:en:Myf Warhurst
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| show = Spicks and Specks
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Myfanwy Warhurst ({{IPAc-en|m|ɪ|f|æ|n|w|iː}}, born 29 May 1974) is an Australian radio announcer and television personality, best known for her work at Triple J radio station and on ABC Television's long-running music-themed quiz show Spicks and Specks. {{as of|2022}} she has an ongoing role as Australia's commentator for the Eurovision Song Contest alongside Joel Creasey, and as co-host of the weekly podcast Bang On. She also provides the voices of Aunt Trixie and Indy's Mum in the Australian animated show Bluey.
Early life
Warhurst was born in Portland, Victoria, in 1974.{{cite news |last1=Wilmoth |first1=Peter |title=The woman behind the Myf |url=https://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/the-woman-behind-the-myf-20061203-ge3p06.html |access-date=21 January 2020 |work=The Age |date=3 December 2006 |language=en}}{{cite news |title=What Myf Warhurst did next |url=https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/ipad/what-myf-did-next/news-story/0d7a817aa6f73eec8bde658e850b6c11 |access-date=21 January 2020 |work=Herald Sun |date=11 November 2011 |language=en}} She has three older brothers named, Shaun, Kit and Andre. Brother Shaun had a significant role in initially encouraging her interests ultimately leading her into the industry. Kit plays drums in the band Rocket Science. Warhurst's family moved to Donald in central Victoria when she was a child, then to Red Cliffs in northwest Victoria when she was eight years old.{{cite news | url=http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2006/11/30/1164777722618.html | title=The woman behind the Myf | publisher=The Age | date=3 November 2006 | first=Peter | last=Wilmoth | access-date=2007-05-31 | location=Melbourne}} Warhurst studied Music and Fine Arts at Melbourne University.{{Cite web |last=Wilmoth |first=Peter |date=2006-12-03 |title=The woman behind the Myf |url=https://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/the-woman-behind-the-myf-20061203-ge3p06.html |access-date=2025-03-07 |website=The Age |language=en}}
Career
=Radio and podcasting=
Working as a radio announcer at Triple J, Warhurst came to the attention of the station's audience through short bi-weekly segments for Merrick and Rosso's Drive program in 2000. In 2001, Warhurst began hosting the Net 50 request program on Saturday nights, and in 2003, came to prominence as host of the weekday Lunch shift and her daily segment The Trashy Lunchtime Quiz. In January 2007 she joined Jay and the Doctor in hosting The Breakfast Show as Myf, Jay and the Doctor.
It was announced on 10 October 2007 that she would leave Triple J and co-host a new breakfast show with comedian Peter Helliar and take over the Triple M Melbourne breakfast spot from The Cage, who finished up in November 2007.{{cite news | url=http://www.news.com.au/national/warhurst-off-to-join-helliar/story-e6frfkp9-1111114599049 | title=Triple J's Myf Warhurst off to join Peter Helliar | date=9 October 2007 | publisher=AAP | access-date=2014-05-05}}{{cite news | url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/entertainment/martins-get-this-gets-the-chop/2007/10/15/1192300688768.html | title=Martin's Get This gets the chop | date=16 October 2007 | first=Daniel | last=Ziffer | publisher=The Age | access-date=2007-11-28 | location=Melbourne}}
In 2020 Warhurst presented history podcast series Our Place for independent network Litmus Media.{{Cite web |date=2020-12-21 |title=Our Place |url=https://www.greataustralianpods.com/our-place/ |access-date=2025-03-30 |website=Great Australian Pods Podcast Directory |language=en-AU}}
Warhurst is co-host, with Zan Rowe, of the weekly podcast Bang On, "about music, art, life and stuff".{{cite web | title=Bang On with Myf Warhurst & Zan Rowe | website=ABC | date=27 October 2022 | url=https://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/bangon | access-date=29 October 2022}} Produced by Double J, Bang On won Best Host at the 2024 Australian Podcast Awards.{{Cite web |last=McNamara |first=Lauren |date=2024-11-21 |title=Marc Fennell, Tony Armstrong, Myf Warhurst and more recognised at 2024 Australian Podcast Awards |url=https://mumbrella.com.au/marc-fennell-tony-armstrong-myf-warhurst-and-more-recognised-at-2024-australian-podcast-awards-857353 |access-date=2025-03-07 |website=Mumbrella |language=en-US}}
