Bruno Bouchet
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Bruno Bouchet is a broadcast producer and radio personality best known as the Guest and Talent Producer on the Austereo Network’s
nationally-syndicated show The Kyle & Jackie O Show
.
, Australia
by French migrants Robert Jean Bouchet and Annick Jeanne Bouchet. Bouchet’s mother Annick had previously hosted music and talk radio shows in Perth
, Australia
. On completion of seventh grade, Bouchet left Nudgee Junior College
for Marist College Ashgrove
. It was during high school that, at the age of 15, Bouchet first started in radio, hosting a 3-hour talk show on Switch 1197
called The Speak Up Show.
Bouchet's distinctively controversial style of broadcasting would often land him in hot water. In September 2004 Bouchet appeared on the SBS
television program Insight
where he got into a slanging match with the Australian Labor Party's
candidate for the federal seat of Moreton
over the issue of private school funding. Later in the show he was howled down by the panel of guests for stating that: “...(Iraq) at the moment, it's in the reconstruction phase, it's all positive from here”.
In February 2004 Bouchet anchored Switch 1197’s
broadcast of the 2004 Queensland State Election from the official tally room at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre
.
weekend mornings show – hosted by Madonna King and Tony Johnston
. During this time Bouchet also worked as a casual researcher for the Seven Network
’s Today Tonight
program as well as writing stories for Quest Community Newspapers
. Later that year Bouchet moved onto the newly-formatted weekday breakfast show hosted by Peter Dick and Ross Davie.
During his time at 4BC
Bouchet produced shows for such radio personalities as Greg Cary, Claire Blake, Chris Adams, Dean Miller, Rupert McCall, Rod Tiley and John Miller.
In 2006 Bouchet moved to the Brisbane
bureau of the Nine Network
’s A Current Affair program where he worked as associate-producer for Brisbane
-based reporters including David Margan, Amanda Patterson and Chris Allen.
In January 2007 Bouchet moved back into radio, this time for the Australian Radio Network
where he produced the 4KQ
Classic Hits breakfast program as well as associate-producing the 97.3FM breakfast show.
and Todd McKenney
breakfast show on Mix 106.5 Sydney
as well as producing the Body & Soul program hosted by Marnie T across the Australian Radio Network
's Mix stream. In September 2009 Bouchet was appointed as the Executive Producer of Mix 106.5
’s breakfast show.
As of June 2010 Bouchet has been working at 2DayFM Sydney
as the Guest and Talent Producer on The Kyle & Jackie O Show
.
A regular segment on show is for Bouchet to surprise celebrity guests by entering the studio nude during the middle of an interview. As the Guest and Talent Producer on The Kyle & Jackie O Show
, if Bouchet fails to deliver on getting a celebrity on the show, a range of punishments are dished out including being thrown into the Sydney Harbour
or having his entire body shaved.
In May 2011, Bouchet and 2DayFM producer Matt Simpson, where they presented a range of "fan favourite" segments from previous broadcasts of The Kyle & Jackie O Show
.
In July 2011, Bouchet announced via Twitter
that he had signed a literary deal and would be releasing a book in November of 2011.
As of September 2011, Bouchet hosts weekly radio show The Producer's Edition of the The Kyle and Jackie O Show with co-producer Matt Simpson.
radio show to accuse Federal Opposition Leader Mark Latham
of plagiarising a policy idea that Bouchet claims he had developed. Bouchet claimed that he had originally come up with a learn or earn policy and that Latham
had taken it off him without any proper acknowledgement. A spokesperson for Latham
denied the claims of plagiarism.
In February 2011, 2DayFM Sydney was pressured to sack Bouchet following comments he made on air during The Kyle & Jackie O Show
about organ donation and the fact that would never even consider donating his own.
In May 2011, Bouchet took to Twitter
to make jokes about the death of Osama bin Laden
, stating that Osama bin Laden
died from sadness over the axing of Shane Warne’s
talk show on the Nine Network
.
Bouchet was twice a finalist for the Australian Commercial Radio Award’s Best Newcomer Off-Air category (2005 & 2006). In 2008 Bouchet received his third nomination, this time for Best Multimedia Execution.
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| 2008
| Mix Mornings
| Best Multimedia Execution
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| 2009
| Chris-Mas-Isaak
| Best Music Special
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In November 2010 Bouchet was featured in the Australian Zoo Weekly
magazine where he took part in a stunt involving a cheeseburger down his pants.
