Amanda Keller
Amanda Keller Mitchell College of Advanced Education | |
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| Occupations |
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| Years active | 1982–present |
| Employer | Network 10 |
| Known for | The Living Room Dancing with the Stars |
| Spouse |
Harley Oliver (m. 1989) |
| Children | 2 |
Amanda Rose Keller .
Education
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Keller attended Carlingford High School and Mitchell College of Advanced Education (now Charles Sturt University), where she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Communications in 1982. At university, she was a contemporary of Andrew Denton among others, and was a student of Peter Temple. She was a broadcaster with on-campus community radio station 2MCE-FM.
Career
Keller’s first professional media job was in 1983 as a researcher for the popular children's television show,
In 1987, she left Midday to appear in the pilot for
In 1994, she joined
She hosted her own pop culture-centric program Mondo Thingo in 2004.[2] In 2006, Keller appeared in Series Five of Dancing with the Stars where she progressed to the fifth round before being eliminated.[4]
In 2008, she starred in the SBS TV series Swift and Shift Couriers as Amanda Doyle, the Regional Manager, and returned to this role for season two in 2011. Also, in 2011, she had a small role in another sitcom, Housos, also on SBS TV.[citation needed]
In 2009 for the duration of the show Keller was the
In 2017 she became one of the highest paid women in Australian radio.[6] Also in that same year, she made a cameo appearance as a news reporter in episode 7547 of The Bold and the Beautiful alongside Brendan Jones and Ita Buttrose.[7]
In 2019, Keller started co-hosting Dancing with the Stars with Grant Denyer.
She has also made appearances on shows such as .
Personal life
Keller supports the Sydney Roosters rugby league team in the Australian National Rugby League.
She has two adult sons with her husband Harley Oliver, and lives in the Sydney seaside suburb of Coogee.[8]
In October 2023 Keller revealed that her husband Harley has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease.
Other
Keller is the patron of The Sydney Kids Committee, a volunteer organisation which raises funds for the Sydney Children's Hospital.
She holds the world record for the longest underwater radio broadcast which took place on 28 October 2010 when she and fellow WSFM breakfast show host
In 2016 she was awarded the
Bibliography
- Amanda's handy hints : an off-the-wall guide to surviving the nineties. Ringwood, Victoria: Penguin. 1995. ISBN 978-0140253771.
- Natural born Keller : my life and other palaver. Crows Nest, New South Wales: ISBN 9781743316177.[11]
and contributed with co host Brendan Jones to
- Laugh Even Louder!. Gosford, New South Wales: ISBN 978-1-74169-022-4.[12]
References
- ^ Amanda Keller - TV.com
- ^ a b c Knox, David (16 August 2009). "Talkin' 'Bout Amanda Keller". TV Tonight. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
- ^ Rosenburg, Jen (31 July 1995). "Ton-up Denton looks back in some anger". Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995). p. 29. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
- ^ "Amanda Keller voted off". The Age. 1 November 2006. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
- ^ Knox, David (8 September 2017). "Shaun Micallef reviving Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation -on Nine". TV Tonight. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
- ^ Sharpe, Annette (17 October 2014). "Keller smashes radio's boys club ceiling". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
- ^ "The Bold and the Beautiful Episode 7547". YouTube. Archived from the original on 22 December 2021.
- Australian Women's Weekly. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
- ^ "Longest Underwater Broadcast-Brendan Jones and Amanda Keller sets world record". World Records Academy. Retrieved 8 February 2012.
- ^ It's an Honour, Retrieved 14 June 2016
- ^ "For Amanda Keller, revenge on Triple M is a dish best served at breakfast time". Mumbrella. 20 October 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
- ISBN 978-1-74169-022-4.
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