Andrew Rochford
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Dr. Andrew Rochford is an Australian television personality who is best known for his part in presenting the Australian health show What's Good For You
. He first came to public attention as the winner of the second series of the television
reality show called The Block
. He is currently a regular on The Project. He also will host Network Ten
morning show Breakfast
, starting from 16 January 2012.
, New South Wales
, and grew up on the Northern Beaches
.
He undertook his secondary school at Saint Augustine's
college before going to university and completing an undergraduate degree in medical science at Sydney University, followed by a graduate degree in medicine
, which he finalised in 2004, passing with honors.
He moved to Brisbane
, Queensland
for a brief period, where he was a surgical trainee at the Princess Alexandra Hospital
in Woolloongabba.
Rochford lives an active lifestyle and enjoys playing many different sports such as swimming, skiing, basketball and golf in his spare time.
Rochford currently resides in Sydney, where he is an emergency registrar at the Royal North Shore Hospital
in St Leonards
.
He is married, and has a son and twin girls.
, Temptation as a celebrity guest playing for charity.
He has hosted a number Nine Network
shows including Amazing Medical Stories, What's Good For You
and Random Acts of Kindness.
In 2004 he and Jamie Nicholson, his girlfriend at that time, entered a competition to be a part of the Australian television
show called The Block
. They were accepted as a reserve in the event of a departure by any other couple.
Two other contestants were forced to depart after one of the couple was found to have spent six months in jail during 2002 after conviction for a drug-related offence. Rochford and his partner then went on to win the show, which included as prize money A$100,000 plus any extra money that could be won after the auction of the property they had renovated. Following that auction, the apartment they renovated sold for $868,000 which meant that the couple pocketed the extra $78,000 above the reserve price.
Andrew's profile was so increased by his time on The Block that shortly after his win, he was offered a position with the What's Good For You
team, and joined that television program in 2006. The program is hosted by Sigrid Thornton
.
Specifically Rochford's task is partly to report on certain medical myths and to be a medical 'guinea-pig', testing out the fact or fallacy of the underpinning suggestion of the myth. For example he has been stung by a jellyfish
to see what method best relieved the pain; eaten 15 kilograms (33 lb) of carrot
s to see if that consumption would improve his eyesight.
In addition to his role as a guinea pig he also has undertakes more serious roles. For example, he has reported on the concentration of pathogen
s in various meats, and related those facts to a better understanding of how to cook those meats.
's The Project as a regular guest panelist and he is the main fill in presenter for co-host Charlie Pickering
. Andrew often fills in for Pickering on Wednesdays due to Pickering filming for the gameshow, Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation
. He has been a regular guest panelist on The Circle
on Network Ten
and recently had a cameo appearance
in an episode of Offspring
.
on 18 August 2011, it was announced that Rochford would be a co-host of Network Ten
's new breakfast show Breakfast
.
and Rochford formed a new breakfast show on radio station Mix 106.5
called The Brighter Side Of Breakfast.
It was confirmed on 18 August 2011 that Rochford would be leaving Mix 106.5
to co-host Network Ten
's new breakfast show Breakfast
.
What's Good For You
What's Good For You is a Logie Award-winning Australian health and lifestyle television program that airs on the Nine Network. It investigates myths and fables concerning health and well being...
. He first came to public attention as the winner of the second series of the television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
reality show called The Block
The Block (Australian TV series)
The Block is an Australian reality television show broadcast on the Nine Network. The show sees four couples compete against each other to renovate a home and sell it at auction for the highest price....
. He is currently a regular on The Project. He also will host Network Ten
Network Ten
Network Ten , is one of Australia's three major commercial television networks. Owned-and-operated stations can be found in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth, while affiliates extend the network to cover most of the country...
morning show Breakfast
Breakfast (TV program)
Breakfast is an upcoming Australian breakfast television program, broadcast on the Network Ten.Originally will air on 16 January 2011 but It is due to launch in March 2012 at 6am to 9am....
, starting from 16 January 2012.
Biography
Rochford was born in SydneySydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
, New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
, and grew up on the Northern Beaches
Northern Beaches (Sydney)
The Northern Beaches is an informal term used to describe the northern coastal suburbs of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia, located near the coast of the Pacific Ocean...
.