Austereo Radio Network
Austereo Radio Network formerly operated commercial radio networks in metropolitan and regional areas of Australia. On 6 April 2011, Southern Cross Media purchased a majority of the company and is in the process of unifying the Austereo networks with Southern Cross's regional brands...
nationally-syndicated show The Kyle & Jackie O Show
The Kyle & Jackie O Show
The Kyle & Jackie O Show is Australia’s most listened-to breakfast radio show hosted by Kyle Sandilands and Jackie O on 2DayFM, Sydney. Syndicated to over 78 stations nationwide, the show has been airing since 16 January 2005. The show is a 9-time winner and 36-time finalist of the Australian...
.
Early life and education
Bouchet was raised in BrisbaneBrisbane
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...
, Australia
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...
by French migrants Robert Jean Bouchet and Annick Jeanne Bouchet. Bouchet’s mother Annick had previously hosted music and talk radio shows in Perth
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
, Australia
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...
. On completion of seventh grade, Bouchet left Nudgee Junior College
Nudgee Junior College
St Joseph's Nudgee Junior College is an independent Catholic boy's primary school catering for students from Years 4 to 7 and is set on a 40 hectare site on the Brisbane River in the suburb of Indooroopilly....
for Marist College Ashgrove
Marist College Ashgrove
Marist College Ashgrove is a Roman Catholic day and boarding school for boys, located in Ashgrove, a northern suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia....
. It was during high school that, at the age of 15, Bouchet first started in radio, hosting a 3-hour talk show on Switch 1197
Switch 1197
Switch 1197 is a community broadcast radio station operated by Brisbane Interactive Radio Group Inc. which is a community based not-for-profit youth organisation based in Brisbane Queensland, Australia....
called The Speak Up Show.
Bouchet's distinctively controversial style of broadcasting would often land him in hot water. In September 2004 Bouchet appeared on the SBS
Special Broadcasting Service
The Special Broadcasting Service is a hybrid-funded Australian public broadcasting radio and television network. The stated purpose of SBS is "to provide multilingual and multicultural radio and television services that inform, educate and entertain all Australians and, in doing so, reflect...
television program Insight
Insight (Australian TV program)
Insight is an current affairs television program, broadcast on the SBS network.-History:Insight started out as a national domestic current affairs program dealing primarily with Australian issues, while Dateline covered international ones....
where he got into a slanging match with the Australian Labor Party's
Australian Labor Party
The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...
candidate for the federal seat of Moreton
Division of Moreton
The Division of Moreton is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. The division was one of the original 75 divisions contested at the first federal election. It is named after Moreton Bay. The electorate is a bellwether in elections, having voted for the party winning government at every...
over the issue of private school funding. Later in the show he was howled down by the panel of guests for stating that: “...(Iraq) at the moment, it's in the reconstruction phase, it's all positive from here”.
In February 2004 Bouchet anchored Switch 1197’s
Switch 1197
Switch 1197 is a community broadcast radio station operated by Brisbane Interactive Radio Group Inc. which is a community based not-for-profit youth organisation based in Brisbane Queensland, Australia....
broadcast of the 2004 Queensland State Election from the official tally room at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre
Brisbane Entertainment Centre
The Brisbane Entertainment Centre is a centre, located in Boondall, a Brisbane City suburb, in Queensland, Australia.The arena has an assortment of seating plans, which facilitate the comfort of its users, subject to performance. Specific seating plans usually are allocated, depending on the...
.
Brisbane
In 2004 Bouchet was hired as the producer of talkback station 4BC 1116am’s4BC
4BC is a radio station in Brisbane, Queensland on 1116kHz AM. 4BC is Brisbane's only commercial talkback station, using the promotional phrase "News Talk 1116". Like most talk radio stations, it caters to a predominantly conservative audience...
weekend mornings show – hosted by Madonna King and Tony Johnston
Tony Johnston
Tony Johnston is an Australian television presenter, producer and radio broadcaster. Tony began his career in 1986, as a presenter on the music video show 'Saturday Jukebox' on the Seven Network in Australia....
. During this time Bouchet also worked as a casual researcher for the Seven Network
Seven Network
The Seven Network is an Australian television network owned by Seven West Media Limited. It dates back to 4 November 1956, when the first stations on the VHF7 frequency were established in Melbourne and Sydney.It is currently the second largest network in the country in terms of population reach...
’s Today Tonight
Today Tonight
Today Tonight is a controversial Australian News and Current Affairs program, produced by the Seven Network and shown weeknightly at in direct competition with rival Nine Network program A Current Affair....
program as well as writing stories for Quest Community Newspapers
Quest Community Newspapers
Quest Community Newspapers is a newspaper company in Stafford, Queensland, Australia. It is owned and operated by Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation....
