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James Valentine (journalist)

January 01, 1970

James Matthew Valentine (born 1961) is an Australian musician, and radio and television presenter. As a saxophonist he was a member of Jo Jo Zep (1982), Models (1984–87) and Absent Friends (1989–90).

James Valentine
Birth nameJames Matthew Valentine
Born1961 (age 62–63)
Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
Occupation(s)
  • Musician
  • radio and television presenter
  • writer
InstrumentsSaxophone
Years active1980–present
Formerly of

Biography edit

James Matthew Valentine was born on October 5th, 1962 [1] in Ballarat, Victoria.[1] His father was a car salesman and his mother taught elocution and was a part-time radio announcer. He has two older brothers.[1] He attended Ballarat Grammar School where he learned saxophone, he described his performances in the local area, "a really bad jazz rock fusion gig."[2] In the early 1980s Valentine relocated to Melbourne to attend university, he later recalled "First year I spent studying, and then I started getting gigs, and I didn't pay much attention to uni after that because I wanted to be a jazz musician."[3]

Valentine is also the author of a series of books for teenage boys, including the sci-fi novel trilogy JumpMan.

Musical collaborations edit

In 1982 James Valentine joined Joe Camilleri's group, Jo Jo Zep.[4][5]

Valentine, on saxophone, and Kate Ceberano (of I'm Talking), on lead vocals, were members of Diana Boss and the Extremes, a covers band which performed The Supremes material.[3] Other members included James Freud (of Models) on bass guitar, Barton Price (also of Models) on drums and Zan Abeyratne (of I'm Talking, with Ceberano) on co-lead vocals.[6] He described his experience, "The rhythm section of that band was The Models. When that finished, they asked me to go on tour with them and then I never left. All of a sudden I was in this pop band wearing black leather jackets."[3]

Valentine joined Models in late 1984, when they relocated to Sydney and he played saxophone with them until 1987, the group broke up in June of the following year.[5][7][8] As a member of Models he appears on their studio albums, Out of Mind, Out of Sight (September 1985) and Models' Media (October 1986).[5][7]

Valentine joined Absent Friends on saxophone and clarinet in 1989, they recorded a lone album, Here's Looking Up Your Address (April 1990).[9] He also worked for Wendy Matthews (ex-Models, Absent Friends) on her debut solo album, Émigré (November 1990).

Radio and TV presenter edit

Valentine has been a radio and TV presenter. He was the host of The Afternoon Show on ABC TV, children's afternoon TV series, from February 1987 until 1990. He continued at the ABC as a presenter of TV TV.[3] As a radio presenter he worked on 666 ABC Canberra and has also spent more than 20 years[10] presenting the Afternoons show on ABC Radio Sydney and Upbeat, each Sunday morning on ABC Jazz. Valentine wrote and presented comedy sketches on air for the ABC's Humour Australia website.[11]

Valentine narrated Come Dine with Me Australia from 2010 to 2013 and Celebrity Come Dine With Me Australia from 2012 to 2014. He took over from Wendy Harmer and Robbie Buck as host of ABC Radio Sydney's Breakfast[12] from Monday 13 December 2021 after the pair ended their run on Friday 10 December 2021.[citation needed]

At the end of 2023, it was announced that Valentine would return to the afternoon program, with Craig Reucassel taking over the breakfast show. [13]

References edit

General
  • McFarlane, Ian (1999). . Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86508-072-1. Archived from the original on 5 April 2004. Retrieved 11 June 2015. Note: Archived [on-line] copy has limited functionality.
Specific
  1. ^ a b Javes, Sue (20 July 2004). "Valentine's day". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  2. ^ Rollason, Bridgit (17 July 2013). "A Valentine for the Exhumed". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  3. ^ a b c d Shanahan, Brendan; Throsby, Corin (21 February 1997). "Flipside: Be My Valentine". Woroni. Canberra, ACT. p. 42. Retrieved 11 June 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ McFarlane, entry. Archived from the original on 13 August 2004. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  5. ^ a b c James Valentine at Australian Rock Database:
    • Jo Jo Zep (1982): Holmgren, Magnus; Baird, Paul. . passagen.se. Australian Rock Database (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
    • Models (1984–87): Holmgren, Magnus; Baird, Paul; Aubrey, Ross; Acosta, Lisa. . passagen.se. Australian Rock Database (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 12 June 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
    • Absent Friends (1989–90): Holmgren, Magnus; Francois, Ron. . passagen.se. Australian Rock Database (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 29 October 2008. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  6. ^ Warren, Rachel (18 July 1985). "Models proving that opposites equal". The Canberra Times. ACT. p. 15. Retrieved 11 June 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. ^ a b McFarlane, entry. Archived from the original on 4 June 2004. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  8. ^ . Angelfire.com. Archived from the original on 1 September 1999. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  9. ^ McFarlane, entry. Archived from the original on 3 August 2004. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  10. ^ Manning, James (7 October 2021). "ABC Radio reveals James Valentine new host of ABC Sydney breakfast". Mediaweek. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  11. ^ . Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 29 May 2013. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  12. ^ "James Valentine took over as Breakfast presenter for 2022". ABC Radio. 8 October 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  13. ^ Quinn, Karl (28 November 2023). "Craig Reucassel to host ABC breakfast radio, Valentine back to afternoons". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2 February 2024.

