Ben Dark
{{Short description|Australian broadcaster}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}}
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| name = Ben Dark
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1972|01|14|df=y}}
| birth_place = Stanthorpe, Queensland, Australia
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| occupation = Radio & television presenter
| years active = 1994−2010
| spouse = Paula Reid
| children = Digger & Daisy
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Benjamin Cranstoun Dark (born 14 January 1972) is an Australian radio and television presenter.
Career
In 1994, Dark started at Brisbane radio station B105 and worked for two-and-a-half years conducting on-air stunts under the pseudonym The Bush Pig. These stunts included ambushing press conferences and asking questions on behalf the B105 breakfast show Jamie Dunn and the Morning Crew.
In 1999, Ben joined Getaway as a reporter{{cite news|last1=Skewes|first1=Zoe|title=Wild times after Dark|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/television/wild-times-after-dark/news-story/27d8beefd44345b6dd7150829a988dc3?sv=2e6582fd01a99cd0dff5a02a3afb5773|accessdate=26 July 2017|work=Herald Sun|date=12 June 2007}} and remained with the show until 2010.
In 2012, Dark appeared on The Celebrity Apprentice Australia.
Personal life
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Dark was born on 14 January 1972, he spent the first 11 years of his life on his parents' property in Stanthorpe, south-east Queensland.
In 1984, Dark was sent to all boys Anglican boarding school, The Southport School, located on Gold Coast. He then spent his time roving around the Queensland outback on horses and motorbikes, through shearing sheds and stock camps, where he mustered cattle and saddled horses.
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|id=0201277|name=Ben Dark}}
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Category:Australian television presenters
Category:Australian radio personalities
Category:People from Stanthorpe, Queensland
Category:People educated at the Southport School
Category:Racing drivers from Queensland
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