Jamie McDonald

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Jamie McDonald (born 9 June 1967 in Liverpool, England) is a journalist and radio producer and presenter in Australia

[edit] Early life

McDonald attended boarding school at King William's College on the Isle of Man in 1979. He then studied a degree in Communication at Manchester Metropolitan University from 1986 to 1988. After graduating, he worked in London, writing and directing television commercials. Jamie then moved to France to follow his interest in snow skiing and worked as a mountain guide and a ski instructor Ecole du Ski Francais. He began his radio career in France with Europe 2 as the alpine sports reporter and breakfast co-host. He completed a diploma in journalism in French in 1993 and worked for Radio St Tropez as a breakfast co-presenter.

[edit] Australia

McDonald emigrated to Australia in 1996 with a permanent residence visa, and started working for Sydney radio station Triple M. He then spent seven years working for the RGC network all over Victoria as a breakfast presenter culminating in a number 1 show with current 973 drive presenter Paul Campion at 105.7 the River in Albury. He moved to BrisbaneAustralian Broadcasting Corporation as a senior producer and consultant in Brisbane, Queensland.then moved to produced the Brisbane version of "The Cage" breakfast program on Triple M, and hosted the Australian music show 2005 -2008. During christmas and new year Jamie Hosted "talking back the night" syndicated to 46 radio stations across Australia.

Currently Jamie McDonald is the producer for ARN in Brisbane 97.3 FM and 4KQ

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