Australian radio presenter and comedian
Ben Harvey |
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Birth name | Ben John Harvey |
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Born | (1993-11-02) 2 November 1993 (age 30) Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
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Medium | radio |
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Nationality | Australian |
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Education | Year 10, Gawler High School |
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Employer | NOVA |
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Spouse | Sam |
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Children | TBC |
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Parent(s) | Marie, Murray (Dad) |
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Ben Harvey is an Australian radio presenter and comedian.
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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