Andy Muirhead
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Andrew Robert "Andy" Muirhead (born 1975) is an Australia
n radio and television presenter for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation
. He has been the presenter of ABC Radio's breakfast program in Tasmania and also the presenter of the Collectors
TV program since 2005.
National finals and has appeared at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival
from 2004.
and moved to Hobart, Tasmania with his family. He graduated from the University of Tasmania
in 1998 and worked as a biologist for a forestry company doing insect and mammal surveys while also doing stand up comedy.
In June 2010 he went on unpaid leave and production of Collectors was temporarily suspended when he was charged with one count of accessing child pornography. Production of Collectors resumed in July without Muirhead, and repeats of episodes featuring him were pulled from the ABC's schedule. The ABC has been criticised by lawyers for protecting their reputation rather than supporting him. He was bailed and pleaded not guilty in February 2011. The case was referred back to the Magistrates Court for 1 August 2011. The hearing on that day lasted only an hour rather than the expected 2 days and was adjourned again to a date yet to be fixed.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n radio and television presenter for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly referred to as "the ABC" , is Australia's national public broadcaster...
. He has been the presenter of ABC Radio's breakfast program in Tasmania and also the presenter of the Collectors
Collectors (TV series)
Collectors is an Australian television series that is shown at 8.00pm on Friday on ABC1 and repeated at 6.00pm on Monday on ABC2. It investigates a variety of collections from museums and private collectors...
TV program since 2005.
Career
Muirhead has worked in TV and radio since 2004 and has also done stand up comedy. He represented Tasmania in the 2003 Raw ComedyRaw Comedy
Raw Comedy is an Australian competition for emerging stand-up comedians, established in 1996 and held annually since.Heats take place in major Australian cities through January, February and March. State semi-finals and finals are held in the state capitals in March...
National finals and has appeared at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival
Melbourne International Comedy Festival
The Melbourne International Comedy Festival is the third-largest international comedy festival in the world and the largest cultural event in Australia. Established in 1987, it takes place annually in Melbourne over four weeks in April typically opening on or around April Fool's Day...
from 2004.
Personal life
Muirhead was born in Sale, VictoriaSale, Victoria
Sale is a city in the Gippsland region of the Australian state of Victoria. It is the seat of the Shire of Wellington as well as the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sale and the Anglican Diocese of Gippsland. It has a population of around 13,336, and is expected to reach a population of 14,000 soon...
and moved to Hobart, Tasmania with his family. He graduated from the University of Tasmania
University of Tasmania
The University of Tasmania is a medium-sized public Australian university based in Tasmania, Australia. Officially founded on 1 January 1890, it was the fourth university to be established in nineteenth-century Australia...
in 1998 and worked as a biologist for a forestry company doing insect and mammal surveys while also doing stand up comedy.
In June 2010 he went on unpaid leave and production of Collectors was temporarily suspended when he was charged with one count of accessing child pornography. Production of Collectors resumed in July without Muirhead, and repeats of episodes featuring him were pulled from the ABC's schedule. The ABC has been criticised by lawyers for protecting their reputation rather than supporting him. He was bailed and pleaded not guilty in February 2011. The case was referred back to the Magistrates Court for 1 August 2011. The hearing on that day lasted only an hour rather than the expected 2 days and was adjourned again to a date yet to be fixed.