Veronica Milsom
Veronica Milsom | |
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| Born | Veronica Louise Milsom 9 October 1984 Geelong, Victoria, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
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Veronica Louise Milsom (born 9 October 1984[citation needed]) is an Australian radio presenter, comedian and actress. From 2014 to 2020, she co-hosted the afternoon drive-time programme Veronica & Lewis alongside Lewis Hobba on youth radio station Triple J.[1]
Life and education
[edit]Milsom grew up in Geelong, Victoria, and has three siblings.[2] Milsom attended the same high school in Geelong as her Hungry Beast and Triple J co-host, Lewis Hobba.[3] After graduating from The Geelong College, Milsom studied at the West Australian Academy of Performing Arts.[4]
Personal life
[edit]Milsom gave birth to a daughter, Lila, in 2017.[2][5] Her experience of motherhood is the basis for her 2019 solo stage performance Parent Virgin.[5]
Career
[edit]Milsom is best known as a co-host of the Triple J radio station program Veronica & Lewis, presenting from 2014 to 2020[6] In 2016, she was shortlisted for female Radio Presenter of the Year at the Cosmopolitan Women of the Year Award.[7]
Milsom wrote for, and appeared in, the satirical current affairs program Hungry Beast.[8] Milsom has appeared on ABC television shows, including 44 episodes of Shaun Micallef's Mad as Hell,[9] Back Seat Drivers, and It's a Date,[10] as well as Channel Ten's The Project and A League of Their Own (Australian game show).
ABC TV and Screen Australia commissioned Milsom to co-write and perform in The Record, a mockumentary series she created, which was shortlisted for the Australian Online Video Awards Archived 19 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine. The project became a short film, The Record: World’s Largest Family, co-written by Milsom and Steen Raskapoulos, which has screened at Manchester, Palm Springs and LA Webfest film festivals.[4][11] Milsom has also acted in The Angus Project on ABC iView.[12]
Milsom is also a playwright. Porky Pies (2007) was co-written with Alex Lee at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.[13][14] In 2014, she performed live solo shows at The Melbourne and Sydney International Comedy Festivals.[8] Good Lord It’s Christmas (2016) and Parent Virgin (2019) were staged at Sydney's Giant Dwarf Theatre.
In February 2020, Milsom announced that she would not be returning to Triple J after the birth of her second child, and would be leaving at the end of the month.[15] Comedian Michael Hing replaced her on Triple J's drive-time segment, retitled Hobba & Hing, with Lewis Hobba continuing on as co-host.[16]
Discography
[edit]Singles
[edit]| Title | Year | Album |
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| "Sex Flex: A Rap Guide to Fornication" (with Lewis Hobba)[17] |
2019 | Non-album single |
Awards and nominations
[edit]ARIA Music Awards
[edit]| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | "Sex Flex: A Rap Guide to Fornication" | Best Comedy Release | Nominated | [18] |
References
[edit]- ^ Gallagher, Alex (3 February 2020). "Veronica Milsom has announced her departure from Triple J". Music Feeds. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ^ a b First Date with Veronica Milsom | Mamamia First Dates, retrieved 6 December 2019
- ^ "$30k drop in Give Me Five for Kids fundraising tally 'a sign of the times'". The Border Mail. 4 December 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
- ^ a b "Veronica Milsom - CMC Talent". www.cmctalent.com.au. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
- ^ a b Rugendyke, Louise (21 February 2019). "Like a virgin, Veronica Milsom takes baby steps in to the world of motherhood". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
- ^ McMahon, Neil (23 March 2015). "Triple J's new Drive team of Veronica Milsom and Lewis Hobba shift into top gear". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
- ^ "Cosmopolitan Women of the Year Awards 2016". Bauer Media Advertising. 10 November 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
- ^ a b "Meet triple j's new Drive hosts: Veronica and Lewis". Radioinfo. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
- ^ "Veronica Milsom". IMDb. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
- ^ Elphick, Nicole. "Peter Helliar, Dan Wyllie, Veronica Milsom and 'It's a Date' cast reveal their dating disasters and joys". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
- ^ The Record: World's Largest Biological Family, retrieved 6 December 2019
- ^ "SMASHED STEREOTYPES: CREATING THE ANGUS PROJECT". GWP. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
- ^ "Porky Pies | Alex Lee and Veronica Milsom". www.australianstage.com.au. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
- ^ "PORKY PIES". AustralianPlays.org. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
- ^ "'It's not you, it's me. I'm leaving triple j': Veronica Milsom quits". Radio Today. 2 February 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ^ Bracken, Claire (4 February 2020). "As Veronica leaves, Michael Hing joins Lewis on Drive". ABC. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ^ "Watch Veronica and Lewis' educational 'Sex Flex: A Rap Guide to Fornication'". Triple J. 29 August 2019. Archived from the original on 23 March 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- ^ Donoughue, Paul (27 November 2019). "These are the biggest moments from the ARIA Awards, from Tones and I to Agro the puppet". ABC News. Archived from the original on 13 March 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2021.