Avani Dias

Avani Dias (born 1990/1991) is a Sri Lankan Australian journalist and radio presenter.

Avani Dias
Born1990/1991 (age 29–30)[1]
Wattle Grove, New South Wales, Australia
Nationality Sri Lankan
Occupation
  • Journalist
  • radio presenter
Years active2015–present
Known forHosting Hack on Triple J

Dias is the current presenter of current affairs program Hack on Australian radio station Triple J. She took over from Tom Tilley, who left the role at the end of 2019.

Dias has been nominated for various journalistic awards, including the Public Interest Award at the New South Wales Premier's Multicultural Communications Awards in 2019, and Young Australian Journalist of the Year and Radio/Audio News and Current Affairs Award at the Walkley Awards in 2019 and 2020, respectively.

Biography

Early life and education

Avani Dias was born in 1990 or 1991[1] in Wattle Grove, New South Wales.[2] Dias grew up in the south west of Sydney, Australia.[3]

Dias completed her tertiary education at the University of Sydney. In 2013, she was elected as one of ten editors for the university's student newspaper Honi Soit.[4]

Career

Dias began her career with FBi Radio, which she credits as giving her "a start in media".[5] Dias began working at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) as a production assistant, before being awarded a traineeship with ABC News in 2015.[6]

Dias additionally wrote for The New Daily from 2015 to 2017.[7]

Filmography
List of television appearances
Year Title Notes Ref.
Pre-2015 ABC News Northern Territory 7PM News bulletin presenter [6]
2020 Four Corners Presenter; one episode [8]

Awards and nominations

New South Wales Premier's Multicultural Communications Awards
Year Nominee / work Award Result
2019 New South Wales Premier's Multicultural Communications Awards Public Interest Award Won[2]

Walkley Awards
Year Nominee / work Award Result
2019 Walkley Awards Young Australian Journalist of the Year Nominated[9]
2020 Radio/Audio News and Current Affairs Nominated[10]

References
  1. Watson, Meg (24 November 2019). "'A generational shift': what the Triple J overhaul means for its audience". Guardian Australia. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  2. "Multicultural Communications Awards: Two local winners get gongs from the Premier". Liverpool Champion. 10 December 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  3. Vrajlal, Alicia (29 November 2019). "Avani Dias talks Triple J gig, diversity quotas and racism she's faced in the past". HuffPost Australia. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  4. Thompson, Owen (5 February 2014). "Student papers test the limits". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  5. Triscari, Caleb (21 April 2020). ""Our revenue looks incredibly uncertain": Sydney's FBi Radio launches fundraising campaign". NME Australia. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  6. "Avani Dias – ABC News". ABC News. 13 October 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  7. "Avani Dias, Author at The New Daily". The New Daily. 8 September 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  8. Knox, David (9 October 2020). "Four Corners: Oct 12". TV Tonight. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  9. Blackiston, Hannah (30 May 2019). "Walkley Foundation announces 2019 Mid-Year Celebration finalists". Mumbrella. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  10. "Triple J, ABC, Coronacast and Hedley Thomas in the running for radio/audio Walkley Awards". Radio Today. 15 October 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
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