Russel Howcroft

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Russel Howcroft is an Australian businessman and media personality best known as a panellist on the ABC television program The Gruen Transfer.

Howcroft is currently host of Breakfast with Ross & Russel on 3AW

Howcroft grew up in Malvern, Victoria and attended Scotch College, Melbourne.[1]

Career[]

Howcroft is the former national CEO of advertising agency George Patterson Y&R (now known as Y&R ANZ).

In February 2013, Howcroft was appointed as Executive General Manager of Network Ten[2] and remained in the position until February 2017 before moving to PwC[3] just months before the network was placed into voluntary administration.[4] Howcroft holds a Bachelor of Business (Marketing) from Monash University.

In May 2017, Howcroft was appointed Chair of the Australian Film, Television and Radio School.[5]

Radio[]

In September 2011, it was announced Howcroft would host Saturdays on the Weekend Break afternoon program on 3AW, whilst Tom Elliott filled in for Derryn Hinch on the drive program.[6]

In June 2020, 3AW announced that Howcroft will join 3AW Breakfast from Monday 3 August, following John Burns' retirement[7] from radio.[8][9] In December 2021, 3AW Breakfast won an ACRA for Best On-Air Team AM.[10]

Television[]

Howcroft has been a regular panellist on Gruen since the program's inception in 2008 and has also been guest panellist on news-chat show The Project. He also fronted the documentary series How Australia Got Its Mojo,[11] which aired on the ABC in 2019.

Business[]

Chair of the Australian Film Television and Radio School and the co-founder of The Grid Melbourne, a festival designed to bring entrepreneurs and innovators together expected to launch in 2022. He is the Chief Creative Officer and a founding partner of Sayers Group.[12]

Publishing[]

He has written/co-written three best-selling books, with his most recent book Right Brain Workout II now being published throughout the world.

References[]

  1. ^ "Life on Planet Howcroft". 4 November 2012.
  2. ^ Knox, David. "TEN appoints Russel Howcroft to management role | TV Tonight". TVtonight. Retrieved 30 June 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ Miranda Ward (11 December 2016). "Russel Howcroft resigns from Network Ten to join PwC". Mumbrella. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  4. ^ "'No choice but to appoint administrators'". NewsComAu. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  5. ^ "AFTRS Council Chair appointment", Ministers for the Department of Communications and the Arts (Mitch Fifield), 16 May 2017
  6. ^ "Howcroft transfers to radio role". The Age. 16 September 2011. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
  7. ^ Radioinfo (12 June 2020). "Russel Howcroft to replace John Burns on 3AW". Radioinfo.com.au.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ "Russel Howcroft to join 3AW Breakfast". 3AW. 13 June 2020. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  9. ^ Carmody, Broede (13 June 2020). "'It's daunting': Russel Howcroft to replace 3AW's John Burns". The Age. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  10. ^ "ACRAs winners 2021". Radio Today. 30 November 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  11. ^ "How Australia Got Its Mojo". ABC iview. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  12. ^ "Sayers Group - Home". sayers.group. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
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