He undertook his secondary school at Saint Augustine's
St. Augustine's College (Brookvale)
St Augustine's College is an Independent Roman Catholic School for boys in Year 5 to Year 12. The distinctive ethos of the College is Augustinian. It is conducted and was founded by the Order of St. Augustine...
college before going to university and completing an undergraduate degree in medical science at Sydney University, followed by a graduate degree in medicine
Medicine
Medicine is the science and art of healing. It encompasses a variety of health care practices evolved to maintain and restore health by the prevention and treatment of illness....
, which he finalised in 2004, passing with honors.
He moved to Brisbane
Brisbane
Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
, Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
for a brief period, where he was a surgical trainee at the Princess Alexandra Hospital
Princess Alexandra Hospital
The Princess Alexandra Hospital , is located on Ipswich Road in Woolloongabba, Australia. It is one of the major hospitals in Brisbane and is a teaching hospital of the University of Queensland. It is a tertiary level teaching hospital with all major medical and surgical specialities onsite except...
in Woolloongabba.
Rochford lives an active lifestyle and enjoys playing many different sports such as swimming, skiing, basketball and golf in his spare time.
Rochford currently resides in Sydney, where he is an emergency registrar at the Royal North Shore Hospital
Royal North Shore Hospital
The Royal North Shore Hospital is a major public teaching hospital in Sydney, Australia, located in St Leonards. It serves as a teaching hospital for Sydney Medical School at the University of Sydney and has approximately 740 beds. It is the referral hospital for Northern Sydney and the Central...
in St Leonards
St Leonards, New South Wales
St Leonards is a suburb on the lower North Shore of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. St Leonards is located 5 km north-west of the Sydney central business district and lies across the local government areas of Municipality of Lane Cove, North Sydney Council and the City of...
.
He is married, and has a son and twin girls.
Nine Network
Andrew has also been on game shows such as Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? is a television game show which offers large cash prizes for correctly answering a series of multiple-choice questions of increasing difficulty. The format is owned and licensed by Sony Pictures Television International. The maximum cash prize is one million pounds...
, Temptation as a celebrity guest playing for charity.
He has hosted a number Nine Network
Nine Network
The Nine Network , is an Australian television network with headquarters based in Willoughby, a suburb located on the North Shore of Sydney. For 50 years since television's inception in Australia, between 1956 and 2006, it was the most watched television network in Australia...
shows including Amazing Medical Stories, What's Good For You
What's Good For You
What's Good For You is a Logie Award-winning Australian health and lifestyle television program that airs on the Nine Network. It investigates myths and fables concerning health and well being...
and Random Acts of Kindness.
In 2004 he and Jamie Nicholson, his girlfriend at that time, entered a competition to be a part of the Australian television
Australian television
Television in Australia began experimentally as early as 1929 in Melbourne with stations 3DB and 3UZ using the Radiovision system by Gilbert Miles and Donal McDonald, and later from other locations, such as Brisbane in 1934....
show called The Block
The Block (Australian TV series)
The Block is an Australian reality television show broadcast on the Nine Network. The show sees four couples compete against each other to renovate a home and sell it at auction for the highest price....
. They were accepted as a reserve in the event of a departure by any other couple.
Two other contestants were forced to depart after one of the couple was found to have spent six months in jail during 2002 after conviction for a drug-related offence. Rochford and his partner then went on to win the show, which included as prize money A$100,000 plus any extra money that could be won after the auction of the property they had renovated. Following that auction, the apartment they renovated sold for $868,000 which meant that the couple pocketed the extra $78,000 above the reserve price.
Andrew's profile was so increased by his time on The Block that shortly after his win, he was offered a position with the What's Good For You
What's Good For You
What's Good For You is a Logie Award-winning Australian health and lifestyle television program that airs on the Nine Network. It investigates myths and fables concerning health and well being...
team, and joined that television program in 2006. The program is hosted by Sigrid Thornton
Sigrid Thornton
Sigrid Thornton is an Australian multi-award winning actress.-Early years:Thornton was born in Canberra, the daughter of Merle, a teacher of women's studies and writer, and Neil Thornton, an academic. She spent most of her formative years growing up and attending school at St. Peter's Lutheran...
.
Specifically Rochford's task is partly to report on certain medical myths and to be a medical 'guinea-pig', testing out the fact or fallacy of the underpinning suggestion of the myth. For example he has been stung by a jellyfish
Jellyfish
Jellyfish are free-swimming members of the phylum Cnidaria. Medusa is another word for jellyfish, and refers to any free-swimming jellyfish stages in the phylum Cnidaria...
to see what method best relieved the pain; eaten 15 kilograms (33 lb) of carrot
Carrot
The carrot is a root vegetable, usually orange in colour, though purple, red, white, and yellow varieties exist. It has a crisp texture when fresh...
s to see if that consumption would improve his eyesight.
