AMANDA KELLER & BRENDAN JONES
VIDEO BLOG EPISODE 3
AMANDA KELLER
After the initial shock at being referred to as a Baby Boomer, Amanda has decided to embrace her inner oldie. Let’s face it, at 47 she’s the media version of the rosetta stone, and has seen more pilots than all the world’s airlines combined.
Amanda’s television career began as a producer's assistant on Simon Townsend's Wonder World. Within a week she was the program's head researcher and she hasn't looked back.
In 1985 Amanda became a regular on-air reporter on Ray Martin's Midday Show but it was Beyond 2000 that made her a household name. During her six years on the program she reported from all over the world and has received a number of journalism awards, including a United Nations Media Peace Award (1989) and the Michael Daley Award for Science Journalism (1989).
In 1994 Amanda’s career took on a whole new dimension when her mischievous sense of humour and quick wit were revealed on Channel Seven’s The Denton Show. This partnership with Andrew Denton continued on radio…they shared a 5 year stint as one of the country’s leading breakfast radio duos on Triple M.
Amanda went on to host ABC TV’s Mondo Thingo, but was lured back to brekkie radio,where she continues to enjoy success with co-host Jonesy at WSFM.
Amanda has played a starring role in SBS’s comedy Swift and Shift Couriers, is a regular on Spicks and Specks, Good News Week, and is soon to appear on Channel 10’s “Talking about your generation”, where she promises to keep a hanky tucked up the sleeve of her spencer.
BRENDAN JONES
Brendan Jones Born 3-4-68 in Sutherland Hospital Sydney. Went to a few schools, including a poncy boarding one.
After that there was art school for a couple of years. Learnt to paint fat old people in the nude. Art wasn’t to be, so a rich trail of jobs followed: sign-maker, outboard motor wrecker, truck driver, sewer worker, panel beater, kitchen hand, club dj. Blah, Blah, Blah.
In between Blah and Blah, Community radio beckoned with 2BCR Bankstown for six months. His big radio break came in 1990 with a night job at 6KA Karratha, followed by mornings and afternoons at 2NM Muswellbrook. Then came afternoons at i98FM Wollongong, late nights on B105 Brisbane, afternoons with 4MMM Brisbane and 2MMM Sydney afternoons and then mornings.
Brendan has also hosted a national countdown show, Planet Rock, and currently co-hosts WSFM Sydney’s morning show, Breakfast with Jonesy and Amanda Keller.
Brendan has won three Radio Awards and been nominated for six, including three for Best On-Air Radio Team.
Brendan also does a bit of TV. From Joker Poker on Channel 10 to a regular spot on Mornings with Kerri-Anne . He also hosts “Off the record” on the World Movies channel.
Brendan writes a monthly column for Live to Ride magazine.
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