Famous Australian Radio Personalities

Gold Logie-winning Australian talk show host and radio presenter Carrie Bickmore is best known as the host of The Project. She has also been a UNICEF ambassador and has worked for causes such as brain-cancer and maternal tetanus awareness. She created a stir after accidentally flashing her bottom at the 2021 AACTA Awards.

Born in London, Osher Günsberg moved with his family to Australia as a toddler. He initially soared to fame as Spidey on the Brisbane radio station B105. Starting his TV career as a VJ, he later co-hosted Australian Idol. He once admitted to having suffered from mental illness.

Glenn Robbins is an Australian comedian, actor, writer, radio and television presenter. He is best known for his portrayal of Kel Knight in an Australian sitcom titled Kath & Kim, which earned him nominations at the 2003 and 2004 Logie Awards for Most Popular Actor. Glenn Robbins reprised his role as Kel Knight in the 2012 film, Kath & Kimderella.

Apart from being a SBS newsreader for 3 decades, Lee Lin Chin has also presented comedy segments and a comedy cooking show. Born to Chinese parents in Indonesia, she began her journalism career in Singapore and moved to Australia later. She has also done voice-over and appeared in films such as Resistance.

While she initially pursued a degree in education, Julie Goodwin later quit and focused on youth work. The celebrity chef later won the first season of Masterchef Australia and has since penned cookbooks too. She is also a columnist and a singer, and has had her own cooking show, Home Cooked!

Best known for The Kyle and Jackie O Show, which she co-hosted with Kyle Sandilands and which became the number one radio show in Australia, Jackie O was discovered at a deli by radio DJ and future husband Phil O'Neil. She has also hosted TV shows and is an animal rights activist.

Kate Langbroek is an Australian television and radio presenter and comedian. She achieved popularity after hosting Hughesy & Kate alongside popular stand-up comedian Dave Hughes. Kate Langbroek has also appeared on popular TV shows like The Panel, The Project, and Hughesy, We Have a Problem.   

Though his father wanted him to be an accountant, Charles “Bud” Tingwell failed his exams and started his career as a radio announcer instead. He was also part of the air force during World War II but later had a high-flying career as an actor, with films such as Kangaroo and Murder, Ahoy!

The 1975 Gold Logie-winning Australian TV and radio presenter, comedian, and singer Ernie Sigley had 20 more Logie Awards under his belt. Best known for his appearances on Saturday Night Live and The Ernie Sigley Show, he also released hit singles such as Love Is A Golden Ring.

Damien Leith is an Irish-Australian singer and songwriter who achieved popularity after winning the fourth season of Australian Idol in 2006. Since winning the title, he has received one gold and seven platinum certifications by ARIA for his singles and albums. In 2007, Damien Leith received two nominations at the MTV Australia Video Music Awards.

Stan Zemanek was an Australian television presenter, radio broadcaster, author, and radio producer. Best remembered for his honest and right-wing views, Zemanek would often exchange abusive remarks with his callers. Stan Zemanek, who was politically biased, often used terms like left-wing looney, half-wit, and numb nuts to address his callers.