=Television=
Warhurst's television work has included hosting jtv, the December 2006 special My Favourite Album, and captaining a team on Spicks and Specks from its inception in 2005 until it finished in 2011, and again after its resumption with special episodes beginning in 2018 and as a full-time show in 2021.{{Cite web |last=Condon |first=Dan |date=2021-03-16 |title=Spicks and Specks will return with new episodes this April |url=https://www.abc.net.au/doublej/music-reads/music-news/spicks-and-specks-2021-new-episodes-myf-adam-hills-abc-tv/13252492 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210320015101/https://www.abc.net.au/doublej/music-reads/music-news/spicks-and-specks-2021-new-episodes-myf-adam-hills-abc-tv/13252492 |archive-date=2021-03-20 |website=Double J}} When finishing Spicks and Specks, Warhurst said "I've been lucky enough to experience many great things. I've seen Frank Woodley's privates, been naked under a desk with Pete Murray, and met many of my childhood musical crushes. Life can't get much better than that, so this seems like the perfect time to wind things up."{{cite news|title=ABC announces end to Spicks and Specks|url=http://www.thevine.com.au/entertainment/tv/abc-announces-end-to-spicks-and-specks/|access-date=16 June 2013|publisher=The Age|date=25 May 2011}} Worst moments included her embarrassment at not being able to recall the name of Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit" upon hearing it.{{cite news | url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/TV--Radio/Multiple-exposure/2005/06/01/1117568253060.html | title=Multiple exposure | publisher=Sydney Morning Herald | date=2 June 2005 | first=Sue | last=Javes | access-date=2007-07-02}}
She is a regular presenter on The Project.{{Cite web |title=The Project - 17 Jan 2025 |url=https://10play.com.au/theproject/episodes/2025/the-project-17-jan-2025/tpv250117pubam |access-date=2025-03-07 |website=10 play |language=en-AU}}
Warhurst returned to ABC1 in June 2012 with a six-part series, Myf Warhurst's Nice.{{cite web|url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2012/05/airdate-myf-warhursts-nice.html|title=Airdate: Myf Warhurst's Nice|work=TV Tonight |date=2012-05-16 | access-date=2018-05-11 }}
From 2017-2022, Warhurst, along with Joel Creasey, was announced as one of Australia's commentators for Eurovision - Australia Decides,{{Cite web |title=Eurovision - Australia Decides |url=https://www.apraamcos.com.au/about-us/news-and-events/eurovision-australia-decides |access-date=2025-03-07 |website=APRA AMCOS |language=en-US}} the local broadcast of the Eurovision Song Contest. Warhurst also appeared as a guest quiz master on Have You Been Paying Attention?
Since 2018, she has voiced the animated characters of Aunt Trixie and Indy's Mum, in the ABC Kids television program Bluey.{{cite web|last=Collins|first=Simon|url=https://thewest.com.au/entertainment/tv/fun-tales-abc-kids-series-bluey-lapped-up-ng-b881139641z|title=Fun tales ABC Kids series Bluey lapped up| date=26 March 2019|publisher=The West Australian |access-date=8 January 2020}}
In 2023 she hosted Meet the Neighbours for SBS TV and Blackfella Films.{{Cite web |last=McManus |first=Bridget |date=2023-10-29 |title=The TV experiment taking on one of our ‘whitest’ towns |url=https://www.smh.com.au/culture/tv-and-radio/myf-warhurst-on-the-tv-experiment-in-one-of-our-whitest-towns-20231024-p5eeld.html |access-date=2025-03-30 |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |language=en}}
In 2024 she hosted a series on ABC TV and ABC iView called The Truth about Menopause.{{Cite web |last=Pritchett |first=Shelley |date=2024-09-06 |title=The truth about menopause |url=https://queenstreetmedical.com.au/the-truth-about-menopause/ |access-date=2025-03-30 |website=Queen Street Medical Centre |language=en-AU}}
= Writing =
In 2022 Warhurst released her autobiography Time of My Life.{{Cite web |last=NRB |date=2022-11-30 |title=MYF WARHURST Time of My Life. Reviewed by Virginia Muzik |url=https://newtownreviewofbooks.com.au/myf-warhurst-time-of-my-life-reviewed-by-virginia-muzik/ |access-date=2025-03-30 |website=Newtown Review of Books |language=en-AU}}
