Veronica Milsom

Veronica Louise Milsom (born 9 October 1984) is an Australian radio presenter, comedian and actress. From 2014 to 2020, she co-hosted the afternoon drive time programme, Veronica & Lewis, alongside Lewis Hobba on youth radio station Triple J.[1]

Veronica Milsom
Born
Veronica Louise Milsom

9 October 1984
Geelong, Victoria, Australia
NationalityAustralian
OccupationRadio presenter, actress, comedian, Model

Life and education

Milsom grew up in Geelong, Victoria, and has three siblings.[2] Milsom attended the same high school in Geelong as her Hungry Beast and Triple J co-host, Lewis Hobba.[3] Milsom studied at the West Australian Academy of Performing Arts.[4]

In 2017, Milsom had a daughter Lila with her very special friend, Nick.[2][5] Her experience of motherhood is the basis for her 2019 solo stage performance Parent Virgin.[5]

Career

Milsom is best known as a co-host of the Triple J radio station program, Veronica & Lewis, which she presented on from 2014 to 2020[6] In 2016, she was shortlisted for female Radio Presenter of the Year at the Cosmopolitan Women of the Year Award.[7]

Milsom wrote for and appeared in comedy current affairs program Hungry Beast.[8] Milsom has appeared on ABC television shows, including 44 episodes of Shaun Micallef's Mad as Hell,[9] Back Seat Drivers and It's a Date,[10] as well as Channel Ten's The Project and A League of Their Own (Australian game show).

ABC TV and Screen Australia commissioned Milsom to co-write and perform in The Record, a mockumentary series she created, which was shortlisted for the Australian Online Video Awards. The project became a short film, The Record: World’s Largest Family, co-written by Milsom and Steen Raskapoulos which has screened at Manchester, Palm Springs and LA Webfest film festivals.[4][11] Milsom has also acted in The Angus Project on ABC iView.[12]

Milsom is also a playwright. Porky Pies (2007) was co-written with Alex Lee at Melbourne International Comedy Festival.[13][14] In 2014, she performed live solo shows in The Melbourne and Sydney International Comedy Festivals.[8] Good Lord It’s Christmas (2016) and Parent Virgin (2019) were staged at Sydney's Giant Dwarf Theatre.

In February 2020, Milsom announced that she would not be returning to Triple J after the birth of her second child, and would be leaving at the end of the month.[15] Comedian Michael Hing replaced her on Triple J's 'Drive' segment, retitled Hobba & Hing, with Lewis Hobba continuing on as co-host.[16]

References
  1. Gallagher, Alex (3 February 2020). "Veronica Milsom has announced her departure from Triple J". Music Feeds. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  2. First Date with Veronica Milsom | Mamamia First Dates, retrieved 6 December 2019
  3. "$30k drop in Give Me Five for Kids fundraising tally 'a sign of the times'". The Border Mail. 4 December 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  4. "Veronica Milsom - CMC Talent". www.cmctalent.com.au. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  5. Rugendyke, Louise (21 February 2019). "Like a virgin, Veronica Milsom takes baby steps in to the world of motherhood". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  6. McMahon, Neil (23 March 2015). "Triple J's new Drive team of Veronica Milsom and Lewis Hobba shift into top gear". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  7. "Cosmopolitan Women of the Year Awards 2016". Bauer Media Advertising. 10 November 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  8. "Meet triple j's new Drive hosts: Veronica and Lewis". Radioinfo. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  9. "Veronica Milsom". IMDb. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  10. Elphick, Nicole. "Peter Helliar, Dan Wyllie, Veronica Milsom and 'It's a Date' cast reveal their dating disasters and joys". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  11. The Record: World's Largest Biological Family, retrieved 6 December 2019
  12. "SMASHED STEREOTYPES: CREATING THE ANGUS PROJECT". GWP. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  13. "Porky Pies | Alex Lee and Veronica Milsom". www.australianstage.com.au. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  14. "PORKY PIES". AustralianPlays.org. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  15. "'It's not you, it's me. I'm leaving triple j': Veronica Milsom quits". Radio Today. 2 February 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  16. Bracken, Claire (4 February 2020). "As Veronica leaves, Michael Hing joins Lewis on Drive". ABC. Retrieved 26 May 2020.


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