Avani Dias
Avani Dias | |
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| Born | 15 November 1991 Wattle Grove, New South Wales, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
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| Years active | 2015–present |
| Known for | Hosting Hack on Triple J |
Avani Dias (born 15 November 1991) is a Sri Lankan Australian journalist and radio presenter. Dias is best known as the current presenter of current affairs program Hack on youth radio station Triple J, after succeeding Tom Tilley at the end of 2019.
Born and raised in Wattle Grove, New South Wales, Dias completed her tertiary education at the University of Sydney, where she wrote for the student newspaper Honi Soit. In her early career, she worked at independent radio station FBi Radio and the online newspaper The New Daily before moving to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), where she began working as a production assistant.
Dias has been nominated for various journalistic awards, including the Public Interest Award at the New South Wales Premier's Multicultural Communications Awards in 2019, and Young Australian Journalist of the Year and Radio/Audio News and Current Affairs Award at the Walkley Awards in 2019 and 2020, respectively.
Biography[]
Early life and education[]
Avani Dias was born on 15 November 1991,[1][2] in Wattle Grove, New South Wales.[3][4] Dias grew up in the south west of Sydney, Australia.[5] The eldest of two siblings,[6] Dias has one brother, Seth.[7]
Dias completed her tertiary education at the University of Sydney. In early 2013, she was elected as one of ten editors for the university's student newspaper Honi Soit.[8]
Career[]
Dias began her career with FBi Radio, which she credits as giving her "a start in media".[9] Dias began working at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) as a production assistant, before being awarded a traineeship with ABC News in 2015.[10]
Dias additionally wrote for The New Daily from 2015 to 2017.[11]
Filmography[]
Television[]
| Year | Title | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-2015 | ABC News Northern Territory | 7PM News bulletin presenter | [10] |
| 2020 | Four Corners | Presenter; one episode | [12] |
Awards and nominations[]
New South Wales Premier's Multicultural Communications Awards[]
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Premier's Multicultural Communications Awards | Public Interest Award | Won | [3] |
Walkley Awards[]
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Walkley Awards | Young Australian Journalist of the Year | Nominated | [13] |
| 2020 | Radio/Audio News and Current Affairs | Nominated | [14] |
References[]
- ^ Dias, Avani [@AvaniDias] (16 November 2018). "LinkedIn is definitely the worst platform to receive a birthday message" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 24 November 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ Dias, Avani [@avanidias] (18 November 2021). "Hello world, this is me entering 30 surrounded by lots of great people and love. Also stepping into the decade by spilling water on the radio panel during Hack, destroying the audio system and having to rant about climate change to fill the time. (Sorry again @lindaradclyffe