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Kirsten Drysdale
Drysdale at Australian Skeptics National Convention 2014
Born1984 (age 39–40)
Mackay, Queensland, Australia
NationalityAustralian
Occupation(s)Television presenter, journalist, actor
Notable workHungry Beast, The Checkout

Kirsten Drysdale (born 1984)[1] is an Australian television presenter and journalist. She is a writer and presenter on ABC consumer affairs comedy programme, The Checkout. She was a researcher and presenter for Hungry Beast and a researcher for The Hamster Wheel, The Hamster Decides and The Gruen Transfer.[2] She has also occasionally appeared on Radio National, where she hosted Talking Shop, a weekly show about marketing and consumer behaviour.

Before beginning her career on ABC, Drysdale worked for a production company in Brisbane that produced documentaries and multimedia for museums and exhibitions. During this time, she was also pursuing a sporting career, playing hockey for the Queensland Scorchers. After suffering an injury, she successfully applied for a position in ABC television comedy and current affairs programme, Project NEXT, which was later renamed Hungry Beast.[3][4]

Drysdale was born and raised in Mackay, Queensland.[2] She is not related to Denise Drysdale.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Who Do They Think They Are?". The Checkout. Series 3. Episode 3.
  2. ^ a b Frost, Pamela (16 March 2013). "TV hit for local lass on The Checkout". Daily Mercury. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  3. ^ Hegarty, Laura (27 February 2014). "Checkout our home grown talent". ABC Online. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
  4. ^ "Kirsten Drysdale, Steele Saunders, Derek". Boxcutters (Podcast). 21 March 2013. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
  5. ^ "Season 3, episode 3 synopsis of The Checkout". ABC Online. Archived from the original on 23 May 2015. Retrieved 5 May 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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