Anthony McCormack
{{short description|Australian television and radio producer (born 1983)}}
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| name = Anthony McCormack
| birth_date = 15 August 1983
| birth_place = Melbourne, Australia
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| occupation = Producer
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Anthony McCormack is an Australian television and radio producer. He is best known for his work on "The Naughty Rude Show", a comedic look at the sexual lives of young people.
Student Youth Network
Anthony was a part of the Student Youth Network. SYN radio broadcasts in Melbourne on the 90.7 FM frequency, as well as internationally, live streaming on the Internet, at the [http://www.syn.org.au SYN Website]. In 2007 he was SYN's first Creative Director.
= Early Radio =
Porcelain Slap was Anthony's first radio show. He and his co-host Hugh R. Macdonald hosted the sketch comedy show late Sunday nights in 2005.
Anthony soon graduated to the station's flagship drive-time show, The Wind Up.
During his tenure on the drive show he took part in various publicity stunts [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPW3j8uq8Gk including a campaign to put his co-host onto Neighbours.]
In 2006 Anthony became heavily involved in The Naughty Rude Show, an informal look at sex and relationships that allowed listeners to SMS questions into the studio. The show started rotating young people around in guest-hosting roles to offer a variety of different viewpoints and opinions.
In his time at SYN radio Anthony was also involved with popular shows Sketchy at Best, Panorama and Pen Island, as well as the Get Cereal Breakfast Show.
= Get Cereal Breakfast Show =
Anthony was the first Executive Producer of SYN's new Breakfast Show, Get Cereal. First airing on Monday 26 February 2007, the show featured the same three hosts volunteering five days a week from 6am - a first for the station. The show was designed to showcase the diversity of SYN.{{Cite web |url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/entertainment/costello-the-younger-takes-a-crack-at-public-life/2007/02/20/1171733764462.html |title="Costello the younger takes a crack at public life", 21 February 2007 |date=21 February 2007 |access-date=22 February 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070222072154/http://www.theage.com.au/news/entertainment/costello-the-younger-takes-a-crack-at-public-life/2007/02/20/1171733764462.html |archive-date=22 February 2007 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}
= Naughty Rude Television =
In 2009 Anthony wrote, directed, produced and anchored a television version of "The Naughty Rude Show" for Channel 31. The show was produced for and by young people and dealt with taboo sexual topics in a light but respectful manner.{{Cite web |url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/entertainment/tv--radio/sex-talk/2009/06/17/1244918073532.html |title="Sex Talk from a Generation Y Perspective", 18 June 2009 |date=18 June 2009 |access-date=13 October 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100126060043/http://www.theage.com.au/news/entertainment/tv--radio/sex-talk/2009/06/17/1244918073532.html |archive-date=26 January 2010 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}
The show hit a chord with viewers at a time when Channel 31 was being denied a digital broadcast license.{{Cite web |url=http://www.engagemedia.org/Members/Michelle/news/channel-31-in-melbourne-loses-government-support-and-the-right-to-digital |title="Channel 31 in Melbourne loses Government support and the right to digital", 1 June 2009 |access-date=13 October 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101112092545/http://www.engagemedia.org/Members/Michelle/news/channel-31-in-melbourne-loses-government-support-and-the-right-to-digital |archive-date=12 November 2010 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }} The program was [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8fvtRO-Yfc often cited as an example] of the relevance of the channel and the necessity to grant it a digital license. Channel 31 was finally granted a digital license in November 2009.{{Cite web |url=http://www.theage.com.au/national/channel-31-to-go-digital-20091105-hy7t.html |title="Channel 31 to go digital", 5 November 2009 |date=4 November 2009 |access-date=13 October 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100810153800/http://www.theage.com.au/national/channel-31-to-go-digital-20091105-hy7t.html |archive-date=10 August 2010 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}
"The Naughty Rude Show" won two Antenna Awards in 2010: one for Best Youth Program which Anthony accepted, as well as Best Female Presenter for host Jackie Doran.{{Cite web |url=http://www.mctcltd.org.au/antennas/winners2010.html |title="The 2010 National Antenna Awards", Retrieved 13 October 2010 |access-date=13 October 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706125506/http://www.mctcltd.org.au/antennas/winners2010.html |archive-date=6 July 2011 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}
= 31 Questions and Beyond =
Starting in 2012, McCormack served as moderator for the community TV game/comedy show 31 Questions all three seasons it aired. In addition to announcing prizes at the end of the show, McCormack served as a player in skits, writer, editor, and judge, jury, and executioner of all decisions. He also provided a fair amount of comedy.{{Cite web |url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2013/07/returning-31-questions.html |title="Returning: 31 Questions", 18 July 2013 |date=18 July 2013 |access-date=20 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180421162816/https://tvtonight.com.au/2013/07/returning-31-questions.html |archive-date=21 April 2018 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}
Since 31 Questions, McCormack has been co-host of the Channel 31 political satire show, the Leak.{{Cite web |url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2015/11/airdate-the-leak.html |title="Airdate: The Leak", 26 November 2015 |date=26 November 2015 |access-date=20 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180421094839/https://tvtonight.com.au/2015/11/airdate-the-leak.html |archive-date=21 April 2018 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }} He has also been host of the Leak's spinoff satire quiz show, Quiz Night,[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0oEkOgJs3E8&list=PLiDxyZeVfApxSrzchtacf1YUXj-jpo9Hk "The Leak Quiz Night: Episode 1 - Part 1", 31 October 2017]{{Cite web |url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2017/10/airdate-the-leak-quiz-night.html |title="Airdate: The Leak - Quiz Night", 30 October 2017 |date=30 October 2017 |access-date=20 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180421162714/https://tvtonight.com.au/2017/10/airdate-the-leak-quiz-night.html |archive-date=21 April 2018 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }} since its inception in the fall of 2017.
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External links
- [http://www.syn.org.au/ SYN Website]
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