*Scott Morrison. *Danny Abdullah. *Mother’s Day.
Ben Fordham is a Walkley award winning journalist who now hosts 2GB’s breakfast show, following Alan Jones’ retirement from radio.
The switch to the breakfast program happened in June 2020 after Ben spent a decade as 2GB’s Drivetime host where he consistently topped the ratings.
Ben’s talents have been repeatedly recognised at the Australian Commercial Radio Awards, being awarded ‘Best Metropolitan Talk Presenter’ five times (2014, 2015, 2016, 2018 and 2019) and voted ‘Best Metropolitan Current Affairs Presenter’ in 2017.
Ben became the youngest reporter in history to win a Walkley award double in the same year.
He won a Walkley – Australia’s top award in journalism – for his coverage of the 1997 Thredbo landslide tragedy and a Raward – the top accolade in the Australian radio industry – for excellence in journalism.
Ben started working in radio aged 15 as a work experience kid on the Alan Jones Breakfast show at 2UE where he immediately fell in love with broadcasting. While completing his final years at high school, he worked weekends on the Continuous Call Team hosted by Ray Hadley.
He became a cadet reporter at 2UE in 1995 and then aged 20, was appointed as a political correspondent based at Parliament House, Canberra. It was during this stint where Ben formed an interest in politics and formed an extensive list of contacts.
In 1998 he spent a year at Sky News as a reporter and newsreader before being headhunted by Channel 9 a year later.
Since 1999 he’s worked on a range of programs at Nine including Today Show, A Current Affair, 60 Minutes and Australian Ninja Warrior.
Ben is married to Seven Network journalist Jodie Speers and they have a son Freddy and two daughters, Pearl and Goldie.
- You can contact Ben Fordham on his text line 0460 873 873
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‘Eternity’ – How a school lesson lit up a whole country
Ben has shared an touching story in remembrance of Ignatius Jones, who was deeply influenced by a lesson he learned in school. Hear more highlights from Ben Fordham Live in the playlist below and give us a follow on Apple Podcasts:
‘C’mon Spanian’ – We fact-check YouTube star’s latest video
Spanian is back out and about. And his latest video is on Glebe. He’s retraced the steps of a case we told you about about an innocent food delivery driver was randomly attacked. He caught up with some other kids in Glebe and they tried to spin him a story – but Ben has […]
‘G’day China’ – Aussies join forces to buy back famous farm
A group of Aussies are on a mission to reclaim a piece of Australian coastal farm land. Currently, the property is owned by Chinese Billionaire Sheng-Fu Lu. Hear more highlights from Ben Fordham Live in the playlist below and give us a follow on Apple Podcasts: Image: Nutrien Harcourts
‘Oh my god’ – Peter Switzer reacts to being used in AI scam
LISTEN above as our man Peter Switzer becomes the latest figure to be caught up in a sophisticated AI scam. Hear more highlights from Ben Fordham Live in the playlist below and give us a follow on Apple Podcasts:
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Uluru From Space
Check out the photo taken from the International Space Station Credit: Thomas Pesquet/ESA/NASA
Ben Fordham Live From Sydney Santa Spectacular
On Thursday, December 8, Ben Fordham broadcast LIVE from the launch night of the Sydney Santa Spectacular at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse, to support sick kids from the Children’s Hospital at Westmead and Camp Quality and give them the opportunity to enjoy Christmas. The Sydney Santa Spectacular was a complete Fun Filled Extravaganza filled with amusement […]
*Scott Morrison. *Danny Abdullah. *Mother’s Day.
THURSDAY SHOW – 9th May 📻
*Man arrested over latest stabbing. *Aussie dad found with drugs in Bali. *Final tally on Tirion + Chloe’s fund raiser.
TUESDAY SHOW – 7th May 📻
*Peter Dutton ‘preferred PM’ in QLD. *Professor Ian Plimer. *Saving a Memorial dedicated to Anzacs.
MONDAY SHOW – 6th May 📻
*Fight to save tribute to diggers. *Peter Switzer pm HECS changes. *Latest on Aussies murdered in Mexico.
*Scott Morrison. *Danny Abdullah. *Mother’s Day.
‘Eternity’ – How a school lesson lit up a whole country
Ben has shared an touching story in remembrance of Ignatius Jones, who was deeply influenced by a lesson he learned in school. Hear more highlights from Ben Fordham Live in the playlist below and give us a follow on Apple Podcasts:
‘C’mon Spanian’ – We fact-check YouTube star’s latest video
Spanian is back out and about. And his latest video is on Glebe. He’s retraced the steps of a case we told you about about an innocent food delivery driver was randomly attacked. He caught up with some other kids in Glebe and they tried to spin him a story – but Ben has […]
‘G’day China’ – Aussies join forces to buy back famous farm
A group of Aussies are on a mission to reclaim a piece of Australian coastal farm land. Currently, the property is owned by Chinese Billionaire Sheng-Fu Lu. Hear more highlights from Ben Fordham Live in the playlist below and give us a follow on Apple Podcasts: Image: Nutrien Harcourts
‘Oh my god’ – Peter Switzer reacts to being used in AI scam
LISTEN above as our man Peter Switzer becomes the latest figure to be caught up in a sophisticated AI scam. Hear more highlights from Ben Fordham Live in the playlist below and give us a follow on Apple Podcasts: