Hot30 Countdown
Encyclopedia
The Hot30 Countdown, is an Australia
n radio show hosted by Matty Acton and Maude Garrett. It is broadcast on the Today Network
to every state in Australia, following 'The Dirt'.
Established in 1999, the show was first hosted by Ugly Phil
and Jackie O
. Brisbane based announcer Kyle Sandilands
was then moved in to host with Jackie O until 2003. Labrat and Alexis took over the Hot30 Countdown from 2004 after Kyle and Jackie O moved to the drive slot. Previously unknown announcer "Higgo" stepped in as Labrat took the morning shift on 2DayFM.
Alexis and Higgo hosted the nightly show until 2005, when Craig "Lowie" Low
came in to host the program until mid 2006. Lowie occasionally included Carla "Biggzy" Bignasca as co-host as she was the executive producer
of the show from the middle of 2006.
Hot30 Countdown phased out the national promotion of the Black Thunders in early 2005, across the Today Network.
Sam "Sam Mac" McMillan and Carla "Biggzy" Bignasca hosted the show from late 2006 until early 2007. From early 2007, Tim Lee was announced as the permanent replacement to host the show with Carla "Biggzy" Bignasca to this date.
In February 2010, it was announced that Tim Lee and Carla "Biggzy" Bignasca would be leaving the Hot30 Countdown, with Tim relocating to Melbourne's Fox FM
presenting Mornings with Biggzy expected to focus on television opportunities.
Lee and Bignasca presented their last show on Friday 12 March 2010.
Austereo announced on 10 March 2010 Charli Robinson and Chris Page
will be the new Hot30 hosts they commenced on Monday 15 March 2010 and subsequently introduced a new show at 7pm called The Dirt.
Page left the Hot30 Countdown at the end of 2010 moving to Triple M Sydney
's Grill Team
and Robinson moving to become the first solo host of The Dirt nationally.
In February 2011, Austereo announced that Matty Acton and Maude Garrett would be the new hosts of the Hot30 Countdown.
From 5 September 2011, it was announced by Southern Cross Austereo, the Hot30 Countdown will broadcast into syndicated channels as well as additional Today Network regional channels. With the merger Hot30 changed their Australian studio line to 13 10 60.
Also, Matty and Maude host a weekend music show on Southern Cross Ten which will be launched as 'Hot30 Countdown TV will airs Saturdays from 10am to 12pm and Sundays at 9am to 12pm
offshoot of the Hot30 Countdown was launched. A joint venture with Jelli
, the station uses a playlist from current and previous Hot30 Countdown music, which is then voted on by listeners at the Hot30 Jelli website. The station has since been renamed Choose The Hits Jelli
.
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 show hosted by Matty Acton and Maude Garrett. It is broadcast on the Today Network
Today Network
The Today Network is a network of Contemporary Hit Radio stations run by Southern Cross Austereo in Australia.-Affiliates:-History:The Today Network started when the Austereo Radio Network secured the first commercial FM licence in Adelaide in 1980. Austereo launched a station called Double SA FM,...
to every state in Australia, following 'The Dirt'.
Established in 1999, the show was first hosted by Ugly Phil
Ugly Phil
Ugly Phil O'Neil is a radio DJ/announcer. He was born in the United Kingdom, and lived the majority of his life in Australia. Before adopting the on-air name of Ugly Phil he was known on-air as Phil O'Neil...
and Jackie O
Jackie O (radio host)
Jacqueline Ellen Marie Henderson, better known as Jackie O, is an Australian commercial radio host, actress and television presenter. She is best-known nationally for presenting The Hot Hits, the Hot 30 Countdown, Take 40 Australia and the Kyle & Jackie O on 2Day FM with Kyle Sandilands and for...
. Brisbane based announcer Kyle Sandilands
Kyle Sandilands
Kyle Dalton Sandilands is an Australian radio and TV personality. He is currently the host with Jacqueline Henderson, better known as Jackie O, on the weekday morning radio program The Kyle and Jackie O Show on Sydney radio station 2Day FM, The Kyle and Jackie O Hour of Power which airs on...
was then moved in to host with Jackie O until 2003. Labrat and Alexis took over the Hot30 Countdown from 2004 after Kyle and Jackie O moved to the drive slot. Previously unknown announcer "Higgo" stepped in as Labrat took the morning shift on 2DayFM.
