Greg Evans (television host)
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Greg Evans is an Australia
n radio
and television
host.
In the 1970s he was the highly popular host of the drive time slot of radio station 3XY, with his program being the number one rated show in 27 of the 28 ratings surveys taken.
He was nominated three times for a Gold Logie award. In 1975 he was awarded Most Popular Radio DJ in Victoria
at the TV Week
King Of Pop Awards, and went on to win the award six times.
He moved to television as a regular presenter on The Mike Walsh Show
and in 1981 hosted the Network Ten
series Together Tonight with Kerry Armstrong
, then returned to radio in 1982 hosting a mid-morning show for 3MP
for eighteen months. He returned to television as the host of Perfect Match
on Network Ten in 1984. The series became a surprise hit. In 1985 Evans made a cameo appearance in soap opera
Prisoner
, playing the role of "Celebrity".
He also hosted the TV Week Logie Awards in 1985.
When Network Ten allowed his contract to expire in oversight in 1986 he was quickly signed by Nine
but was warehoused by that network, hosting only mildly successful game shows Say G'Day and Crossfire
for the network. After the Nine contract expired after two years he returned to Perfect Match however by this stage its ratings were in decline and it was cancelled in 1989. Evans hosted the show when it was revived in 1991 as Blind Date for Network Ten. He was later a co-host of Network Ten's afternoon talk show Monday To Friday.
Evans continues his media duties and makes many guest appearances on various television shows. He is also a life-time Australia Day ambassador.
He is also an Authorised Marriage Celebrant specialising in professional, personalised wedding ceremonies.
Currently Greg Evans is hosting 'Greg and Penny for Breakfast', a breakfast radio show on 953SRfm
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n radio
Radio
Radio is the transmission of signals through free space by modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible light. Electromagnetic radiation travels by means of oscillating electromagnetic fields that pass through the air and the vacuum of space...
and television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
host.
In the 1970s he was the highly popular host of the drive time slot of radio station 3XY, with his program being the number one rated show in 27 of the 28 ratings surveys taken.
He was nominated three times for a Gold Logie award. In 1975 he was awarded Most Popular Radio DJ in Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
at the TV Week
TV Week
TV Week is a weekly television magazine in Australia, first published as a Melbourne-only publication in December 1957 , and bearing a strong affiliation to television station GTV.The publication is still publishing weekly...
King Of Pop Awards, and went on to win the award six times.
He moved to television as a regular presenter on The Mike Walsh Show
The Mike Walsh Show
The Mike Walsh Show is an Australian daytime television series. Hosted by Mike Walsh, the show ran from 1973 to 1984 for 90 minutes each weekday afternoon. The program was launched on the 0-10 Network and moved to the Nine Network in 1977...
and in 1981 hosted the Network Ten
Network Ten
Network Ten , is one of Australia's three major commercial television networks. Owned-and-operated stations can be found in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth, while affiliates extend the network to cover most of the country...
series Together Tonight with Kerry Armstrong
Kerry Armstrong
Kerry Michelle Armstrong is an Australian actress on film, television, and stage. She is one of only two actresses to win two Australian Film Institute Awards in the same year...
, then returned to radio in 1982 hosting a mid-morning show for 3MP
3MP
3MP began transmission 21 July 1976, as Melbourne's seventh commercial radio station and the first new commercial station in over 40 years. The original licencees included a consortium of businessmen and media identities....
for eighteen months. He returned to television as the host of Perfect Match
Perfect Match (Australian game show)
Perfect Match is an Australian dating game show based on the format of The Dating Game. Perfect Match was produced by the Reg Grundy Organisation.It originally aired on Network Ten for 30 minutes most weekdays from 5:30pm between 1984 and 1989...
on Network Ten in 1984. The series became a surprise hit. In 1985 Evans made a cameo appearance in soap opera
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
Prisoner
Prisoner (TV series)
Prisoner is an Australian television soap opera which was set in the Wentworth Detention Centre, a fictional women's prison. The series was produced by the Reg Grundy Organisation and ran on Network Ten for 692 episodes from 27 February 1979 to 11 December 1986.The series was inspired by the 1970s...
, playing the role of "Celebrity".
He also hosted the TV Week Logie Awards in 1985.
When Network Ten allowed his contract to expire in oversight in 1986 he was quickly signed by Nine
Nine Network
The Nine Network , is an Australian television network with headquarters based in Willoughby, a suburb located on the North Shore of Sydney. For 50 years since television's inception in Australia, between 1956 and 2006, it was the most watched television network in Australia...
but was warehoused by that network, hosting only mildly successful game shows Say G'Day and Crossfire
Crossfire
A crossfire is a military term for the siting of weapons so that their arcs of fire overlap. This tactic came to prominence in World War I....
for the network. After the Nine contract expired after two years he returned to Perfect Match however by this stage its ratings were in decline and it was cancelled in 1989. Evans hosted the show when it was revived in 1991 as Blind Date for Network Ten. He was later a co-host of Network Ten's afternoon talk show Monday To Friday.
Evans continues his media duties and makes many guest appearances on various television shows. He is also a life-time Australia Day ambassador.
He is also an Authorised Marriage Celebrant specialising in professional, personalised wedding ceremonies.
Currently Greg Evans is hosting 'Greg and Penny for Breakfast', a breakfast radio show on 953SRfm