Rachel Corbett (radio presenter)
{{Short description|Australian podcaster, television and radio presenter, and writer (born 1981)}}
{{distinguish|Rachel Corbett (art journalist)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Rachel Corbett
| image = Rachel Corbett (7248245256).jpg
| caption = Corbett at the premiere of The Nullarbor Nymph in 2012.
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1981|03|11}}
| birth_place = Sydney, New South Wales, Australia{{cn|date=November 2024}}
| occupation = Podcaster, television and radio presenter, writer
| nationality = Australian
| years_active = 2001–present
| television = The Project
| website = [http://rachelcorbett.com.au www.rachelcorbett.com.au]
}}
Rachel Corbett (born 11 March 1981{{cn|date=November 2024}}) is an Australian podcaster, television and radio presenter. She hosts a number of podcasts, and is a weekly panelist and fill-in host for Network 10's The Project.
Career
= Radio =
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Corbett has worked for several radio stations in front of and behind the microphone including 104.1, Triple M Melbourne and Sydney and 92.9 in Perth.{{cite web | url=https://radiodayseurope.com/news/rachel-corbett-nova-entertainment-australia/ | title=Rachel Corbett, Nova Entertainment, Australia | date=15 January 2021 | accessdate=26 November 2024}}
= Television =
In 2001, Corbett appeared on the first season of Big Brother Australia. She entered the house as an intruder and was evicted four days later. Later that year, she and eight other housemates appeared on a special episode of The Weakest Link, where she was the second contestant to be voted off.{{Cite episode |title=Housemates Revenge |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cR2hpFa2Qcs |access-date=2020-04-24 |series=The Weakest Link |series-link=The Weakest Link (Australian game show) |last=Bigbrotheroz |network=Seven Network |date=2020-04-10 |publisher=YouTube}}
In 2014, Corbett began appearing regularly as a guest panelist and TV presenter. She has appeared on shows including Today, Paul Murray Live, The Verdict, Studio 10, The Project, Have You Been Paying Attention?, and Hughesy, We Have a Problem.{{citation needed|date=May 2023}}
In 2015, Corbett started working on The Project on Network 10; as of 2022, she is a regular Wednesday panelist.{{Cite web |date=2021-07-29 |title=The Project Carrie and Rachel's awkward chat about women's 'bits' |url=https://au.lifestyle.yahoo.com/the-project-carrie-and-rachels-awkward-chat-about-womens-bits-003058380.html |access-date=2023-05-19 |website=Yahoo Life |language=en-AU}}
= Podcasting =
Corbett’s first independent podcast was Paul and Rach, a podcast with her ex-radio co-host, Paul Murray.{{cn|date=November 2024}} Since then, she has created a number of her own podcasts, including You’ve Gotta Start Somewhere, an interview series with Australian media personalities who share stories of getting into show business. She also hosts the PodSchool Podcast, where she shares tips for people starting their own podcasts.{{cn|date=November 2024}}
After leaving radio in 2013, Corbett started teaching podcasting and radio at Australian Film, Television and Radio School in Sydney before creating her own online podcasting course, PodSchool, in 2016.
In 2017–2020, Corbett was Head of Podcasts for Mamamia,{{Cite web |url=https://mumbrella.com.au/podschool-creator-rachel-corbett-joins-mamamia-head-podcasts-471341 |title=Podschool creator Rachel Corbett joins Mamamia as head of podcasts |last=Samios |first=Zoe |date=2017-09-12 |website=Mumbrella |language=en-US |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190616121453/https://mumbrella.com.au/podschool-creator-rachel-corbett-joins-mamamia-head-podcasts-471341 |archive-date=2019-06-16 |access-date=2019-06-16}} as well as the host of a number of their shows, including Lady Startup, Before The Bump, and Sealed Section. During her time running the network, she oversaw the development of over 20 shows, and quadrupled the audience to over 90 million downloads and over 1 million unique listeners per month.{{Cite web|title=Rachel Corbett is no longer head of podcasts at Mamamia|url=https://www.radiotoday.com.au/mamamia-podcast-head-departs/|date=2020-03-11|website=Radio Today|language=en-AU|access-date=2020-05-06}} In September 2020, Corbett joined Nova Entertainment as head of podcasts and digital content.[https://mumbrella.com.au/rachel-corbett-joins-nova-as-head-of-podcasts-and-digital-content-642122 Rachel Corbett joins Nova as head of podcasts and digital entertainment] Mumbrella 8 September 2020
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://rachelcorbett.com.au/}}
- {{IMDb name|0998527}}
{{Big Brother Australia}}
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Category:Big Brother (Australian TV series) contestants
Category:Australian women radio presenters
Category:Australian women television presenters
Category:Australian women podcasters
Category:Australian podcasters