Dom Alessio
{{Short description|Australian radio personality}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2025}}
{{Use Australian English|date=July 2015}}
{{Infobox person
|name = Dom Alessio
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1983|06|22|df=y}}
|birth_place = Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
|occupation = Radio presenter
|known_for = Triple J
}}
Dom Alessio is an Australian radio personality, music journalist and blogger. He is best known as the host of the Australian music show on Triple J radio, Home & Hosed
Early career
Alessio started as a freelance music journalist in 2005, writing for Hotpress Magazine.{{cite web | last = Smith | first = Sarah | date = 16 November 2011 | title = So you want to work in the music biz? | work = Faster Louder | url = http://www.fasterlouder.com.au/features/30749/So-you-want-to-work-in-the-music-biz | accessdate = 30 January 2013 | archive-date = 23 January 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120123183327/http://www.fasterlouder.com.au/features/30749/So-you-want-to-work-in-the-music-biz | url-status = dead }} He co-founded the Australian music blog Who The Bloody Hell Are They? in 2006,{{cite web | last = Tan | first = Melissa | date = 11 December 2012 | title = PEG #5: Who The Hell Edition | work = Who The Bloody Hell Are They? | url = http://whothehell.net/archives/17485 | accessdate = 30 January 2013 }} which was one of the first Australian music blogs.{{cite web | title = About | work = Who The Bloody Hell Are They | url = http://whothehell.net/about | accessdate = 30 January 2013 }} In 2007, he became the Arts and Assistant Editor for Sydney street press magazine The Brag. He also wrote for publications such as The Sun-Herald, Mess and Noise, Cyclic Defrost, Faster Louder and Groupie Magazine.{{cite web | last = Campbell | first = Mel | date = 19 February 2009 | title = New Blood For triple j's Home & Hosed | work = The Enthusiast | url = http://www.theenthusiast.com.au/archives/2009/new-blood-for-triple-js-home-and-hosed/ | accessdate = 30 January 2013 | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20130411221303/http://www.theenthusiast.com.au/archives/2009/new-blood-for-triple-js-home-and-hosed/ | archivedate = 11 April 2013 }}
In 2008, Alessio started at FBi Radio in Sydney as one of the hosts of "The Bridge", which is the station's show dedicated to Sydney music.
Triple J
In 2009 Alessio began hosting the Australian music show on Triple J, Home & Hosed. He hosted the show on Monday and Wednesday nights, while Steph Hughes hosted the show on Tuesday and Thursday nights. The show has been recognised by the Australian media as influential in discovering new Australian artists.{{cite web | title = Home & Hosed: on your radio and online | work = Faster Louder | url = http://beta.radioinfo.com.au/news/8158 | accessdate = 30 January 2013 | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://archive.today/20130219163239/http://beta.radioinfo.com.au/news/8158 | archivedate = 19 February 2013 }} Previous hosts of the show include Robbie Buck, Caroline Tran and Richard Kingsmill, the latter hosting the show when it was called The Australian Music Show.{{cite web | work = The Australian | url = http://www.theaustralian.com.au/top50/2012/richard-kingsmill/story-fndljfny-1226353125069 |title =Richard Kingsmill|accessdate = 30 January 2013 }}
Following Hughes' departure at the end of 2010, Alessio became the sole host of Home & Hosed. That same year he was listed as one of the Australian music industry's most influential people under 30.{{cite web | last = Eliezer | first = Christie | date = 7 June 2010 | title = The Music Network's Top 30 Under 30 | publisher = The Music Network | url = http://www.themusicnetwork.com/music-features/industry/2010/06/07/the-music-networks-top-30-under-30/ | accessdate = 30 January 2013 }}
Other appearances
Alessio has appeared as a guest on BBC Radio 6 Music,{{cite web | last = Garvan | first = Sinead | date = 17 November 2010 | title = Award Show Disaster | work = BBC Radio 6 Music | url = http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/news/20101117_jjj.shtml | accessdate = 30 January 2013 }} 702 ABC Sydney, East Village Radio,{{cite web | date = 27 April 2012 | title = Listen to triple j's Dom Alessio Host Authentic Shit | work = East Village Radio | url = http://www.eastvillageradio.com/content/content.php?id=3667 | accessdate = 30 January 2013 | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20130121233054/http://www.eastvillageradio.com/content/content.php?id=3667 | archivedate = 21 January 2013 }} Kiwi FM, Beats 1,{{cite web | date = 4 November 2015 | title = triple j is the Beats 1 Takeover resident for Ausmusic Month | work = triple j | url = http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/musicnews/s4345178.htm | accessdate = 29 December 2015 }} and triple j Unearthed digital radio.
References
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External links
- [http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/people/dom_alessio.htm Alessio's Triple J presenter page]
- [https://twitter.com/domalessio Alessio's Twitter page]
- [http://instagram.com/domalessio Alessio's Instagram page]
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Category:Australian music critics