22 November 2016). "Meet the new hosts of the Triple J brekky show". news.com.au.
  3. Joshi, Kruti (2 February 2017). "Triple j's Ben & Liam: From local radio to national breakfast show". Media Week.
  4. Challenor, Jake (15 December 2017). "From Adelaide to Australia, the making of triple j's Ben & Liam". Radio Today.