Triple j presenters
Alex Dyson
Australian radio presenter
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| Born | Alexander Edward Dyson () 22 June (age&#;36) Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia |
| Alma&#;mater | University of Melbourne |
| Political party | Independent |
| Presenting career | |
| Station | Triple J |
| Country | Australia |
Alexander Edward Dyson (born 22 June ) is an Australian radio presenter who presented the breakfast show on Australian youth radio station Triple J from to , alongside Tom Ballard and then with Matt Okine.
Alex triple j biography wikipedia As well as sport, the duo cast a wide comedic net that encompassed the worlds of entertainment, politics and celebrity. Australian Financial Review. Archived from the original PDF on 18 May Download as PDF Printable version.He is also a small business owner and published author. He contested the seat of Wannon at the and federal elections.
Personal life
Dyson was born to parents Ian and Helen Jean Dyson and grew up Warrnambool, Victoria. Dyson's mother died when he was four years old.[1] He graduated from the University of Melbourne with a Bachelor of Creative Arts.[2][3]
Career
Dyson began his radio career on Warrnambool community station 3WAY FM with Tom Ballard.[4] Dyson and Ballard began presenting mid-dawn shifts for Australian youth radio station, Triple J in after program director, Chris Scaddan, saw Ballard perform stand-up comedy at Raw Comedy.
They made their transition to weekend radio in late , taking over from Sam Simmons.
On 23 November , Triple J announced that Ballard and Dyson would take over as hosts of the breakfast show in , replacing Robbie Buck, Marieke Hardy and Lindsay McDougall.[5]Matt Okine joined Dyson as co-host in January when Ballard left Triple J.
During this period his audience of up to one million people heard Dyson interview a wide range of people including many up-and-coming Australian musicians, politicians such as Prime Minister Julia Gillard, and worldwide celebrities including Arnold Schwarzenegger.[6] In Dyson and Okine won the Aria award for Best Comedy Release with an album of extracts from their radio show called The Bits we’re least ashamed of.[7]
On 21 November , Triple J announced that Okine and Dyson would be leaving Triple J at the end of [8] Dyson returned to Triple J as a temporary Lunch (Weekdays 12 - 3pm) host in , while regular host Gen Fricker filled in for Veronica Milsom on Drive.
Alex triple j biography The longest-running show in Triple J's programming history, TSL commanded a large and dedicated nationwide audience. The Wheeler Centre. Sunday Night Safran [ edit ]. He contested the seat of Wannon at the and federal elections.In , Dyson announced he was running in the seat of Wannon for the Australian federal election.[9] His campaign was brief but featured an unusual video where he presented his key policies via interpretive dance. The video received extensive media coverage both within Australia[10] and internationally.[11] Despite the limited campaign, Dyson secured % of the vote,[12] despite the seat being classified as a safe Coalition seat since the s.
In , just at the beginning of the global COVID pandemic, Dyson opened a live comedy venue Comedy Republic.
Dyson is the author of two books, a young adult fiction novel When it Drops released in , and a kids book Eric the Awkward Orc released in When it Drops was awarded on the “Notable” list by the Children’s Book Council of Australia.[13]
Dyson announced his candidacy for Wannon at the federal election on 7 January ,[14] running on a platform of action on climate change, integrity and respect in Parliament, and investing in the regional economy.[15] His candidacy was supported by Voices of Wannon,[16] one of a substantial number of grassroots community groups supporting independent candidates across Australia at the election.[17] Dyson ended up narrowly losing to Dan Tehan, securing % of the votes in the first preference count, and % of the votes in the two candidate preferred count.[18]
In August Dyson announced his intention to contest the seat of Wannon as an independent[19] in the next Australian federal election.
Discography
Albums
Awards and nominations
ARIA Music Awards
The ARIA Music Awards are a set of annual ceremonies presented by Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), which recognise excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of the music of Australia.
They commenced in