Alexis and Higgo hosted the nightly show until 2005, when Craig "Lowie" Low
Craig Low
Craig Low is an Australian comedian, radio and television host, and writer who is known publicly as “Lowie”. He has hosted a number of shows including Lowie’s Hot30 Countdown and Ralph TV...
came in to host the program until mid 2006. Lowie occasionally included Carla "Biggzy" Bignasca as co-host as she was the executive producer
Executive producer
An executive producer is a producer who is not involved in any technical aspects of the film making or music process, but who is still responsible for the overall production...
of the show from the middle of 2006.
Hot30 Countdown phased out the national promotion of the Black Thunders in early 2005, across the Today Network.
Sam "Sam Mac" McMillan and Carla "Biggzy" Bignasca hosted the show from late 2006 until early 2007. From early 2007, Tim Lee was announced as the permanent replacement to host the show with Carla "Biggzy" Bignasca to this date.
In February 2010, it was announced that Tim Lee and Carla "Biggzy" Bignasca would be leaving the Hot30 Countdown, with Tim relocating to Melbourne's Fox FM
Fox FM
Fox FM may refer to:*Fox FM , a radio station in Melbourne, Australia*Heart Thames Valley, a radio station in the United Kingdom formerly known as Fox FM*Port FM, a radio station in New Zealand...
presenting Mornings with Biggzy expected to focus on television opportunities.
Lee and Bignasca presented their last show on Friday 12 March 2010.
Austereo announced on 10 March 2010 Charli Robinson and Chris Page
Chris Page
Chris Page is a radio presenter, currently with Austereo in Sydney, Australia.Chris Page originally was a NXFM announcer and then moved to SAFM...
will be the new Hot30 hosts they commenced on Monday 15 March 2010 and subsequently introduced a new show at 7pm called The Dirt.
Page left the Hot30 Countdown at the end of 2010 moving to Triple M Sydney
2MMM
2MMM is a radio station broadcasting in Sydney, Australia. Triple M Sydney is part of the Austereo Triple M network and broadcasts on the 104.9 MHz frequency.-The Early Days:...
's Grill Team
Grill Team
The Grill Team is an Australian breakfast radio show that broadcasts weekday mornings from 6 am to 9 am AEST on Triple M Sydney. It commenced broadcasting on 17 August 2009....
and Robinson moving to become the first solo host of The Dirt nationally.
In February 2011, Austereo announced that Matty Acton and Maude Garrett would be the new hosts of the Hot30 Countdown.
From 5 September 2011, it was announced by Southern Cross Austereo, the Hot30 Countdown will broadcast into syndicated channels as well as additional Today Network regional channels. With the merger Hot30 changed their Australian studio line to 13 10 60.
Also, Matty and Maude host a weekend music show on Southern Cross Ten which will be launched as 'Hot30 Countdown TV will airs Saturdays from 10am to 12pm and Sundays at 9am to 12pm
Current Team
- Matty Acton - Host
- Maude Garrett - Host
- Peter Deppeler (aka Holden McGroin) - Producer
- Justin Hill - Assistant Producer
- Brettney Wadelton - Audio Producer
- Bron Hay - Promotions Princess
- Zoe Sainsbury - Digital Producer
Former Hosts/Co-Hosts
This includes fill-in hosts:-- Charli Robinson (formerly known as Charli Delaney)
- Chris Page
- Tim Lee
- Carla "Biggzy" Bignasca
- Kyle Sandilands
- Jackie "Jackie O" Henderson
- Rachel Corbett
- Paul "Fridgy" Hancock
- Dave "Higgo" Higgins
- Jason "Labrat" Hawkins
- Alexis Savaidis
- Faustina "Fuzzy" Agolley
- Hayden "Haydo" Guppy
- Mamajugs
- Chloe Maxwell
- Sophie MonkSophie MonkSophie Charlene Akland Monk is a London-born Australian pop singer, actress and model. Monk was a member of female pop group Bardot and released a solo album Calendar Girl...
` - Sam "Sam Mac" McMillan
- Lizzy LovetteLizzy LovetteElizabeth "Lizzy" Lovette is an Australian radio presenter and TV presenter.-Radio:Lovette started out at the Austereo Radio Network as the Black Thunder Pilot and overnight /sometimes late night/weekend/fill in presenter for 2Day FM from 2002-2004.She moved to Nova 969 Sydney from 2004 to 2006,...