Guest appearances
Warhurst has occasionally appeared on Rove, and was a special presenter on RMITV's The Loft Live.{{cite web|url=http://www.theloftlive.50megs.com/loft8/media.html|title=The Loft - Series 8|work=50megs.com}}
In January 2020, Warhurst participated in the sixth season of the Australian version of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!.{{cite web|last=Whitehead|first=Mat|title=I'm A Celebrity 2020: Meet The Celebs Heading Into The Jungle|url=https://10daily.com.au/entertainment/tv/a200103qhjcg/im-a-celebrity-2020-meet-the-celebs-heading-into-the-jungle-20200105|date=5 January 2020|publisher=10 Daily|access-date=8 January 2020}}
She was the focus of the second episode of season 13 of the Australian version of Who Do You Think You Are?, first aired on 28 June 2022, revealing a connection to iconic Australian musician John Farnham.{{Cite web |last=Kelly |first=Vivienne |date=2022-06-28 |title=Myf Warhurst Discovers Connection to John Farnham |url=https://themusicnetwork.com/myf-warhurst-who-do-you-think-you-are/ |access-date=2025-03-07 |website=The Music Network}}
In August 2022, Warhurst was interviewed by Virginia Trioli on radio, in which she talked about receiving training to become a foster parent.{{cite interview| interviewer-last=Trioli | interviewer-first=Virginia| first= Myf| last=Warhurst | title=You Don't Know Me: Spicks and Specks' Myf Warhurst joins Virginia Trioli|format=audio | website=ABC Radio Melbourne | date=11 August 2022 | url=https://www.abc.net.au/melbourne/programs/mornings/ydkm-myf/101327280 | access-date=29 October 2022}}
In October 2022, she appeared on Fran Kelly's TV show Frankly.{{cite web | last=Perry | first=Kevin | title=Natalie Imbruglia, Vladyslava Ihnatenko, and Myf Warhurst are the special guests tonight on Frankly | website=TV Blackbox | date=27 October 2022 | url=https://tvblackbox.com.au/page/2022/10/28/natalie-imbruglia-vladyslava-ihnatenko-and-myf-warhurst-are-the-special-guests-tonight-on-frankly/ | access-date=29 October 2022}}
In 2023 Warhurst appeared as the narrator in The Rocky Horror Picture Show alongside Jason Donovan.{{Cite news |last=Cunningham |first=Katie |last2=Cunningham |first2=As told to Katie |date=2023-02-10 |title=Three things with Myf Warhurst: ‘It lived in some wealthy person’s mansion for a hundred years’ |url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/feb/11/three-things-with-myf-warhurst-it-lived-in-some-wealthy-persons-mansion-for-a-hundred-years |access-date=2025-03-30 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}
Awards
Spicks and Specks twice won the Logies' Most Outstanding Light Entertainment Program.
The irreverent TV Fugly Awards (in its "Good Categories") awarded Warhurst as their Most Spankable Female TV Personality in 2007 & 2008.{{cite web | title=2007 Results |website=TV Fugly Awards | date=17 July 2011 | url=http://tvfuglyawards.com:80/awards/2007/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160822230729/http://tvfuglyawards.com:80/awards/2007/ | archive-date=22 August 2016 | url-status=dead | access-date=29 October 2022}}{{cite web | title=2008 Results |website= TV Fugly Awards | date=17 July 2011 | url=http://tvfuglyawards.com:80/awards/2008/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160822230900/http://tvfuglyawards.com:80/awards/2008/ | archive-date=22 August 2016 | url-status=dead | access-date=29 October 2022}}
Best Host at the 2024 Australian Podcast Awards for Bang On.
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|1877169}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20111101224509/http://www.abc.net.au/tv/spicksandspecks/txt/s1530160.htm Myf Warhurst's page] (archived 2009 on the old Spicks & Specks website)
- {{cite web | title=Ep 200: Myf Warhurst, Highway Patrol, Surprise Guests | website=Boxcutters|format= podcast | date=19 October 2009 | url=https://www.boxcutters.net/2009/10/19/ep-200-myf-warhurst-highway-patrol-surprise-guests/}}
- {{cite web | last=Warhurst | first=Myf | title=Eponymous cravat is noose to me | website=The Age | date=8 October 2009 | url=https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/eponymous-cravat-is-noose-to-me-20091008-gp2s.htm|url-access=subscription}}
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