Tim Blackwell (broadcaster)

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Tim "Blackers" Blackwell
Born
Timothy Blackwell

(1981-08-10) 10 August 1981 (age 42)
NationalityAustralian
Occupation(s)Radio broadcaster, voice actor, media personality
Children3

Timothy Blackwell (born 10 August 1981) is an Australian radio broadcaster. Blackwell is currently part of Nova FM's #1 national drive show, Ricki-Lee, Tim & Joel with Ricki-Lee Coulter and Joel Creasey.

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Early life

Blackwell grew up in Hobart, Australia. He then moved to Washington DC at the age of thirteen with his mother and step-father before returning to Hobart in his late teens. [1]

Career

Blackwell's first job in radio at Nova was in 2001, where he joined Nova 100 as Melbourne's late night announcer. [2] In 2002 he moved to Perth to host Nova 93.7’s local drive show and was the first voice heard on air when the station launched with a Red Hot Chili Peppers interview.

From 2006 to 2008, Blackwell worked on Nova 100’s Hughesy & Kate' s Melbourne breakfast show as an anchor, before teaming up with Hayley Pearson to host the night show, Launchpad. In 2009, he was a co-host alongside Meshel Laurie on Nova 106.9’s Brisbane breakfast show, and from 2010, Marty Sheargold joined the team to become Meshel, Tim & Marty. In 2011 they became the Nova Network’s national drive team replacing Fitzy and Wippa . After Meshel Laurie departed in 2014, Kate Ritchie joined the drive show which became known as Kate, Tim and Marty .

Blackwell regularly appears on Network Ten’s The Project, Nine Nine’s Today Extra and Getaway, and as a passionate AFL supporter, Tim is also involved in the Hawthorn Football Club. [3]

In 2019, the Nine Network launched My Way, [4] with Tim lending his voice as narrator for the weekly episodes.

In late 2020, podcast series Introducing with Tim Blackwell [5] launched, with Tim sitting down for weekly episodes with some of the biggest artists in music as well as some of the most interesting ermerging talent.

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References

  1. "Why Tim Blackwell is happy to be out of the limelight". www.dailytelegraph.com.au. 10 November 2018. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  2. "Tim Blackwell | NOVA Entertainment". www.novaentertainment.com.au. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  3. "Tim Blackwell | NOVA Entertainment". www.novaentertainment.com.au. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  4. "Nine is doing things My Way". 9now.nine.com.au. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  5. "Introducing with Tim Blackwell". Spotify. Retrieved 6 February 2024.