User:Craig Huggins/sandbox

Craig Huggins is a radio broadcaster from Melbourne, Australia. Craig or "Huggy" as he's also called on-air, grew up in Coburg, Victoria, with his parents Alan & Joyce, and older brothers Ross and Marc. He attended Merlynston Primary School, and Newlands High School. Craig's first love was Australian Rules Football and was zoned to Carlton Football Club where he trained for several weeks before stepping away in the hope of heading to Fitzroy who he supported. In the interim he played Under 19's at Coburg VFA until entering the 3XY Junior DJ contest in 1981, which he won, eventually leading to a midnight-dawn on-air role at 3XY, then Melbourne's number one station. He continued to go to school in the daytime. After 18 months Craig left 3XY for 3WM in Horsham, Victoria, and then on to Radio 10 Brisbane, eventually returning to 3XY in 1984 as evenings announcer, and eventually afternoons announcer. In 1988 he moved to 92.3 EON FM which became 105.1 3MMM while he was there, and after three years, in 1991, moved to KZFM which became Gold 104.3 within two months, and is still there today as Mornings announcer. Craig has worked on several TV shows including as a Sports Reporter on ABC TV Sports Arena, 9's Wide World of Sports, National 9 News. He appeared on three Episodes of TV Comedy Series "All Together Now" as the DJ, and his voice on a further 11 Episodes. Huggins' voice over credits are extensive including many TV commercials, and TV game shows "Blind Date", "Keynotes", "New Faces", "The Singing Bee", "Strike It Lucky" and "Nines Wide World of Sports". He is a well known television audience warm-up on shows including "Hole In The Wall", Tonight Live with Steve Vizard", "Full Frontal" and "The Marngrook Footy Show". Craig's football career continued at a lower level with Northcote VFA and Mordialloc VFA as well playing in the Victorian Under 19 team, and for Sherwood in the QAFL. He played two practise games for AFL side St. Kilda breaking his arm in one, and continued to play local footy until 2012 for Panton Hill Football Club in the NFNL. Huggins is married to Jenni, and has two children, daughter Kess (1998) and son Tye (2002).