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6 days ago |
abc.net.au | Sharnelle Vella |Bob Murphy
If you tuned into the football yesterday you may have heard young Alex Kouts commentating the Richmond versus Western Bulldogs match. The twelve year-old Auskicker of the year told Sharnelle and Bob that he doesn't get nervous and does all of his prep the night before. "I was a commentating wheelchair footy at around eight or nine years old. I've been following footy ever since I was four. So yeah, the commentating just started from there."Melbourne, Australian Rules Football, Human Interest
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1 week ago |
abc.net.au | Sharnelle Vella |Bob Murphy
Singer and entertainer Rob Mills says music is what makes us connect with people, but two thirds of primary school students don't have access to music lessons. He said that music courses are often 'the first thing that goes' when school budgets make cuts, and that teachers aren't being taught the basics. "Whether it's in the car we listen to music, or when we're watching a movie, it's the underscore of the film that's making us feel all those emotions.
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1 week ago |
abc.net.au | Sharnelle Vella |Bob Murphy
Bob has a mystery he is trying to solve: was the Docklands stadium built in the wrong direction? Andrew Demetriou was the CEO of the AFL when the stadium was built, and told Bob and Sharnelle there were three important factors in the stadium design. "Channel 7 were the first tenants of Docklands and we were the second. So we watched all those buildings be built around the stadium; all the chaos on the road; digging up tram lines, and it was a nightmare."Melbourne, AFL, Infrastructure
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1 week ago |
abc.net.au | Sharnelle Vella |Bob Murphy
It's not every day that Gollum from Lord of the Rings comes on the Breakfast program. Laurence Boxhall embodies the 'creepy' creature in Lord of the Rings, A Musical Tale, and told Sharnelle and Bob that he finds Gollum to be a 'tragic, sympathetic' creature. "Everyone [always] wants to show me their Gollum voice," he said after Bob showed off his best impersonation.
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1 week ago |
abc.net.au | Sharnelle Vella |Bob Murphy
We know that opposition leader Brad Battin wants to be Victoria's Premier, and that he was a police officer in a former life, but what don't we know about him? Joining Sharnelle and Bob for the Confessional, Battin revealed the story behind his tattoos, the worst call to receive at 1am on a Saturday night, and a rebellious but 'amazing' moment from his past.
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