Steve Price (broadcaster)
| Steve Price | |
|---|---|
| Born | 13 January 1955 |
| Occupation | Talkback radio broadcaster |
Steve Price (born 13 January 1955) is a journalist, and until 5pm Australian Eastern Daylight Time on 2nd March 2012 he was a radio broadcaster working as program director and breakfast presenter on the former Melbourne talkback radio station MTR 1377 (3MTR). Price formerly presented the morning shift between 9am - 12pm on 2UE. Price has been in journalism for 30 years, firstly with News Limited, and has previously worked at 3AW, Melbourne.
[edit] Career
Price moved to mornings with 2UE afternoon host John Stanley as a one-week trial, filling in for the regular two presenters, Mike Carlton and Peter FitzSimons (on-air known as "Mike 'n' Fitz"). Late December 2009 saw this change, with regular fill-in host Steve Liebmann taking over.
Price was featured in John Safran's Music Jamboree in which Safran produced aspirin tablets with the 3AW logo and convinced Price they were ecstasy tablets being sold as 'The Angry Dwarfs' and was known throughout Melbourne as the "poisoned dwarf"
Price played a supporting role in the 2008 Australian film noir short film Noir Drive.
On 9 December 2009 Price announced that he would be leaving 2UE after 8 years, saying the time was right to explore new opportunities.[1]
Price became the breakfast host on Melbourne talkback radio station MTR 1377 (3MTR) after it replaced 3MP on April 2010. Daily contributors to Price's Breakfast show had included Andrew Bolt, Jason Akermanis and Sam Newman.
Price is also a regular Tuesday panelist on The Project.
[edit] Personal life
On June 26 2007, Steve Price was convicted of drink-driving and was fined $1000.00 with his license suspended for 6 months. Price is married with two daughters.
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