Trevor Chappell (radio presenter)
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Trevor Chappell is an Australian Broadcasting Corporation
local radio presenter based in Melbourne
. He is currently one of the regular presenters of the Overnights
program, nationally from 2.00am to 5.30am (or 6.00am in some areas) on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday mornings. He is joined by a variety of regular guests every night.
Chappell was born and raised in Western Australia where, after completing high school, he moved into working in a range of odd-end jobs - including mines, wheat bins in the far north-west to even working as a builder's labourer.
Once he turned 21, Chappell moved to Victoria where he studied teaching and then moved into youth work. Three years after this, he enrolled in an acting course at the National Theatre in Melbourne.
Some callers during the quiz have said that Chappell does not give clues out during the quiz; however the technical operator and second host, Michael Pavlich, has become known as a "massive clue giver" and, the joke goes, has now earned more audience respect.
Chappell has listeners in Monterrey Mexico; Portland, Oregon; Cheung Chau, Hong Kong; Tokyo, Japan; and Denver, Colorado.
He is known for his dislike of The Beatles and his recall of the TV shows Owly School, F Troop
and popular Perth children's TV characters Fat Cat
and Percy Penguin
.
He is also a huge ABBA fan, with a special fondness for Bjorn; and he is known as a consummate Lapsang Souchong tea
aficionado.
Some listeners believe that Chappell should be recognised for his compassion on 8 February 2009 in the early morning program after the "Black Saturday" bush fires in Victoria. The way he spoke and showed compassion to survivors on that morning, through the radio waves, will live in many listeners' memory. One listener wrote, that these survivors had just experienced some very significant life threatening incidents and that he had treated them with outstanding empathy.
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly referred to as "the ABC" , is Australia's national public broadcaster...
local radio presenter based in 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...
. He is currently one of the regular presenters of the Overnights
Overnights (radio show)
Overnights with Trevor Chappell and Rod Quinn is an Australian overnight radio program broadcast on ABC Local Radio from studios in Sydney and Melbourne. The program usually consists of a mix of news and current affairs, lifestyle, arts, education, music, youth and entertainment. Each night there...
program, nationally from 2.00am to 5.30am (or 6.00am in some areas) on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday mornings. He is joined by a variety of regular guests every night.
Chappell was born and raised in Western Australia where, after completing high school, he moved into working in a range of odd-end jobs - including mines, wheat bins in the far north-west to even working as a builder's labourer.
Once he turned 21, Chappell moved to Victoria where he studied teaching and then moved into youth work. Three years after this, he enrolled in an acting course at the National Theatre in Melbourne.
Overnights
On 28 April 2010, Chappell hosted a discussion about how Wikipedia works and debated its reliability with a collection of callers.Some callers during the quiz have said that Chappell does not give clues out during the quiz; however the technical operator and second host, Michael Pavlich, has become known as a "massive clue giver" and, the joke goes, has now earned more audience respect.
Chappell has listeners in Monterrey Mexico; Portland, Oregon; Cheung Chau, Hong Kong; Tokyo, Japan; and Denver, Colorado.
He is known for his dislike of The Beatles and his recall of the TV shows Owly School, F Troop
F Troop
F Troop is a satirical American television sitcom that originally aired for two seasons on ABC-TV. It debuted in the United States on September 14, 1965 and concluded its run on April 6, 1967 with a total of 65 episodes. The first season of 34 episodes was filmed in black-and-white, but the show...
and popular Perth children's TV characters Fat Cat
Fat Cat and Friends
Fat Cat and Friends was an Australian childrens television show starring Fat Cat , an orange anthropomorphic cat who wears red braces, a blue bow tie and a green bowler hat. The show was similar in concept to Here's Humphrey featuring Humphrey B. Bear...
and Percy Penguin
The Early Bird Show
The Early Bird Show was a television show aired on Network 10 in Australia from 1985 until 1989. Produced by Dixie Duncan and directed by Spencer Wilson, Ray McKenna and Bob Loxton, the show regularly featured Australian rock singer Darryl Cotton as host, along with Marie Van Maaren and Marty The...
.
He is also a huge ABBA fan, with a special fondness for Bjorn; and he is known as a consummate Lapsang Souchong tea
Lapsang souchong
Lapsang souchong is a black tea originally from the Wuyi region of the Chinese province of Fujian. It is sometimes referred to as smoked tea...
aficionado.
Some listeners believe that Chappell should be recognised for his compassion on 8 February 2009 in the early morning program after the "Black Saturday" bush fires in Victoria. The way he spoke and showed compassion to survivors on that morning, through the radio waves, will live in many listeners' memory. One listener wrote, that these survivors had just experienced some very significant life threatening incidents and that he had treated them with outstanding empathy.