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Ali Plath

Ten years of breakfast radio and a 2024 ACRA for Best On Air Team.

Ali Plath on the pink carpet at the 2024 ACRAs with the Best On Air Team (Provincial) award
Photo: LP Commercial Photography
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Heard on
92.5 Triple M Gold Coast 107.3 Triple M Hobart Zinc 96 1029 Hot Tomato Commercial Radio Australia, ACRA Awards
Best bits

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FunnyFeb 2017 · 5 min

Wig-gate

Al reveals her pop wore an absolutely rotten wig. It ran to three parts.

Big momentJun 2018 · 7 min

The Prime Minister calls in

Malcolm Turnbull joins Al and Dave on the Wheelie Bin Walk for Give Me 5 for Kids.

FunnyNov 2018 · 4 min

Is Al a super recogniser?

Al says she never forgets a face. Dave sets out to prove her wrong.

GuestMay 2019 · 3 min

Lee Kernaghan

The country music star drops into the studio.

FunnyJun 2019 · 3 min

The Dark Mofo nude swim

Al takes the plunge in Hobart’s midwinter solstice swim.

Big momentNov 2017 · 9 min

Dave becomes Premier

Will Hodgman hands Dave the top job in Tasmania, for one morning only.

FunnyAug 2017 · 19 min

The Thor rumour

The show chases a rumour that Al appears in the new Thor film.

Big momentMay 2018 · 25 min

Live from Elwick

A whole show from the racecourse for the Royal Hobart Hospital children’s ward.

FunnyFeb 2018 · 4 min

Al finally scores some runs

Al takes up cricket and, eventually, gets runs on the board.

GuestSep 2019 · 6 min

Chris Fagan

The Brisbane Lions coach, fresh from being named AFL Coach of the Year.

FunnySep 2019 · 5 min

Barbershop lessons

A gold-medal quartet coaches Al before her own performance.

Big momentMar 2018 · 24 min

International Women’s Day

Emma Bygrave and Erin Fazackerley join the show, and listeners share their stories.

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About Ali

Ali started in stand-up comedy, and it shows on air.

She was a Queensland state finalist in Raw Comedy in 2015. On breakfast radio that comes through as quick reactions and a willingness to be the punchline, from Wig-gate to the Dark Mofo nude swim.

14.6Triple M Gold Coast breakfast share in GfK Survey 2, 2024, up 4.5 points
$526kRaised for the Royal Hobart Hospital children’s ward in the 2018 Give Me 5 for Kids appeal
33kmWalked live on air from Broadbeach to Coolangatta, raising $20,000 for flood relief
On air

Three breakfast shows, two states.

2026

1029 Hot Tomato, Gold Coast

Fill-in presenter

Filling in on the Gold Coast’s market-leading breakfast show.

2022 to 2024

92.5 Triple M Gold Coast

Flan, Ali & Spida

Co-host with Sean ‘Flan’ Flanagan and Peter ‘Spida’ Everitt. The team won the ACRA for Best On Air Team (Provincial) in 2024.

Ali Plath on stage accepting the ACRA for Best On Air Team, Provincial, with Flan, Ali & Spida on the big screen
On stage at the 2024 ACRAs in Sydney. Image via Inside Gold Coast
2021

Zinc 96, Gympie & Sunshine Coast

Bilko & Ali

Picked from twenty on-air pairings in a six-week search to co-host with Steve ‘Bilko’ Bilokin.

Steve Bilko Bilokin and Ali Plath, Zinc 96 breakfast
2017 to 2019

107.3 Triple M Hobart

The Dave Noonan Show with Al Plath

Her first breakfast role, with Hobart radio veteran Dave Noonan, in a city where she knew nobody. The show fronted Give Me 5 for Kids every year and ran Hobart’s first International Women’s Day radio special.

Ali Plath and Dave Noonan with a guest in the Triple M 107.3 Hobart studio
2015 to 2016

Bay FM, Redlands & Triple M Brisbane

Where it started

Community radio first, then commercial radio from the ground up.

Flan, Ali & Spida on camera
The morning after the ACRA. Via @triplemgoldcoast
A regular morning. Via @triplemgoldcoast
In the studio. Via @triplemgoldcoast
Segments

Segments listeners knew by name.

Regular features Ali co-hosted on Triple M Hobart.

2019

The Hobart Effect

Started by Al swearing Hobart is a magical place. Listeners rang in with uncanny coincidences right up to the final week.

2017 to 2019

The Hobart Cash Quiz

Ten questions for $1,000. Even Premier Will Hodgman had a go.

2017 & 2018

Hobart’s Greatest

Listeners voted for the city’s best pie, coffee, parmi and pub.

2018 & 2019

CoMMMedy Kids

School kids told their best jokes and Al picked a winner. Some mornings she couldn’t.

2018 & 2019

Monday Moan

The week’s first gripe, from fuel prices to click and collect.

2018 & 2019

Dave’s Impossible Stat

Dave reads out half a statistic. Hobart guesses the rest.

Regulars on the show
Wayne ‘The King’ CareyAFL footy wrap Peter ‘Fordy’ FordEntertainment news Brett ‘Marls’ MarleyPsychic readings and pranks Premier Will HodgmanRegular guest
MC & host

Live radio, live rooms.

Hosting takes the same skills as breakfast: read the room and keep the run sheet moving.

Awards

Gold Coast Business Excellence Awards

Repeat host of the city’s business awards night.

Sport
  • Touch Football Australia Women’s Summit
  • AFLW ground announcing
Charity
  • Pink Ribbon Raceday
  • Pink Stumps Day
  • Gold Coast Community Fund Race Day
Via @triplemgoldcoast
Press

In the radio trades and local media.

Bookings

Fill-ins, panels, hosting and MC work.

Ali Plath  ·  Gold Coast, Queensland Audio courtesy of Triple M