Caroline Tran
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Caroline Tran is an Australia
n radio announcer on the national youth broadcaster Triple J
.
She moved to Melbourne
, Australia
, from Vietnam
with her family when she was three. As an adult, she worked several other jobs before getting involved with radio broadcasting at the Australian Film Television and Radio School
. She landed the position of SuperRequest host at Triple J in 1999. After two years she switched to the weekday lunch timeslot in 2001, and as of 2003 she switched to the weekend breakfast slot.
Tran is closely involved with Triple J's Australian music area. She has performed spot live broadcasts (typically on a mobile phone from live show) for the Australian music show Home and Hosed, and has also been a relief host for the show.
In 2006 Caroline took over hosting Home and Hosed from Robbie Buck
, who moved to the afternoon 'drive' timeslot.
At the end of 2008, Caroline announced that the final show of Home and Hosed for 2008, would be her last ever show, as she would be taking maternity leave.
From May 2010 she has returned to the Triple J airwaves presenting weekend breakfast.
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 announcer on the national youth broadcaster Triple J
Triple J
triple j is a nationally networked Australian radio station intended to appeal to listeners between the ages of 18 and 30. The government-funded station is a division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation...
.
She moved to Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
, 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...
, from Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
with her family when she was three. As an adult, she worked several other jobs before getting involved with radio broadcasting at the Australian Film Television and Radio School
Australian Film Television and Radio School
The Australian Film, Television and Radio School is the Australian national centre for professional education and advanced training in film, television, radio and digital media. The School is an Australian Commonwealth government statutory authority...
. She landed the position of SuperRequest host at Triple J in 1999. After two years she switched to the weekday lunch timeslot in 2001, and as of 2003 she switched to the weekend breakfast slot.
Tran is closely involved with Triple J's Australian music area. She has performed spot live broadcasts (typically on a mobile phone from live show) for the Australian music show Home and Hosed, and has also been a relief host for the show.
In 2006 Caroline took over hosting Home and Hosed from Robbie Buck
Robbie Buck
Robbie Buck is an Australian radio announcer best known for his work at the national youth broadcaster, Triple J...
, who moved to the afternoon 'drive' timeslot.
At the end of 2008, Caroline announced that the final show of Home and Hosed for 2008, would be her last ever show, as she would be taking maternity leave.
From May 2010 she has returned to the Triple J airwaves presenting weekend breakfast.