{{Short description|Australian current affairs program on Triple J}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}} {{Infobox radio show | name = Hack | runtime = 30 minutes | home_station = Triple J | presenter = Dave Marchese | first_aired = 2004 | website = https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/programs/hack | start_time = 17:30 | end_time = 18:00 | country = Australia }} '''''Hack''''' is the flagship current affairs program on Australian youth radio station Triple J. It is hosted by Dave Marchese at drive time every weekday from 5:30 pm to 6:00 pm. ''Hack'' aims to deliver relevant news to their 18–24 year-old demographic, and includes interviews, talkback and reporting from regional Australia. ''Hack'' has its own dedicated news team, but also uses the resources of parent division ABC News. The show is also released as a podcast.
== History == ''Hack'' began at the start of 2004 after a shake-up of programming on Triple J. The previous current affairs program, ''The Morning Show'', from 9:00 am to midday, was axed; the half-hour ''Hack'' was its replacement, from 5:30 pm to 6:00 pm.
It was hosted by Steve Cannane until mid-2006. One of Cannane's stories on ''Hack'', "Petrol Sniffing, Pill Testing and the Cost of War", earned him a Walkley Award. He won the Walkley Award for Broadcast Interviewing in 2006.<ref>{{cite web |date=2006-12-01 |title=2006 Walkley Award Winners |url=http://www.walkleys.com/the-awards/winners/2006-walkley-award-winners.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061206002256/http://www.walkleys.com/the-awards/winners/2006-walkley-award-winners.html <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date=2006-12-06 |access-date=2006-12-01}}</ref>
At this point, Cannane left Triple J radio to become the current affairs reporter for Triple J TV.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=1 October 2008 |title=Introducing... The Hack Half Hour |url=https://www.abc.net.au/corp/communications/access/stories/s2377886.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170318235432/https://www.abc.net.au/corp/communications/access/stories/s2377886.htm |archive-date=18 March 2017 |access-date=4 February 2025 |website=Access ABC}}</ref> From 2008, the ABC launched ''The Hack Half Hour,'' a further development of the youth news programming on ABC 2. It was filmed at ABC Studios in Ultimo, and aired Mondays at 8:30 pm.<ref name=":1" />
Kate O'Toole was Cannane's replacement as host of the radio program.<ref name="agejul06">{{cite news|url=https://www.theage.com.au/news/tv--radio/radio-waves/2006/07/19/1153166390707.html|title=Radio Waves|publisher=The Age|date=2006-07-20|access-date=2006-11-17}}</ref> O'Toole remained with the program until December 2010, until she was replaced by Tom Tilley.
In April 2012, journalist Sophie McNeill was announced as host of the program with Tom Tilley becoming the face of ''Hack'' on ABC News 24, although he continued to be a reporter for the show. Sophie went on maternity leave in 2013, and Tilley returned to the host role permanently when she decided not to return.<ref name="jjjdec13">{{cite news |date=2013-12-02 |title=Matt Okine joins Triple J Breakfast team |url=http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/musicnews/s3903709.htm |access-date=2013-12-15 |publisher=ABC}}</ref>
In December 2019, Tilley announced that he would be leaving Triple J to pursue other career opportunities, with Avani Dias being announced as Tilley's replacement.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Watson|first=Meg|date=2019-11-23|title='A generational shift': what the Triple J overhaul means for its audience|url=http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/nov/24/a-generational-shift-what-the-triple-j-overhaul-means-for-its-audience|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210901090025/https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/nov/24/a-generational-shift-what-the-triple-j-overhaul-means-for-its-audience|archive-date=2021-09-01|access-date=2022-01-08|website=The Guardian|language=en}}</ref> Jo Lauder, Isabella Higgins and Dave Marchese hosted the program for a short time in 2020 while Dias worked on a ''Four Corners'' investigation,<ref name="B">{{cite web|author=Burnie, Ally|date=7 August 2020|title=triple j Hack's Avani Dias to work on collaborative Four Corners investigation|url=https://www.bandt.com.au/triple-j-hacks-avani-dias-to-work-on-collaborative-four-corners-investigation/|access-date=12 October 2020|work=Bandt}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=28 September 2020|title=Interview on Triple J, Hack, with Dave Marchese|url=https://www.trademinister.gov.au/minister/simon-birmingham/transcript/interview-triple-j-hack-dave-marchese/|access-date=12 October 2020|website=Trademinister.gov.au}}</ref> with Dias returning to the chair shortly after. Dias continued to serve as presenter until December 2021 when she left to become the ''ABC News'' foreign correspondent to South East Asia.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Langford|first=Jackson|date=2021-11-28|title=Triple j's Avani Dias and Nat Tencic to depart the station next month|url=https://themusicnetwork.com/triple-j-2022-lineup/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211201071959/https://themusicnetwork.com/triple-j-2022-lineup/|archive-date=2021-12-01|access-date=2022-01-08|website=The Music Network}}</ref> Dave Marchese was announced as ''Hack''<nowiki/>'s new host for 2022.<ref name=":0" />
The current executive producer (EP) is Stephen Smiley. Recent EPs have included Clare Blumer, Meghan Woods and prior to her, Laura McAuliffe who served as EP from 2018 to 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Blackiston|first=Hannah|date=2020-08-17|title=Hack EP Laura McAuliffe steps up as content boss of Triple J as Ollie Wards departs after ten years|url=https://mumbrella.com.au/hack-ep-laura-mcauliffe-steps-up-as-content-boss-of-triple-j-as-ollie-wards-departs-after-ten-years-638992|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210219022921/https://mumbrella.com.au/hack-ep-laura-mcauliffe-steps-up-as-content-boss-of-triple-j-as-ollie-wards-departs-after-ten-years-638992|archive-date=2021-02-19|access-date=2022-01-08|website=Mumbrella|language=en-US}}</ref>
==Hosts== * Steve Cannane (2004–2006) * Kate O'Toole (2006–2010) * Tom Tilley (2011–2012, 2013–2019) * Sophie McNeill (2012–2013) * Avani Dias (2020–2021) * Dave Marchese (2022–present)
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{Official website|https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/programs/hack}} *[https://music.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=78995043 Podcast on Apple Music]
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