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Liz Fell - Agent - Liz Fell Agency

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In 2004, Liz launched Liz Fell Agency - an actor's agency. Prior to this Liz has worked with various production companies as casting consultant and cast co-ordinator. Liz co-founded Naked Theatre Company with 1999 and has produced Kate Mulvany's Story Time, and Embalmer! The Musical - a Scratch Night at the Sydney Opera House Studio, The Coming of Stork and Dole Diary double bill, the Write Now! national young playwrights' competitions and playreadings from 1999 - 2005, and 4 seasons of Top Shorts - 3 winning plays from each of the competitions. www.lizfellagency.com 

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Mark Byrne - Agent - Mark Byrne Management

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Mark Byrne Management was established in 1996, and created a new theatrical management direction in film, television, theatre and musical theatre. In its seven short years in business, Mark Byrne Management has created a highly respected and privileged profile in the industry at large. 

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Martin Bedford - Agent - Bedford & Pierce

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Martin's name goes literally hand in hand with Don Lane, Russell Crowe, Olivia Newton-John and many other famous faces. Martin was a founding half of Bedford and Pearce which has grown over 20 years to become one of the leading theatrical agencies in the Southern Hemisphere. 

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Kerry Murphy - Media - Editor - Weekend Australian

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Kerrie Murphy is TV and DVD editor for the 'Weekend Australian'. You will also find her TV column in the MEDIA Section of Thursday's 'Australian' where she critiques and analyses the week's television viewing.

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Rachel Browne - Media - Sun Herald

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Rachel Browne is a journalist with 18 years' experience in newspapers and magazines.   In 1991 she decided to turn her small screen addiction into an employment opportunity and started writing about the television industry.   Since then she estimates she has watched 15,300 hours worth of preview tapes, attended about 500 industy launches and watched more than 150 shows get the axe.   She currently writes the TV & Radio column for The Sun-Herald. www.smh.com.au

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Tiffany Dunk - Media - NW Magazine

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Tiffany Dunk has  been working for NW for the past six years, the last five as Entertainment Editor. As part of her role she had the opportunity to meet and interview some of the hottest people in Hollywood (Beyonce, Cate Blanchett, Wentworth Miller and Will Ferrell to name a few) plus the brightest stars in the local industry. During that time she has seen stars come and go (and occasionally come back again) and she's got more dirt on some of those than you could poke a pile of sticks at! While she can’t say the perks aren’t almost reason enough to stay in the role, the true reason she loves her job is that she is passionate about all things entertainment and she's worked with some fantastic people over the years.

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Anna Choy - Presenter / Host - Beyond Tomorrow

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A television presenter since 1999, Anna Choy has worked with people from a wide range of fields, from popular culture icons to technical experts. As a reporter for the science and technology program Beyond Tomorrow she demonstrates her versatility, covering innovations and breakthroughs in all areas of life. In addition to her overseas shooting commitments, Anna wrote and researched for Beyond Tomorrow in Sydney Beyond Tomorrow screens in Australia on The Seven Network and internationally on the Discovery Channel in over sixty countries. At the age of 10, she took her schoolwork to Hong Kong while she portrayed 'Rose' in Cassidy, a two-part ABC mini series, directed by Carl Schultz. While attending Fort Street Selective Co-Ed in Petersham, Anna played the lead role of 'Kumiko', in Film Australia/NHK’s futuristic productions Escape from Jupiter and Return from Jupiter. While working full time with Channel Seven as a host on The Big Breakfast and The Big Arvo, Anna attained her Bachelor of Arts (Politics) degree at Macquarie University. She also completed a Characterization Course at NIDA and voice over training with the Australian Film Television and Radio School. With her love of different cultures, Anna naturally has an interest in linguistics and enjoys watching contemporary dance; has a passion for Latin music, swimming laps and salsa dancing.

