{{Short description|Australian radio broadcaster}} {{Multiple issues| {{Notability|Bio|date=November 2019}} {{BLP sources|date=November 2019}} {{BLP primary sources|date=November 2019}} }} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox person | name = Tim Blackwell | birth_name = Timothy Blackwell | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1981|8|10}} | birth_place = [[Hobart]], [[Tasmania]], Australia | occupation = Radio broadcaster, voice actor, media personality | children = 3}}
'''Timothy Blackwell''' (born 10 August 1981) is an Australian radio broadcaster. Blackwell is currently hosts [[Ricki-Lee, Tim & Joel|''Ricki-Lee & Tim'']] on [[Nova 96.9]].
Blackwell grew up in [[Hobart]], Australia. He then moved to [[Washington DC]] at the age of 13 with his mother and step-father before returning to Hobart in his late teens.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/lifestyle/stellar/why-tim-blackwell-is-happy-to-be-out-of-the-limelight/news-story/05070197d3b93f279515f8107e82c698|title=Why Tim Blackwell is happy to be out of the limelight|date=2018-11-10|website=[[Daily Telegraph (Sydney)|Daily Telegraph]]|language=en|access-date=2019-11-14}}</ref>
== Career == Blackwell's first job in radio at [[Nova (radio network)|Nova]] was in 2001, where he joined [[Nova 100]] in [[Melbourne]] as late night announcer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.novaentertainment.com.au/talent/kate-tim-marty/tim-blackwell|title=Tim Blackwell|website=[[Nova Entertainment]]|access-date=2019-11-13}}</ref> In 2002 he moved to [[Perth]] to host [[Nova 93.7]]’s local drive show and was the first voice heard on air when the station launched with a [[Red Hot Chili Peppers]] interview.<ref>[https://mumbrella.com.au/tim-blackwell-on-20-years-at-nova-and-why-hes-not-ready-to-change-anytime-soon-703851 Tim Blackwell on 20 years at Nova and why he's not ready to change anytime soon] ''[[Mumbrella]]'' 17 September 2021</ref>
From 2006 to 2008, Blackwell worked on [[Nova 100]]’s ''[[Hughesy & Ed]]'' Melbourne breakfast show as an anchor, before teaming up with Hayley Pearson to host the night show, ''Launchpad''. In 2009, he was a co-host alongside [[Meshel Laurie]] on [[Nova 106.9]]’s breakfast show in [[Brisbane]], and from 2010, [[Marty Sheargold]] joined the team to become ''[[Meshel, Tim and Marty]].'' In 2011 they became the Nova Network's national drive team replacing ''[[Fitzy & Wippa]]''. After [[Meshel Laurie]] departed in 2014, [[Kate Ritchie]] joined the drive show which became known as ''[[Kate, Tim and Marty]]''.
Blackwell regularly appeared on [[Network 10]]'s [[The Project (Australian TV program)|''The Project'']], ''[[Today Extra]]'' and [[Getaway (TV series)|''Getaway'']], and as a passionate AFL supporter, Tim is also involved in the [[Hawthorn Football Club]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.novaentertainment.com.au/talent/kate-tim-marty/tim-blackwell|title=Tim Blackwell|website=Nova Entertainment|access-date=2019-11-13}}</ref>
In 2019, the [[Nine Network]] launched ''My Way'',<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nine is doing things My Way |url=https://9now.nine.com.au/my-way/nine-is-doing-things-my-way/c353f606-90d2-4b09-8fc0-7f1464291ce4 |access-date=2024-02-06 |website=[[Nine Network]]|language=en-AU}}</ref> with Blackwell as narrator for the weekly episodes.
In late 2020, [[podcast]] series ''Introducing with Tim Blackwell''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Introducing with Tim Blackwell |url=https://open.spotify.com/show/6TE0nQzqIsWYnzZo2fLHKR |access-date=2024-02-06 |website=[[Spotify]]|language=en}}</ref> launched, with Tim sitting down for weekly episodes with some of the biggest artists in music as well as some of the most interesting emerging talent.
In February 2026, Blackwell and [[Ricki-Lee Coulter]] will move from Nova's national drive show to host breakfast on [[Nova 96.9]] in [[Sydney]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nova Confirms Sweeping National Lineup Reset|url=https://themusicnetwork.com/nova-confirms-sweeping-national-lineup-reset/|website=The Music Network|date=2026-01-29|access-date=2026-01-30|first=Lauren|last=McNamara}}</ref>
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==External links== *{{IMDb name|2744419}}
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