{"id":855,"date":"2024-11-15T03:12:13","date_gmt":"2024-11-15T03:12:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.radioindustrynews.com.au\/?p=855"},"modified":"2024-11-15T03:12:13","modified_gmt":"2024-11-15T03:12:13","slug":"sharnelle-vella-and-bob-murphy-take-on-abc-radio-melbourne-breakfast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/2024\/11\/15\/sharnelle-vella-and-bob-murphy-take-on-abc-radio-melbourne-breakfast\/","title":{"rendered":"Sharnelle Vella and Bob Murphy take on ABC Radio Melbourne Breakfast"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Award-winning journalist Sharnelle Vella and the Western Bulldogs\u2019 favourite son Bob Murphy are ABC Radio Melbourne\u2019s new Breakfast duo.<\/p>\n

The new team promises to serve up a Breakfast packed full of all the big Melbourne stories – from politics to sport – as well as smart conversations and a big side helping of fun.<\/p>\n

Sharnelle and Bob will replace Sammy J, who announced yesterday that he is stepping away from Breakfast next month after five years in the chair.<\/p>\n

Sharnelle Vella has been a regular guest on Melbourne radio. A popular reporter for Channel 7 in Melbourne for the past seven years, she has covered some of the state\u2019s biggest court cases and has been state political reporter since 2020.<\/p>\n

Bob Murphy played 312 games for the Western Bulldogs in the AFL. He was appointed captain in 2015. He has previously hosted Drive on 1116 SEN and is a regular columnist in The Age. He has also appeared regularly on ABC Radio Melbourne.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a privilege to join the ABC and to be able to have a conversation with the city that\u2019s been my home my entire life,\u201d Sharnelle said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m fiercely proud of Melbourne and want to use this opportunity to advocate for Victorians while discussing news and issues that are important to listeners and I look forward to having some fun along the way.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bob Murphy said he was excited to return to Melbourne following a stint with Fremantle Football Club.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs a young boy, I grew up listening to ABC Breakfast. It was the soundtrack to family life, and all of the laughs and arguments around the kitchen table. Alongside Sharnelle, I can\u2019t wait to add our style to the ongoing choir of ABC Brekky in Melbourne,\u201d Bob said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was walking through Fitzroy Gardens when the call came through that Sharnelle and I would be adding our patch to the great quilt of Brekky on ABC. A Melbourne moment I\u2019ll never forget.\u201d<\/p>\n

ABC Radio Melbourne Acting Manager Shelley Hadfield said she was thrilled to welcome Sharnelle and Bob to the team.<\/p>\n

\u201cSharnelle and Bob are down-to-earth, relatable and playful. Our audience has already told us they love hearing each of them whenever they\u2019re on the station,\u201d Shelley said.<\/p>\n

\u201cSharnelle is a news junkie and she understands what makes this city tick. Bob has long been regarded as the thinking man\u2019s footballer. He has a terrific connection with the audience and a unique take on the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

About Sharnelle Vella<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sharnelle Vella is an award-winning journalist. Sharnelle has covered major events both in Australia and overseas for 7News Melbourne. Sharnelle Vella\u2019s versatile reporting style placed her as part of the Seven Network\u2019s Gold Coast Commonwealth Games and Tokyo Olympics Games coverage teams.\u00a0 Sharnelle has also reported from London, Los Angeles, Florida, China and New Zealand covering breaking news.<\/p>\n

She covered several of the biggest court cases in Victorian history including the trial and sentence of Cardinal George Pell, Bourke street attacker James Gargasoulas, school girl killer Sean Price and the Christmas Day terror plotters.<\/p>\n

About Bob Murphy<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bob Murphy grew up in Gippsland, played for Footscray and calls Melbourne home.<\/p>\n

Married to high school sweetheart, Justine, and with a brood of 3 children, (Jarvis 17, Frankie 15 & Delilah 10), Bob has subtly carved out a public life that includes writing for\u00a0The Age<\/em>\u00a0as a columnist, penning his own memoir and appearing on various radio and television programs and for 18 years playing for his beloved Western Bulldogs.<\/p>\n

A self-confessed romantic, Bob has a bent for nostalgia, vintage t-shirts and songs about trains.<\/p>\n

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Award-winning journalist Sharnelle Vella and the Western Bulldogs\u2019 favourite son Bob Murphy are ABC Radio Melbourne\u2019s new Breakfast duo. The new team promises to serve up a Breakfast packed full of all the big Melbourne stories – from politics to sport – as well as smart conversations and a big side helping of fun. Sharnelle … Continue reading “Sharnelle Vella and Bob Murphy take on ABC Radio Melbourne Breakfast”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-855","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-australian"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/855","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=855"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/855\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=855"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=855"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=855"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}