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Born 13 January 1955 (age 69) ( 1955-01-13 ) Occupation Talkback radio broadcaster People also search for Andrew Bolt, Miranda Devine, Benson Riddle | ||
Steve Price (born 13 January 1955) is an Australian journalist and radio broadcaster. Price is currently working at Macquarie Media broadcasting on 2GB and 3AW, he was previously the program director and breakfast presenter at MTR 1377.
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He formerly worked for Fairfax Media, presenting the morning shift between 9 am – 12 pm on 2UE. He has been in journalism for over 30 years, firstly with News Limited and also at 3AW.
Career
Price moved to mornings with 2UE afternoon host John Stanley as a one-week trial, filling in for the regular two presenters, Mike Carlton and Peter FitzSimons (on-air known as "Mike 'n' Fitz"). Late December 2009 saw this change, with regular fill-in host Steve Liebmann taking over.
Price was featured in John Safran's Music Jamboree in which Safran produced aspirin tablets with the 3AW logo and convinced Price that they were ecstasy tablets being sold as "The Angry Dwarfs" and was known throughout Melbourne as the "poisoned dwarf".
In November 2004, Price and 2UE colleague John Laws were found guilty of homosexual vilification after an on-air discussion about a gay couple appearing on television. They described the couple as "young poofs".
Price played a supporting role in the 2008 Australian film noir short film Noir Drive.
On 9 December 2009 Price announced that he would be leaving 2UE after eight years, saying the time was right to explore new opportunities.
Price became the breakfast host on Melbourne talkback radio station MTR 1377 after it replaced 3MP in April 2010. Daily contributors to Price's breakfast show included Andrew Bolt, Jason Akermanis and Sam Newman. MTR 1377 ceased operation in March 2012.
In April 2012, Price was appointed nights presenter on 2GB in Sydney. Although presenting to a Sydney audience, Price remained based in Melbourne. He is also a correspondent for Newstalk ZB and contributor on Mike Hosking Breakfast.
In January 2017, Price appeared as a contestant on the third season of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!, filmed in the jungle of South Africa. On 9 March 2017, Price was eliminated from the series after 42 days coming in 5th place.
2016 Q&A appearance
Price was a panelist on Q&A on 11 July 2016. Price sparked controversy when he said the public overreacted to Eddie McGuire's joke about drowning female journalist Caroline Wilson. He said that McGuire apologised immediately and that should've been the end of the matter.
When fellow panellist Van Badham insisted that Price didn't know what he was talking about, and was not treating the issue of violence against women seriously enough, Price said she was being 'hysterical'. This comment was widely criticised as sexist.
Price is also a regular panelist on The Project, a television news discussion program. On 12 July 2016 Price was verbally challenged by other TV show presenters Waleed Aly and Carrie Bickmore over his comments the previous day.
2016 US Election
On 8 November as a panelist on The Project, Price was attacked by another panelist about the US Elections.
Personal life
Price is married to Wendy Black who was Chief of Staff for the then Australian federal Minister for the Environment, Greg Hunt.