Corey Layton

{{Short description|Australian radio broadcaster}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2023}}

Corey Layton AKA Captain Turntable (born 19 July 1979 in Melbourne, Australia) is a commercial radio broadcaster.

He started his career at youth radio station 89.9 Hitz-FM (Melbourne) as Captain Turntable{{Cite web |url=http://www.geocities.com/televisioncity/studio/4717/rwh-100201c.html |title=The Raw-Wild-Hitz Connection: Cory goes to conquer Sydney |access-date=25 October 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091021084355/http://geocities.com/TelevisionCity/Studio/4717/rwh-100201c.html |archive-date=21 October 2009 |url-status=dead }} before hosting the night show at Melbourne's TTFM with Fifi Box and Mixmaster Mikey.{{cite news |last1=Wallbank |first1=Paul |title=News Corey Layton takes ARN commercial and audio partnerships role |url=https://mumbrella.com.au/corey-layton-takes-arn-commercial-and-audio-partnerships-role-577489 |accessdate=9 April 2020 |work=Mumbrella |date=2019-05-02}} In 2000 he won a RAWARD for Best Newcomer On-Air{{citation needed|date=April 2020}}.

Later, Corey moved to Sydney to be a founding member of Nova 96.9 where he also hosted the late night show, dropping the name Captain Turntable. When Nova 100 launched in Melbourne Corey moved back to host the night show where he interviewed Justin Timberlake, Beyoncé Knowles, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Jamiroquai, Orlando Bloom, Liv Tyler, Paris Hilton and many more. Around this same time Corey was in the Nick Giannopoulos film, The Wannabes.{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1542614/|title=Corey Layton|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=3 June 2018}}

Layton moved behind the scenes at Nova 100 in 2003 working as the Promotions Manager and later as Breakfast Producer for Hughesy & Kate (formerly Hughesy, Kate & Dave). In 2006, he travelled around South America{{Cite web |url=http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=-4619890480356732471&ei=p2bZSPL1A5KsiALZ9qHDAg&q=south+america+corey+layton&hl=en |title=Archived copy |access-date=23 September 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110519104819/http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=-4619890480356732471&ei=p2bZSPL1A5KsiALZ9qHDAg&q=south+america+corey+layton&hl=en |archive-date=19 May 2011 |url-status=dead }} before moving to London to work at Gcap Media as the Commercial Programme Controller for the Xfm, Choice FM and Gold Radio Networks.

In 2008, Corey became the voice of the IRB's Total Rugby TV show broadcast to 154 countries worldwide.{{Cite web |url=http://www.irb.com/home/totalrugbytv/index.html |title=International Rugby Board |access-date=23 September 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080914161307/http://www.irb.com/home/totalrugbytv/index.html |archive-date=14 September 2008 |url-status=dead }}

In 2009, Layton returned to Melbourne to work for Austereo where he served as Head of Response & Activation.{{Citation needed|date=March 2012}} He is also a voice over artist with RMK.{{Cite web |url=http://www.rmk.com.au/corey_layton |title=Corey Layton, male voice artist with RMK Voices Melbourne |access-date=21 January 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322224546/http://www.rmk.com.au/corey_layton/ |archive-date=22 March 2012 |url-status=dead }}

As of May 2019, he began to work for ARN in Melbourne.