Jamie McDonald (media personality)

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Jamie McDonald
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Born (1978-03-27) March 27, 1978 (age 44)
Education Ballarat University
Occupation
  • Radio presenter
  • announcer
  • actor
  • Big Brother contestant
Known for

Jamie McDonald (born 27 March 1978) is an Australian media personality.

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Biography

McDonald grew up in Ballarat, Victoria [1] and attended Mount Clear College. He then went on to study performing arts at Ballarat University.

McDonald was a Big Brother housemate [2] in 2007 where he was evicted after spending 71 days in the house. [3] Previously, he was connected with Fairfax Media and Super Radio Network. [4]

McDonald's other television appearances include a recurring bit part on the Australian television series The Secret Life of Us [5] and as a founding host of video-game based television show Level 3 . [6]

McDonald was previously a network announcer with Southern Cross Austereo until he split from the company in 2015. [7] [8]

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References

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  2. http://www.geelongadvertiser.com.au/article/2008/04/18/13185_news.html
  3. "Big Brother (TV Series 2001–2021) - IMDb". IMDb . 23 April 2001.
  4. "The People | 100.9 ZZZ FM and 900 2LM Radio". www.zzz2lm.net.au. Archived from the original on 18 July 2008.
  5. "Australian Television: The Secret Life of Us: Episode guide: Series 4".
  6. "Jamie". www.level3.org.au. Archived from the original on 24 July 2008. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  7. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. "All Stations | Triple M".