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Andrew Mercado - Presenter / Host - Channel V, Mornings with Kerri-Anne

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Andrew Mercado is one of Australia's best-loved media commentators on all things pop culture. He is a respected movie reviewer (particularly on MORNINGS WITH KERRI-ANNE where he has been a regular since 2004) and one of the authors of the 100 GREATEST FILMS OF AUSTRALAIN CINEMA book. He is already a bestselling author having released SUPER AUSSIE SOAPS in 2004, a novel about the history of locally-made television serial dramas. Andrew is now supervising the release of many of these TV classics onto DVD, cementing his reputation as Australia's leading TV historian. First sighted on Channel [V] in 1998 as their inaugural entertainment reporter, Andrew eventually became the first regular face on sister channel Music Max. Still remembered to a generation of music fans as 'Super', he eventually crossed over to Max full time to create, produce and host the panel show THE KNOW. Over the years he has interviewed such A-listers as Kylie Minogue, Tom Cruise, Robbie Williams, Britney Spears, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jennifer Aniston, Alanis Morissette, The Rock, Kirsten Dunst, Tobey Maguire, Shania Twain, Village People, Kid Rock, K D Lang, Marianne Faithfull, Charlie Sheen, Cyndi Lauper, Lionel Richie, Delta Goodrem, Heath Ledger, Duran Duran, Fleetwood Mac, Cameron Diaz, Tom Jones, Deborah Harry, Jodie Foster, Joan Rivers and Jennifer Love Hewitt.
Andrew is a regularly heard on radio, particularly ABC Drive with Richard Glover and Take 40 Australia with Andrew G, as well as being a regular writer for many of Australia's favourite newspapers and magazines.

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Benita Collings - Presenter / Host - Play School

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Benita Collings, ABC-TV “Play School” Presenter, is an actress whose career has spanned over 30 years. She has worked in radio, film, stage and television, performed with most of Australia’s Symphony Orchestras, recorded nine albums and also works in the voice-over industry. For seven years, Benita was a corporate Speaker and Trainer in Presentation Skills, and “Fun and Play in the Workplace”. During that time she was the President of the National Speakers Association of Australia, N.S.W. Chapter. Benita still works in the Corporate world, using her NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming) skills, as part of a team, in assessing junior, middle and senior managements with WorldGAMES, who are leaders in Behavioural and Organisational Change. For many years Benita has taught TV Presentation Skills for On Camera Connections and elsewhere.   She is a keen Theatresports player and has played at the Belvoir and Enmore Theatres as well as “Scared Scriptless” at comedy pubs around Sydney.

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Pete Timbs - Presenter / Host - The Know, Music Max

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Born in Newcastle in 1972, Pete comes from a family of five kids, of which he is the oldest and the bossiest. Due to the exuberance and volume of his younger twin sisters, he is one of the only kids in Australia who actually asked their parents to send him to boarding school, where he spent six very peaceful years.
Before gaining recognition on the First Big Brother, Pete had already amassed a wealth of experience travelling and working around the globe, including extended stays in Canada teaching skateboarding, Cooking in England and serving stars like Robbie Williams, Madonna and Sir Bob Geldof in painting houses in Phoenix Arizona. In between these adventures he collected a bachelor of communications and a diploma in viticulture.
On Big Brother, he proved to be an incredibly popular figure with the viewers and also quite a controversial one. (Who can forget the ‘dancing doona’ incident?) After leaving the house he soon got a job with Sydney radio station Nova 96.9 as a street reporter and then received a call to come and join TV Week magazine as an entertainment reporter, where he has been for three years. Along with that, in the last 12 months he has been co-hosting the pop culture chat show on Foxtel music channel Max. Pete also provides weekly insider entertainment reports for breakfast radio nationally.

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Max Compton - Presenter - MTV

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Maz was first on Australian TV screens as a teen actor in the popular soaps Heartbreak High and Breakers in 1998 and 1999. She then progressed her media career in radio, firstly as a Nova 969 Casanova and then as the Promotions Co-ordinator before becoming the Producer of the M&R Show with Dicko and Sophie Monk.

From August 2001 till August 2004, Maz was the assistant producer of the highly successful Nova Breakfast show with Merrick and Rosso. Not only was this a very entertaining start to her work day it was also a great learning opportunity to work so closely with such comedic talents.

