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Getaway
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Getaway
Getaway
is Australia's longest-running and most popular
holiday and travel television programme. Debuting
on 14 May 1992, it is currently broadcast on the
Nine Network and W. Its main competitor is The
Great Outdoors on the Seven Network.
The
first season initially only looked at only Australian
resorts but by 1993 had expanded to look at overseas
destinations.
Getaway
won a People's Choice Award in 1994 and an Australian
Tourism Award for Excellence in the Media in 1995.
Getaway
has also been nominated for the Most Popular Lifestyle
Program Logie Award at the Logie Awards of 2003,
2004 and 2005, each time being beaten by the ever
popular Backyard Blitz. It was also nominated
at the Logie Awards of 1999 and nominated as the
Favourite Lifestyle Program at the Australian
People Choice Awards of 1999. (Credit:
Wikipedia).
Presenters
Catriona
Rowntree
After leaving school in 1989 Catriona went on
to complete a Diploma in Journalism. She has been
a news researcher and newsreader and in 1992 she
was one of the 8,000 applicants to apply for a
reporter's job on Wonderworld. She began as a
researcher, went on to become a reporter and in
1994 became the host of the show. At the same
time she was a presenter on Radio Triple J and
host of What's Up Doc which meant each week she
was working out of Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.
In 1996 Catriona joined the Getaway team as a
reporter.
Jason
Dundas
Jason was born in Western Sydney and attended
Jamison High School before commencing a graphic
arts degree at the University of Western Sydney.
In 2002 he heard about a VJ search that MTV was
running and decided to put his newly learnt television
editing skills to use, compiling an audition tape
that would catch the attention of MTV producers.
During his time at MTV Jason co-hosted the channel’s
flagship daily show, Total Request Live (TRL)
and more recently could be seen on Full Tank –
MTV’s answer to Getaway. Jason joins the
Getaway team for the 2007 season.
Ben
Dark
From an early age, Ben had an affinity with the
bush. Born on a dam bank in 1972, he spent the
first 11 years of his life on his parents' property
in Stanthorpe, south-east Queensland. In 1984
Ben was sent to a boarding school. He then spent
his time roving around the Queensland outback
on horses and motorbikes, through shearing sheds
and stock camps, where he mustered cattle and
saddled horses. In 1994, Ben started at Brisbane
radio station B105 and worked for two-and-a-half
years and in 1999, he joined the Getaway team.
Erik
Thomson
Scottish-born, New Zealand-raised actor Erik Thomson
completed a Diploma of Performing Arts at the
New Zealand Drama School and a Bachelor of Arts
in English Literature and Drama at Victoria University,
Wellington. Better known to Australian audiences
as Dr Mitch Stevens in the television drama series
All Saints, Erik’s other television credits
include Wildside, 13 Gantry Road, Pacific Drive,
Hercules and Xena, Warrior Princess. In 2006,
Erik joined the Nine Network’s Getaway,
Australia’s number one travel program, as
a full-time reporter.
Natalie
Gruzlewski
Natalie has become one of Queensland’s most
popular faces since joining Channel Nine Queensland
in 1999. Growing up on the Gold Coast, Gruzlewski
first came to Channel Nine’s attention through
her role as host of Prime Television’s Surf
TV. Establishing herself quickly as a professional
and respected presenter, she soon acquired a national
identity as Lady Luck on The Footy Show. Apart
from her obvious love of the beach, Natalie Gruzlewski
enjoys spending time with family and friends,
yoga, kickboxing and weekends away.
Jules
Lund
Jules Lund has a big passion for life. By the
the age of 24, he had already hosted his own weekly
Melbourne radio show on Fox FM, travelled the
globe hosting the Extreme Games for an international
audience, been the subject of a six-part series
on his adventures through Brazil, Malaysia, USA,
Spain and has co-hosted the Channel Nine music
show, So Fresh. Straight out of school in 1996,
Jules studied graphic design for 18 months before
becoming closely involved with the Reach Foundation
through a camp for suicidal teenagers. He has
since worked with more than 80,000 teenagers through
the Reach Foundation, facilitating programs for
teenagers ranging from school students to kids
in detention centres and the intellectually disabled.
Media
Man Australia clients featured on 'Getaway' include:
Australian
Stunt Academy
Destiny
Tours
Ric
Drasin Wrestling School
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