Ed Phillips
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Ed Phillips is an Australia
n Sydney
-based television
and radio
presenter. He is probably best known for hosting the national game-show Temptation in the mid-2000's.
, where he stayed until 1997. In 1994 he hosted television game show Pot of Gold, which lasted for two seasons. He then made another foray into television as a sports reporter for the Nine Network
(in 1997 and 98). From 1998 - 2000 he also hosted an afternoon drive show on Melbourne
's TTFM (now Mix 101.1) with his future Temptation co-host Livinia Nixon
. Also in 1998, he hosted a game show on Network Ten
named Battle of the Sexes
. Afterwards, he became a senior presenter on Australia's Weather Channel.
He was also a popular fixture on daytime TV as an infomercial host and live-cross man on Good Morning Australia
. In mid-2005 he left Network Ten
to move to the Nine Network
as host of Temptation, which he hosted alongside Livinia Nixon
until the show's cancellation in January 2009.
In 2010, he joined Network Ten
's new morning program The Circle
as a roving reporter and infomercial host similar to that of his position on Good Morning Australia
. Phillips is also a fill-in presenter on 2UE
and currently with Mix 1065 as well as hosting the Mix Network show 'Destinations'
, together they have son Hayden William Phillips, who was born in August 2007. In October 2010, it was announced that Seal is expecting their second child. Seal gave birth to Remy Raymond Phillips on 3 May 2011.
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 Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
-based television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
and 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...
presenter. He is probably best known for hosting the national game-show Temptation in the mid-2000's.
Career
Phillips began his career in 1988 with radio station Triple MTriple M
The Triple M Network is an active rock radio network in Australia owned by media company Austereo, who also own the Today Network.- History :...
, where he stayed until 1997. In 1994 he hosted television game show Pot of Gold, which lasted for two seasons. He then made another foray into television as a sports reporter for the Nine Network
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...
(in 1997 and 98). From 1998 - 2000 he also hosted an afternoon drive show on Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
's TTFM (now Mix 101.1) with his future Temptation co-host Livinia Nixon
Livinia Nixon
Livinia Nixon is an Australian television presenter and actress best known for her roles on the Nine Network as weather presenter on Nine News Melbourne and as co-host on the long running variety series Hey Hey It's Saturday....
. Also in 1998, he hosted a game show on 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...
named Battle of the Sexes
Battle of the Sexes (radio contest)
The Battle of the Sexes is a game where male and female contestants challenge each other on trivia questions. The principle of the game is to demonstrate the imbalance between male and female genders as they compete...
. Afterwards, he became a senior presenter on Australia's Weather Channel.
He was also a popular fixture on daytime TV as an infomercial host and live-cross man on Good Morning Australia
Good Morning Australia
Good Morning Australia from Network Ten was the name of two different programs. This article is for Bert Newton's morning program, not to be confused with the breakfast news program of the same name....
. In mid-2005 he left 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...
to move to the Nine Network
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...
as host of Temptation, which he hosted alongside Livinia Nixon
Livinia Nixon
Livinia Nixon is an Australian television presenter and actress best known for her roles on the Nine Network as weather presenter on Nine News Melbourne and as co-host on the long running variety series Hey Hey It's Saturday....
until the show's cancellation in January 2009.
In 2010, he joined 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...
's new morning program The Circle
The Circle (TV program)
-Music from The Circle:Music from The Circle is a compilation album featuring 38 songs chosen by the hosts of The Circle. The album includes a special song recorded by hosts Denise Drysdale, Chrissie Swan, Yumi Stynes and Gorgi Coghlan titled "Circle Song"...
as a roving reporter and infomercial host similar to that of his position on Good Morning Australia
Good Morning Australia
Good Morning Australia from Network Ten was the name of two different programs. This article is for Bert Newton's morning program, not to be confused with the breakfast news program of the same name....
. Phillips is also a fill-in presenter on 2UE
2UE
2UE is a commercial radio station in Sydney, Australia owned by Fairfax Media. It is Sydney's and Australia's oldest commercial radio station, first broadcasting on 26 January 1925 on 1025 kHz AM before moving to 950 kHz in 1935 when virtually all Australian radio stations were assigned new...
and currently with Mix 1065 as well as hosting the Mix Network show 'Destinations'
TV roles
- Pot of Gold (1994–1995), Host
- National Nine NewsNational Nine NewsNine News is the news service of the Australian Nine Network.Nine News's flagship bulletin is the nightly 6:00pm localised bulletin, produced by networked owned-and-operated stations in Sydney , Melbourne , Brisbane and Darwin alongside localised bulletins produced by the WIN-owned Nine Network...
(1997–1998), Sports Presenter - Battle of the SexesBattle of the Sexes (radio contest)The Battle of the Sexes is a game where male and female contestants challenge each other on trivia questions. The principle of the game is to demonstrate the imbalance between male and female genders as they compete...
(1998–1999), Host - Good Morning AustraliaGood Morning AustraliaGood Morning Australia from Network Ten was the name of two different programs. This article is for Bert Newton's morning program, not to be confused with the breakfast news program of the same name....
(1999–2005), Reporter/Infomercial host - The Weather ChannelThe Weather Channel (Australia)The Weather Channel is an Australian 24 hour cable and satellite channel that broadcasts weather news and information. The Weather Channel is available on Foxtel, Austar and Optus Television.-History:...
(- 2005), Presenter - Temptation (2005–2009), Host
- The CircleThe Circle (TV program)-Music from The Circle:Music from The Circle is a compilation album featuring 38 songs chosen by the hosts of The Circle. The album includes a special song recorded by hosts Denise Drysdale, Chrissie Swan, Yumi Stynes and Gorgi Coghlan titled "Circle Song"...
(2010 - ), Roving reporter and Infomercial host
Personal Life
He is married to Nine News Sydney weather presenter Jaynie SealJaynie Seal
-Career:Seal is a weather presenter with the Nine Network, appearing on Nine News Sydney and Nine Afternoon News as well as being the Nine Network Lotto host....
, together they have son Hayden William Phillips, who was born in August 2007. In October 2010, it was announced that Seal is expecting their second child. Seal gave birth to Remy Raymond Phillips on 3 May 2011.