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BY KATHERINE SAMPSON
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Nik and Beth are radio announcers that are thrilled to call Toowoomba their home and are ready to share their lives, struggles and stories with Toowoomba’s locals through the radio.
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ou have probably heard their voices, but you might not know their faces; the team that hit the airwaves at 6.00am each and every weekday on 100.7FM. Yes, we are talking about Nikolas (Nik) Stuart and Bethany (Beth) Larson, the duo that took over Toowoomba’s breakfast radio on Hit South Queensland after Toowoomba’s legendary Hamish Carter’s incredible 20-year stint at the station. Nik and Beth have worked incredibly hard to make it to where they are today and couldn’t be more excited that their dream careers are taking shape in our Toowoomba. They are Queenslanders at heart, but their industry has moved them around the country as the voice of many locations. Originally from Brisbane, Nik started out producing shows for Triple M and B105, before wanting to talk more on the radio. He then moved to Townsville to host a rugby league show. HAMISH CARTER “I was able to do a breakfast show for Bundaberg from Townsville while they were building the studios, and then eventually moved down to live in Bundaberg for Triple M Breakfast,” he says. It was during this time Nik got the call about a vacancy in Toowoomba for breakfast presenter on HIT FM South Queensland. “Coming from a smaller town like Bundaberg, it has been weird for me to move to a city where people are so engaged in radio,” Nik says. “People do genuinely care about it and that’s a responsibility we are ready to take on.” Beth has had her fair share of travels too but now she is exactly where she wants to be. Beth started out in community radio on the Gold Coast, her hometown, before snagging her first full time job doing breakfast radio at 19 in South Australia. After two years she moved on to Townsville to do a weekday music show before heading back south to Canberra where she transitioned herself back to breakfast radio on weekdays and weekends. “They told me there was an opportunity here in Toowoomba,
“They are a perfect fit for Breakfast radio in Toowoomba, I listen every morning on my way to work and love the vibe of the show.”
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