Ben, Liam & Belle (radio show)
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| Genre | Comedy |
|---|---|
| Running time | 120 minutes |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Language(s) | English |
| Home station | Nova 100 |
| Hosted by | Ben Harvey, Liam Stapleton and Belle Jackson |
| Starring | Ben Harvey, Liam Stapleton and Belle Jackson |
| Executive producer(s) | Ben McDowell |
| Original release | 6 January 2020 |
| No. of series | 1 (Nova FM), 1 (Nova 100), 1 (Nova 919), 3 (triple j), |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Website | [1] |
| Podcast | [2] |
Ben, Liam & Belle is an Australian radio show on Nova FM. It is hosted by comedians Ben Harvey, Liam Stapleton and Belle Jackson.
The show airs from 6pm to 8pm on weekdays with music and daily topic discussions and special guests.
A daily podcast featuring the best bits from each show is available on the Nova Player as is the podcast for all other Nova FM shows in Australia.
History
[edit]Fresh 92.7
[edit]Ben Harvey and Liam Stapleton commenced their radio career at Adelaide community radio station, Fresh 92.7 where they hosted breakfast.[1]
Triple J
[edit]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 January 2017.[2]
In October 2019, it was announced that Ben and Liam will leave Triple J after three years at the station to return to Adelaide.[3]
Nova FM
[edit]In January 2020, Nova Entertainment announced that Stapleton and Harvey will join Nova 91.9 to host breakfast. The show commenced broadcasting on 6 January 2020 on Nova 91.9[4]
In December 2021, Ben and Liam hosted Summer Breakfast across the Nova Network.
In January 2023, the show moved to Nova 100 in Melbourne with producer Belle Jackson joining them and the show was renamed Ben, Liam & Belle.[5]
In February 2024, Nova Entertainment announced that Jase & Lauren will host Nova 100’s new Melbourne breakfast show, replacing Ben, Liam & Belle who will move to a national drive show across the Nova Network.[6][7] Their first late drive show aired on 11 March 2024.
In October 2024, Ben McDowell was named as Executive Producer of the show.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ Bucklow, Andrew (22 November 2016). "Meet the new hosts of the Triple J brekky show". news.com.au.
- ^ Joshi, Kruti (2 February 2017). "Triple j's Ben & Liam: From local radio to national breakfast show". Media Week.
- ^ "Triple J's Ben and Liam headed home for commercial gig". 7NEWS. 22 October 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
- ^ "Ben and Liam's Nova 91.9 breakfast show to kick off on Monday, 6 January". Mumbrella. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
- ^ Nova Adelaide’s Ben & Liam take over Melbourne breakfast; add Belle Jackson as co-host Mumbrella 28 October 2022
- ^ McNamara, Lauren (8 February 2024). "Jase and Lauren announce new home after KIIS dumping". Mumbrella. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ^ Mediaweek (8 February 2024). "Jase & Lauren jump ship to Nova, taking Ben, Liam & Belle's brekkie slot". Mediaweek. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ^ "Ben McDowell". RadioInfo Australia. 28 October 2024. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
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