Myf Warhurst

Myfanwy Warhurst
Born	(1974-05-29) May 29, 1974 Portland, Victoria, Australia
Occupation(s)	Broadcaster, television personality, radio presenter, voice actress
Years active	2000–present
Known for	Triple J announcer, team captain on Spicks and Specks, Eurovision Song Contest commentator, voice roles in Bluey

Myfanwy Warhurst (, born 29 May 1974) is a prominent Australian broadcaster and television figure, recognized for her contributions to Triple J and as a team captain on ABC Television's music quiz program Spicks and Specks. Between 2017 and 2024, she served as Australia's commentator for the Eurovision Song Contest alongside Joel Creasey, and co-hosted the weekly podcast Bang On. Additionally, she provides the voices for Aunt Trixie and Indy's Mum in the animated show Bluey.

Early life

Born in Portland, Victoria in 1974, Warhurst grew up with three elder brothers: Shaun, who played a pivotal role in nurturing her early interests that led to her media career; Kit, the drummer for the band Rocket Science; and Andre. During her childhood, her family moved from Portland to Donald, then later to Red Cliffs. She pursued studies in Music and Fine Arts at Melbourne University.

Career

Prior to entering the media industry, Warhurst was the editor-in-chief of Melbourne's street press publication Inpress.

Radio and podcasting

Warhurst first gained attention at Triple J through her bi-weekly contributions to Merrick and Rosso's Drive in 2000. By 2001, she was hosting the Net 50 request program and became widely known in 2003 when she took over the weekday Lunch slot, featuring her segment titled The Trashy Lunchtime Quiz. In 2007, she co-hosted Triple J's The Breakfast Show alongside Jay and the Doctor.

In October 2007, Warhurst departed Triple J to co-host the Triple M Melbourne breakfast show with comedian Peter Helliar, succeeding The Cage.

In 2020, she presented the historical podcast series Our Place produced by Litmus Media. Currently, she co-hosts the weekly music and culture podcast Bang On with Zan Rowe for Double J, which earned them Best Host at the 2024 Australian Podcast Awards.

Television

Warhurst’s television career includes hosting duties on jtv, presenting the special program My Favourite Album (2006), and serving as a team captain on Spicks and Specks from 2005 until 2011. She returned for special episodes in 2018 and participated in the full series revival in 2021. She has described her involvement with this show as one of her most significant career achievements.

She regularly appeared as a presenter on The Project. In June 2012, she launched a six-part series on ABC1 titled Myf Warhurst's Nice. From 2017 through 2022, Warhurst co-commentated Australia's Eurovision - Australia Decides broadcast. She also made guest appearances as a quiz master on Have You Been Paying Attention?

Since 2018, Warhurst has lent her voice to characters Aunt Trixie and Indy's Mum on ABC Kids’ animated series Bluey. In 2023, she hosted SBS TV’s documentary series Meet the Neighbours.

In 2024, she fronted ABC TV and ABC iview’s series The Truth about Menopause. The following year, she competed as a contestant on Claire Hooper's House Of Games and guest-hosted two episodes of ABC’s documentary series Back Roads during its eleventh season.

Writing

In 2022, Warhurst released her autobiography titled Time of My Life.

Guest appearances

Warhurst has made guest appearances on Rove and served as a guest host on RMITV's The Loft Live. In January 2020, she took part in the sixth installment of Australia's I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!.

In June 2022, Warhurst was featured in the second episode of season 13 of the Australian series Who Do You Think You Are?, where she traced a connection to musician John Farnham. Later that August, she spoke about her foster parent education during a radio segment with Virginia Trioli.

October 2022 saw her appear on Fran Kelly's television program Frankly. In 2023, Warhurst lent her voice as narrator for The Rocky Horror Picture Show, alongside Jason Donovan.

Awards

Spicks and Specks received the Logie for Most Outstanding Light Entertainment Program on two occasions.

Warhurst was honored with the title of Most Spankable Female TV Personality by the TV Fugly Awards in both 2007 and 2008.

Additionally, she won Best Host at the 2024 Australian Podcast Awards for her work on Bang On.

External links

• Myf Warhurst's profile (archived 2009 from the original Spicks & Specks website)