It wasnt long before her bright and bubbly personality earnt Maz her own on air role as Gossip Reporter for the Hot 30 Countdown, across the Austereo Network. Maz has been one of the key VJS on MTV Australia for the last 3 years and has hosted all their Australian produced shows and events, with many international trips including:-

Total Request Live & Full Tank @ 4pm weekdays MTV Europe Music Awards, Rome - Italy; MTV Beach House - Gold Coast; Coca Cola $1 million Beach House Party


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Joel Green - Presenter / Host - Reel Race 2 : Discovery Channel

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An ex-NIDA OPEN student who has experienced a meteoric rise to his dream job when he was selected ahead of 12,000 entrants worldwide to make the final 8 presenters of the 'Reel Race' Competition on the Discovery Channel. He recently signed to Harry M Miller.

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Bob Campbell - Producer - Screentime Productions

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Born in Perth, Bob Campbell completed a Bachelor of Economics at the University of Western Australia before enjoying a successful career in television. A former CEO of The Seven Network from 1987-1995, Bob is a former Chairman of Film Finance Corporation, Sydney Dance Company and the Current Chairman Adcorp and a director Sydney Swans. He is the Executive Director,founder and shareholder of Screentime Productions since 1996.

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John Reddin - Producer - Lifestyle Channel

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John Reddin is currently Executive Producer and Head of Production at the LifeStyle Channels.  In that capacity he has devised and overseen the production of over 200 hours of programming.  John has worked in the television and film industries in Australia, the UK, the US and Europe and has produced programmes for the BBC, Channel 4, Animal Planet and ITV amongst others.

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John Walsh - Executive Producer - Getaway

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John Walsh is the Executive Producer of long-running Australian travel show 'Getaway'. With a regular Top 10 rating show, John is responsible for the delivery, style and longevity of the country's leading travel magazine show. He has identified talented presenters such as Jules Lund and Ben Dark.   
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Marque Owen - Station Manager - Aurora TV / Foxtel

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Marque Owen is the Channel Manager and CEO of Aurora Community Television which is broadcast nationally on FOXTEL and Austar's digital platforms. Marque has been a director and/or producer of hundreds of hours of film and television and has worked in Australia and overseas. Marque has taken the idea of Aurora and made it a reality which is now available to millions of Australians. Aurora Community Television is a place where all Australians can submit their video work. www.aurora.tv 

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Stephen Tate - Producer - Network Ten / Australian Idol

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Stephen works on many Entertainment, Variety, Music and studio based productions including: Good Morning Australia with Bert Newton, Australian Idol, Australia's Brainiest Kid, SkitHouse, Video Hits, The Australian Comedy Awards, The Melbourne International Comedy Festival Gala and various specials. A highly accomplished producer, director and writer, Stephen has produced many successful television series both here and abroad.
Stephen Tate's 20 years in television is as broad a spectrum of experience as is possible to achieve. From radio beginnings in Perth, to working with the biggest names in British entertainment - Sir David Frost, Cilla Black and Bruce Forsythe among them.
Tate's first stint in television was an innovative documentary following a theatre tour of Shakespeare's The Tempest in Bali. Tate raised the finance, produced the play and production managed the resulting documentary. Then London called and the prestigious halls of London Weekend Television where he cut his teeth on three of its highest rating shows - Surprise Surprise with Cilla Black, You Bet and Play Your Cards Right both with Bruce Forsythe.
Tate was then approached by the BBC to develop and produce Good Fortune a unique show that returned lost money and dormant funds to unsuspecting viewers. The first show hosted by Sir David Frost went live and made history by surprising one family with a five million pound windfall.
Tate then spent a year associate producing the second highest rating show in British television history, The National Lottery Live. Returning to Australia in 1996 Tate immediately got back into the Aussie swing of things with Network Seven ratings winner Who Dares Wins, for which he wrote and directed 90 episodes. Tate then series produced Outback Adventures with Troy Dann for Network Seven and Network Ten's E! News in 1999 and Live This in 2000 before accepting his current role with Network Ten.

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Gerry Sont - Tutor / Actor - National Institute of Dramatic Arts

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Gerry has one of the most recognizable faces in the business having survived some 28 years. Featured television roles include The Young Doctors, Waterloo Station, A Country Practice, Butterfly Island, Chances and as Brett Macklin on Home and Away. His extensive presenter experience includes 18 months on the ABC with Antenna , hosting Double Dare for Network Ten and over 50 corporate videos.
 

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