In addition to his role as a guinea pig he also has undertakes more serious roles. For example, he has reported on the concentration of pathogen
Pathogen
A pathogen gignomai "I give birth to") or infectious agent — colloquially, a germ — is a microbe or microorganism such as a virus, bacterium, prion, or fungus that causes disease in its animal or plant host...
s in various meats, and related those facts to a better understanding of how to cook those meats.
Network Ten
In 2010, Rochford joined Network TenNetwork Ten
Network Ten , is one of Australia's three major commercial television networks. Owned-and-operated stations can be found in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth, while affiliates extend the network to cover most of the country...
's The Project as a regular guest panelist and he is the main fill in presenter for co-host Charlie Pickering
Charlie Pickering
Charlie Pickering he grew up in Melbourne, Australia and attended an Independent Anglican Boys' School; Brighton Grammar...
. Andrew often fills in for Pickering on Wednesdays due to Pickering filming for the gameshow, Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation
Talkin' 'bout your Generation
Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation is an Australian game show produced by Granada Productions which premiered on Network Ten on 5 May 2009. It is hosted by Shaun Micallef....
. He has been a regular guest panelist on The Circle
The Circle (TV program)
-Music from The Circle:Music from The Circle is a compilation album featuring 38 songs chosen by the hosts of The Circle. The album includes a special song recorded by hosts Denise Drysdale, Chrissie Swan, Yumi Stynes and Gorgi Coghlan titled "Circle Song"...
on Network Ten
Network Ten
Network Ten , is one of Australia's three major commercial television networks. Owned-and-operated stations can be found in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth, while affiliates extend the network to cover most of the country...
and recently had a cameo appearance
Cameo appearance
A cameo role or cameo appearance is a brief appearance of a known person in a work of the performing arts, such as plays, films, video games and television...
in an episode of Offspring
Offspring (TV series)
Offspring is an Australian television comedy-drama series which premiered on Network Ten in Australia on 15 August 2010. Offspring is centred around 30-something obstetrician Nina Proudman and her family, as they navigate the chaos of modern life...
.
on 18 August 2011, it was announced that Rochford would be a co-host of Network Ten
Network Ten
Network Ten , is one of Australia's three major commercial television networks. Owned-and-operated stations can be found in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth, while affiliates extend the network to cover most of the country...
's new breakfast show Breakfast
Breakfast (TV program)
Breakfast is an upcoming Australian breakfast television program, broadcast on the Network Ten.Originally will air on 16 January 2011 but It is due to launch in March 2012 at 6am to 9am....
.
Mix 106.5
On 4 January 2011, Claire HooperClaire Hooper
Claire Hooper is an Australian stand-up comedian and writer. She appeared as a team captain on the 2008 revival of Good News Week on Network Ten and previously was a regular on The Sideshow, appearing with Paul McDermott...
and Rochford formed a new breakfast show on radio station Mix 106.5
Mix 106.5
Mix 106.5 is a commercial radio station in Sydney, Australia and is owned by the Australian Radio Network...
called The Brighter Side Of Breakfast.
It was confirmed on 18 August 2011 that Rochford would be leaving Mix 106.5
Mix 106.5
Mix 106.5 is a commercial radio station in Sydney, Australia and is owned by the Australian Radio Network...
to co-host Network Ten
Network Ten
Network Ten , is one of Australia's three major commercial television networks. Owned-and-operated stations can be found in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth, while affiliates extend the network to cover most of the country...
's new breakfast show Breakfast
Breakfast (TV program)
Breakfast is an upcoming Australian breakfast television program, broadcast on the Network Ten.Originally will air on 16 January 2011 but It is due to launch in March 2012 at 6am to 9am....
.
See also
- The Project
- The BlockThe Block-Places:231 North Vandeventer Saint Louis MO, 63108.Australia* The Block , the first Aboriginal land handbackUnited States* The Block at Orange, an open-air shopping and entertainment mall located in Southern California...
- What's Good For YouWhat's Good For YouWhat's Good For You is a Logie Award-winning Australian health and lifestyle television program that airs on the Nine Network. It investigates myths and fables concerning health and well being...
- Mix 106.5Mix 106.5Mix 106.5 is a commercial radio station in Sydney, Australia and is owned by the Australian Radio Network...