. Later that year Bouchet moved onto the newly-formatted weekday breakfast show hosted by Peter Dick and Ross Davie.
During his time at 4BC
4BC
4BC is a radio station in Brisbane, Queensland on 1116kHz AM. 4BC is Brisbane's only commercial talkback station, using the promotional phrase "News Talk 1116". Like most talk radio stations, it caters to a predominantly conservative audience...
Bouchet produced shows for such radio personalities as Greg Cary, Claire Blake, Chris Adams, Dean Miller, Rupert McCall, Rod Tiley and John Miller.
In 2006 Bouchet moved to the 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...
bureau of the 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...
’s A Current Affair program where he worked as associate-producer for 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...
-based reporters including David Margan, Amanda Patterson and Chris Allen.
In January 2007 Bouchet moved back into radio, this time for the Australian Radio Network
Australian Radio Network
The Australian Radio Network is a group of commercial radio stations around Australia and New Zealand. A joint venture of Australian media conglomerate APN News & Media and United States radio company Clear Channel Communications, the group is the largest radio company in Australasia...
where he produced the 4KQ
4KQ
4KQ is a commercial radio station in Brisbane, Australia owned by the Australian Radio Network. 4KQ began broadcasting on the 7th of May 1947 on 690 kHz AM moving to 693 kHz in 1978. 4KQ broadcasts from its studios in the Brisbane suburb of Stones Corner, along with its sister station 97.3 FM...
Classic Hits breakfast program as well as associate-producing the 97.3FM breakfast show.
Sydney
In February 2008 Bouchet took on the role of Producer with the Sonia KrugerSonia Kruger
Sonia Melissa Kruger is an Australian television presenter. She is best known for co-hosting the popular Australian version of Dancing with the Stars, hosting 10 Years Younger in 10 Days and for the role of Tina Sparkle in the hit 1992 film Strictly Ballroom.-Early life:Born in Toowoomba,...
and Todd McKenney
Todd McKenney
Todd McKenney is an Australian entertainer. He is best known as a judge on Australia's version of Dancing with the Stars.He has won many dancing titles, and has trained in jazz, tap, acrobatics and ballroom dancing...
breakfast show on Mix 106.5 Sydney
Mix 106.5
Mix 106.5 is a commercial radio station in Sydney, Australia and is owned by the Australian Radio Network...
as well as producing the Body & Soul program hosted by Marnie T across the Australian Radio Network
Australian Radio Network
The Australian Radio Network is a group of commercial radio stations around Australia and New Zealand. A joint venture of Australian media conglomerate APN News & Media and United States radio company Clear Channel Communications, the group is the largest radio company in Australasia...
's Mix stream. In September 2009 Bouchet was appointed as the Executive Producer of 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...
’s breakfast show.
As of June 2010 Bouchet has been working at 2DayFM Sydney
2Day FM
Not to be mixed up with Today FM in Ireland.2Day FM is a commercial FM radio station broadcasting in Sydney, Australia, on a frequency of 104.1 MHz, and part of Austereo's Today Network.- Transmission :...
as the Guest and Talent Producer on The Kyle & Jackie O Show
The Kyle & Jackie O Show
The Kyle & Jackie O Show is Australia’s most listened-to breakfast radio show hosted by Kyle Sandilands and Jackie O on 2DayFM, Sydney. Syndicated to over 78 stations nationwide, the show has been airing since 16 January 2005. The show is a 9-time winner and 36-time finalist of the Australian...
.
A regular segment on show is for Bouchet to surprise celebrity guests by entering the studio nude during the middle of an interview. As the Guest and Talent Producer on The Kyle & Jackie O Show
The Kyle & Jackie O Show
The Kyle & Jackie O Show is Australia’s most listened-to breakfast radio show hosted by Kyle Sandilands and Jackie O on 2DayFM, Sydney. Syndicated to over 78 stations nationwide, the show has been airing since 16 January 2005. The show is a 9-time winner and 36-time finalist of the Australian...
, if Bouchet fails to deliver on getting a celebrity on the show, a range of punishments are dished out including being thrown into the Sydney Harbour
Port Jackson
Port Jackson, containing Sydney Harbour, is the natural harbour of Sydney, Australia. It is known for its beauty, and in particular, as the location of the Sydney Opera House and Sydney Harbour Bridge...
or having his entire body shaved.
