Russel Howcroft
Russel Howcroft (born c. 1965) is an Australian businessman and media personality best known as a panellist on the ABC television program The Gruen Transfer.
Howcroft is currently host of Breakfast with Ross & Russel on 3AW
Howcroft grew up in the Melbourne suburb of Malvern and attended Scotch College in Hawthorn.[1] He is a passionate Melbourne Demons supporter and has served as a club board member.[2]
Career[edit]
Howcroft is the former national CEO of advertising agency George Patterson Y&R (now known as Y&R ANZ).
In February 2013, Howcroft was appointed as Executive General Manager of Network Ten[3] and remained in the position until February 2017 before moving to PwC[4] just months before the network was placed into voluntary administration.[5] Howcroft holds a Bachelor of Business (Marketing) from Monash University.
In May 2017, Howcroft was appointed Chair of the Australian Film, Television and Radio School.[6]
Radio[edit]
In September 2011, it was announced Howcroft would host Saturdays on the Weekend Break afternoon program on 3AW, whilst Tom Elliott filled in for Derryn Hinch on the drive program.[7]
In June 2020, 3AW announced that Howcroft will join 3AW Breakfast from Monday 3 August, following John Burns' retirement[8] from radio.[9][10] In December 2021, 3AW Breakfast won an ACRA for Best On-Air Team AM.[11]
Television[edit]
Howcroft has been a regular panellist on Gruen since the program's inception in 2008 and has also been guest panellist on news-chat show The Project. He also fronted the documentary series How Australia Got Its Mojo,[12] which aired on the ABC in 2019.
Business[edit]
Chair of the Australian Film Television and Radio School and the co-founder of The Grid Melbourne, a festival designed to bring entrepreneurs and innovators together expected to launch in 2022. He is the Chief Creative Officer and a founding partner of Sayers Group.[13]
Publishing[edit]
He has written/co-written three best-selling books, with his most recent book Right Brain Workout II now being published throughout the world.
References[edit]
- ^ "Life on Planet Howcroft". Sydney Morning Herald. 4 November 2012.
- ^ "Two of us: Russel and Kate Howcroft". amp.smh.com.au. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
- ^ Knox, David. "TEN appoints Russel Howcroft to management role | TV Tonight". TVtonight. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
- ^ Miranda Ward (11 December 2016). "Russel Howcroft resigns from Network Ten to join PwC". Mumbrella. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
- ^ "'No choice but to appoint administrators'". NewsComAu. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
- ^ "AFTRS Council Chair appointment", Ministers for the Department of Communications and the Arts (Mitch Fifield), 16 May 2017
- ^ "Howcroft transfers to radio role". The Age. 16 September 2011. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
- ^ Radioinfo (12 June 2020). "Russel Howcroft to replace John Burns on 3AW". Radioinfo.com.au.
- ^ "Russel Howcroft to join 3AW Breakfast". 3AW. 13 June 2020. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
- ^ Carmody, Broede (13 June 2020). "'It's daunting': Russel Howcroft to replace 3AW's John Burns". The Age. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
- ^ "ACRAs winners 2021". Radio Today. 30 November 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ "How Australia Got Its Mojo". ABC iview. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ "Sayers Group - Home". sayers.group. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- 1965 births
- Living people
- 20th-century Australian businesspeople
- 21st-century Australian businesspeople
- Australian television personalities
- People educated at Scotch College, Melbourne
- 3AW presenters
- People from Malvern, Victoria
- Businesspeople from Melbourne
- Melbourne Football Club administrators
- Monash University alumni
- Australian advertising executives