Glenn Ridge

Glenn Daryl Ridge (born 21 November 1955 in Adelaide, South Australia^[1]) is an Australian television presenter and owner and managing director of the Q Media Group, a production company which produces television specials and documentaries.

Career

In the 80's he hosted a Bendigo Music Program called Breezin, 2 Ballarat children's television program's, Kids Only and Six's Super Saturday show and another 90 Minute Music Program Off The Record.

In April 1991, Ridge joined the Nine Network as host of the prime time quiz show Sale of the Century with co-host Jo Bailey, taking over from Tony Barber and Alyce Platt. He held the role for 10 years making him the second-longest serving host of Sale of the Century in Australia.

He is well known in Australian motor racing circles for his interest in car racing, having competed in many tarmac events including Targa Tasmania and Targa West.

Glenn was involved in a famous skit called "Glengarry Glenn Ridge" on ABC's Late Show, which was basically a take off from the film Glengarry Glen Ross. In the skit, Glenn tells the other characters to stop swearing so much.

In April 2010, Ridge joined MTR 1377 to present Saturday and Sunday Afternoons from 12pm until 6pm, he was also a fill in presenter. In December 2011, Glenn resigned from MTR 1377, however returned to the frequency in 2012 as morning host of MyMP 1377.

See also

• List of game show hosts

References

External links

• Glenn Ridge at the Internet Movie Database
• Q Media Group bio