In May 2011, Bouchet and 2DayFM producer Matt Simpson, where they presented a range of "fan favourite" segments from previous broadcasts of The Kyle & Jackie O Show
The Kyle & Jackie O Show
The Kyle & Jackie O Show is Australia’s most listened-to breakfast radio show hosted by Kyle Sandilands and Jackie O on 2DayFM, Sydney. Syndicated to over 78 stations nationwide, the show has been airing since 16 January 2005. The show is a 9-time winner and 36-time finalist of the Australian...
.
In July 2011, Bouchet announced via Twitter
Twitter
Twitter is an online social networking and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read text-based posts of up to 140 characters, informally known as "tweets".Twitter was created in March 2006 by Jack Dorsey and launched that July...
that he had signed a literary deal and would be releasing a book in November of 2011.
As of September 2011, Bouchet hosts weekly radio show The Producer's Edition of the The Kyle and Jackie O Show with co-producer Matt Simpson.
Controversies
In May 2004, Bouchet used his Switch 1197Switch 1197
Switch 1197 is a community broadcast radio station operated by Brisbane Interactive Radio Group Inc. which is a community based not-for-profit youth organisation based in Brisbane Queensland, Australia....
radio show to accuse Federal Opposition Leader Mark Latham
Mark Latham
Mark William Latham , an author and former Australian politician, was leader of the Federal Parliamentary Australian Labor Party and Leader of the Opposition from December 2003 to January 2005....
of plagiarising a policy idea that Bouchet claims he had developed. Bouchet claimed that he had originally come up with a learn or earn policy and that Latham
Mark Latham
Mark William Latham , an author and former Australian politician, was leader of the Federal Parliamentary Australian Labor Party and Leader of the Opposition from December 2003 to January 2005....
had taken it off him without any proper acknowledgement. A spokesperson for Latham
Mark Latham
Mark William Latham , an author and former Australian politician, was leader of the Federal Parliamentary Australian Labor Party and Leader of the Opposition from December 2003 to January 2005....
denied the claims of plagiarism.
In February 2011, 2DayFM Sydney was pressured to sack Bouchet following comments he made on air during The Kyle & Jackie O Show
The Kyle & Jackie O Show
The Kyle & Jackie O Show is Australia’s most listened-to breakfast radio show hosted by Kyle Sandilands and Jackie O on 2DayFM, Sydney. Syndicated to over 78 stations nationwide, the show has been airing since 16 January 2005. The show is a 9-time winner and 36-time finalist of the Australian...
about organ donation and the fact that would never even consider donating his own.
In May 2011, Bouchet took to Twitter
Twitter
Twitter is an online social networking and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read text-based posts of up to 140 characters, informally known as "tweets".Twitter was created in March 2006 by Jack Dorsey and launched that July...
to make jokes about the death of Osama bin Laden
Death of Osama bin Laden
Osama bin Laden, then head of the Islamist militant group al-Qaeda, was killed in Pakistan on May 2, 2011, shortly after 1 a.m. local time by a United States special forces military unit....
, stating that Osama bin Laden
Osama bin Laden
Osama bin Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden was the founder of the militant Islamist organization Al-Qaeda, the jihadist organization responsible for the September 11 attacks on the United States and numerous other mass-casualty attacks against civilian and military targets...
died from sadness over the axing of Shane Warne’s
Shane Warne
Shane Keith Warne is a former Australian international cricketer widely regarded as one of the greatest bowlers in the history of the game. In 2000, he was selected by a panel of cricket experts as one of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Century, the only specialist bowler selected in the quintet...
talk show on the 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...
.
Awards
Bouchet is a four-time Australian Commercial Radio Award finalist. In September 2009 Bouchet was part of a team that took out the Australian Commercial Radio Award for Best Music Special.Bouchet was twice a finalist for the Australian Commercial Radio Award’s Best Newcomer Off-Air category (2005 & 2006). In 2008 Bouchet received his third nomination, this time for Best Multimedia Execution.
|-
| 2005
| Bruno Bouchet
| Best Newcomer Off-Air
|
|-
| 2006
| Bruno Bouchet
| Best Newcomer Off-Air
|
|-
| 2008
| Mix Mornings
| Best Multimedia Execution
|
|-
| 2009
| Chris-Mas-Isaak
| Best Music Special
|
Personal life
Since March 2008 Bouchet has been dating WSFM’s mornings producer Laura Viglino.In November 2010 Bouchet was featured in the Australian Zoo Weekly
Zoo Weekly
Zoo is a weekly lads' magazine published in the United Kingdom. It was launched on 29 January 2004, as the second weekly men's magazine in the UK after the similar and rival magazine Nuts)...
magazine where he took part in a stunt involving a cheeseburger down his pants.