- Camilla - (So You Think You Can Dance Australia 1)
- Ally Mansell - (Australia's Princess)
- Craig "Lowie" Low
- Maz Compton
- Phillip 'Ugly Phil O'Neil' Surridge
- Daniel 'Danno' Cassin
- Zoe Sheridan
- Byron Cooke
- Jason 'Soleman' Sole
- Ellie Mobbs
- Kiri Martin
- Abby Coleman
- Mike "MC" Christian
Former Staff
- Natali Brabant
- Daniel Bozykowski (aka Audio Boz) (was the audio producer for the Tim & Biggzy's Hot30 countdown - now for the Kyle and Jackie O Show)
- Tim Dunlop "Timmy D or Dunny' (now Producer of The Dirt)
- Trav Roebuck (appears as an occasional fill in producer)
- Glen Styles (production for Ugly Phils Hot 30 1999)
- Shortie Brown
- Jason "Labrat" Hawkins
- Yvette Maurice
- Derek "DB" Bargwanna - Kyle and Jackie O's Hot30
- Mamajugs - Kyle and Jackie O's Hot30
- Ryan Wellington - Kyle and Jackie O's Hot30
- Emma - Kyle and Jackie O's Hot30
- Wes - Kyle and Jackie O's Hot30
- Kacey Baker (was the audio producer for Kyle and Jackie O's Hot30)
- Doug Steele - Kyle and Jackie O's , Labrat and Alexis' and Higgo and Alexis' Hot30
- Ryan "Totters, Ryan the phone Monkey or Rockhill" - Labrat and Alexis' Hot30
- Brent "Nozz" Nozziter - Labrat and Alexis' Hot30
- Matt 'Chodoboy' Fraser - Higgo and Alexis' and Lowie's Hot30
- David 'Konsky' Konsky (audio producer for Lowie's Hot30 Countdown)
- Simon - Higgo and Alexis' Hot30
- Jane "Yoyo" McLaren - Higgo and Alexis', Lowie, Sam Mac and Biggzy's and Tim Lee and Biggzy's Hot30
- Kara Tyndall - Producer during the Hot30 with Fuzzy and Haydo with Higgo.
- Tom Ivey - Tim and Biggzy's Hot30
- Georgie Clark - Tim and Biggzy's Hot30
- Angus "Gusta Busta" Kell - Tim Lee and Biggzy's Hot30
- Liza "Pingas" Altarejos - Producer of Tim & Biggzy's and Charli and Pagey's Hot30
- *'Kat' - (Phonegirl) (temporary for Charli and Pagey's Hot30)
Timeline of Hosts/Co-Hosts
- 1996-1999: Ugly Phil's Hot 30 with Jackie O
- 1999-2000: Ugly Phil and Jackie O
- 2000-2003: Kyle and Jackie O
- 2004-2004: Labrat and Alexis
- 2004-2005: Higgo and Alexis
- 2005-2006: Lowie with Maz Compton for the first half of 2005, Lowie's show solo, then with Biggzy mid 2006
- 2006-2007: Sam Mac and Biggzy (Carla Bignasca)
- 2007-2010: Tim Lee and Biggzy (Carla Bignasca)
- 2010: Charli Robinson and Pagey (Chris Page)
- 2011 - present: Matty Acton and Maude Garrett
Hot30 Jelli
In November 2009, a Digital RadioDigital radio
Digital radio has several meanings:1. Today the most common meaning is digital radio broadcasting technologies, such as the digital audio broadcasting system, also known as Eureka 147. In these systems, the analog audio signal is digitized into zeros and ones, compressed using formats such as...
offshoot of the Hot30 Countdown was launched. A joint venture with Jelli
Jelli
Jelli is a user-controlled radio service, enabling users to select songs for a radio station using their web browsers or iPhone. Jelli.com users vote on songs to determine the play lists of their online streaming stations and participating radio stations. Users can submit "NO" votes or "YES" votes...
, the station uses a playlist from current and previous Hot30 Countdown music, which is then voted on by listeners at the Hot30 Jelli website. The station has since been renamed Choose The Hits Jelli
Choose The Hits Jelli
Choose The Hits was an all request Australian national Digital Radio station. It is run by Austereo and was renamed on 1 February 2010. Previously the station was trialled with the name Hot30 Jelli, launching on 27 November 2009...
.