Nationality Australian Name Lewis Hobba | Role Radio presenter | |
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Full Name Lewis Hamilton Hobba Born 16 June Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Occupation Radio presenter, television presenter, comedian, writer Home town Torquay, Victoria, Australia | ||
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Lewis Hamilton Hobba is an Australian radio presenter, television presenter and comedian. He co-hosts the afternoon drive time programme, Drive with Veronica & Lewis, with Veronica Milsom on youth radio station, Triple J.
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Early life and education
Hobba was born in Melbourne and grew up in Torquay, Victoria. He attended the same high school in Geelong as his Hungry Beast and Triple J co-host, Veronica Milsom. He graduated from RMIT University with a Bachelor of Communication, Media, Film and Television major in 2007 and from Victorian College of the Arts with a Post Graduate Diploma of Film and Television in 2008.
Career
Hobba first appeared on ABC in current affairs comedy programme, Hungry Beast, as a web content producer and presenter. He joined Triple J as co-host of Weekend Breakfast and then Weekend Afternoon alongside Veronica Milsom. In early 2015, Hobba and Milsom moved to the weekday drive time slot (Drive) after Lindsay McDougall left Triple J. He has been a regular contributor on A Rational Fear on FBi Radio and Radio National.
In 2014, he performed his stand-up comedy show, Backs to the Wall, at Sydney Comedy Festival and Melbourne International Comedy Festival.
He has made guest appearances on The Trophy Room, the second iteration of Spicks and Specks, Back Seat Drivers, The Chaser's Media Circus and The Feed.