External links edit

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James Matthew Valentine born 1961 is an Australian musician and radio and television presenter As a saxophonist he was a member of Jo Jo Zep 1982 Models 1984 87 and Absent Friends 1989 90 James ValentineBirth nameJames Matthew ValentineBorn1961 age 62 63 Ballarat Victoria AustraliaOccupation s Musicianradio and television presenterwriterInstrumentsSaxophoneYears active1980 presentFormerly ofJo Jo Zep amp the FalconsModelsAbsent Friends Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Musical collaborations 1 2 Radio and TV presenter 2 References 3 External linksBiography editJames Matthew Valentine was born on October 5th 1962 1 in Ballarat Victoria 1 His father was a car salesman and his mother taught elocution and was a part time radio announcer He has two older brothers 1 He attended Ballarat Grammar School where he learned saxophone he described his performances in the local area a really bad jazz rock fusion gig 2 In the early 1980s Valentine relocated to Melbourne to attend university he later recalled First year I spent studying and then I started getting gigs and I didn t pay much attention to uni after that because I wanted to be a jazz musician 3 Valentine is also the author of a series of books for teenage boys including the sci fi novel trilogy JumpMan Musical collaborations edit In 1982 James Valentine joined Joe Camilleri s group Jo Jo Zep 4 5 Valentine on saxophone and Kate Ceberano of I m Talking on lead vocals were members of Diana Boss and the Extremes a covers band which performed The Supremes material 3 Other members included James Freud of Models on bass guitar Barton Price also of Models on drums and Zan Abeyratne of I m Talking with Ceberano on co lead vocals 6 He described his experience The rhythm section of that band was The Models When that finished they asked me to go on tour with them and then I never left All of a sudden I was in this pop band wearing black leather jackets 3 Valentine joined Models in late 1984 when they relocated to Sydney and he played saxophone with them until 1987 the group broke up in June of the following year 5 7 8 As a member of Models he appears on their studio albums Out of Mind Out of Sight September 1985 and Models Media October 1986 5 7 Valentine joined Absent Friends on saxophone and clarinet in 1989 they recorded a lone album Here s Looking Up Your Address April 1990 9 He also worked for Wendy Matthews ex Models Absent Friends on her debut solo album Emigre November 1990 Radio and TV presenter edit Valentine has been a radio and TV presenter He was the host of The Afternoon Show on ABC TV children s afternoon TV series from February 1987 until 1990 He continued at the ABC as a presenter of TV TV 3 As a radio presenter he worked on 666 ABC Canberra and has also spent more than 20 years 10 presenting the Afternoons show on ABC Radio Sydney and Upbeat each Sunday morning on ABC Jazz Valentine wrote and presented comedy sketches on air for the ABC s Humour Australia website 11 Valentine narrated Come Dine with Me Australia from 2010 to 2013 and Celebrity Come Dine With Me Australia from 2012 to 2014 He took over from Wendy Harmer and Robbie Buck as host of ABC Radio Sydney s Breakfast 12 from Monday 13 December 2021 after the pair ended their run on Friday 10 December 2021 citation needed At the end of 2023 it was announced that Valentine would return to the afternoon program with Craig Reucassel taking over the breakfast show 13 References editGeneral McFarlane Ian 1999 Whammo Homepage Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop St Leonards NSW Allen amp Unwin ISBN 1 86508 072 1 Archived from the original on 5 April 2004 Retrieved 11 June 2015 Note Archived on line copy has limited functionality Specific a b Javes Sue 20 July 2004 Valentine s day The Sydney Morning Herald Retrieved 11 June 2015 Rollason Bridgit 17 July 2013 A Valentine for the Exhumed Australian Broadcasting Corporation Retrieved 11 June 2015 a b c d Shanahan Brendan Throsby Corin 21 February 1997 Flipside Be My Valentine Woroni Canberra ACT p 42 Retrieved 11 June 2015 via National Library of Australia McFarlane Jo Jo Zep and the Falcons entry Archived from the original on 13 August 2004 Retrieved 11 June 2015 a b c James Valentine at Australian Rock Database Jo Jo Zep 1982 Holmgren Magnus Baird Paul Joe Camilleri aka Joey Vincent aka Jo Jo Zep passagen se Australian Rock Database Magnus Holmgren Archived from the original on 22 October 2013 Retrieved 11 June 2015 Models 1984 87 Holmgren Magnus Baird Paul Aubrey Ross Acosta Lisa The Models passagen se Australian Rock Database Magnus Holmgren Archived from the original on 12 June 2012 Retrieved 11 June 2015 Absent Friends 1989 90 Holmgren Magnus Francois Ron Absent Friends passagen se Australian Rock Database Magnus Holmgren Archived from the original on 29 October 2008 Retrieved 11 June 2015 Warren Rachel 18 July 1985 Models proving that opposites equal The Canberra Times ACT p 15 Retrieved 11 June 2015 via National Library of Australia a b McFarlane Models entry Archived from the original on 4 June 2004 Retrieved 11 June 2015 Models band members archive copy Angelfire com Archived from the original on 1 September 1999 Retrieved 11 June 2015 McFarlane Absent Friends entry Archived from the original on 3 August 2004 Retrieved 11 June 2015 Manning James 7 October 2021 ABC Radio reveals James Valentine new host of ABC Sydney breakfast Mediaweek Retrieved 9 February 2022 Humour Australia History Australian Broadcasting Corporation Archived from the original on 29 May 2013 Retrieved 11 June 2015 James Valentine took over as Breakfast presenter for 2022 ABC Radio 8 October 2021 Retrieved 8 October 2021 Quinn Karl 28 November 2023 Craig Reucassel to host ABC breakfast radio Valentine back to afternoons The Sydney Morning Herald Retrieved 2 February 2024 External links editOfficial website James Valentine It Takes Two biography James Valentine permanent dead link ABC biography Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title James 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