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Ben Dark became a successful and respected house hold name when joining Getaway as a presenter. Ben is a dynamic MC and speaker and brings great value and entertainment to all events.His quick wit, sense of adventure and enormous...
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Ben is the best possible fit for the Elders group. He delivered great tales throughout the session keeping the mood light and adding a lot of laughs. The client was extremely happy.Solterbeck (Conference Manager) ELDERS
From the time Ben arrived we found him totally professional in all aspects of his role and his presence added an edge to our weekend that was beyond our wildest expectations. Ben made himself available well beyond what was required and charmed our people with his style, good humour and friendly personality. Ben is a drawcard for any event he hosts and his performance left all our people with a weekend they are still talking about eight (8) months later.
Brad Wood (Director) ASTUTE FINANCIAL
Ben Dark is an excellent Master of Ceremonies and motivational speaker, equally adept at ad lib or scripted format. He has instant universal appeal, engaging audiences of all ages with his relaxed warmth and easy honest charm.
Justin Slaughter (Managing Director) AUSTREX
Ben Dark is a consummate performer and really delivered on the brief we set for our TV special. He gave us a 110% across a very long day and took our fast shooting pace in his stride with characteristic good humour. His on-camera performance was warm, engaging and cheeky - just what we were after so all in all we are one happy client!
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Bush Pig was one of the most successful and popular characters B105 has had on air, and a much loved character by Brisbane listeners simply because he was never afraid to go anywhere or ask any question in his pursuit of a great bit of radio. Ben will be missed at B105.
Brian Ford, (Programme Director) AUSTEREO
Ben Dark travels from QLD, Australia
Fee Range: $5001 to $10000
Fee Range: $5001 to $10000
Ben Dark's Biography
Ben Dark became a successful and respected house hold name when joining Getaway as a presenter. Ben is a dynamic MC and speaker and brings great value and entertainment to all events.
His quick wit, sense of adventure and enormous talent quickly established him as the one to watch on Australian television. So impressive is Ben and his appeal so broad that several Australian network executives describe him as “The best lifestyle presenter on Australian television.
Ben first made his mark on television with the documentary series, Ben Dark’s Australia, which saw him hop in his old holden statesman and intrace the journeys of early explorers. He used their amazing stories of adventure and survival as the basis for his travels. This six part series has been repeated every year since it was first broadcast in 1998 and it has been sold around the world.
Getaway was the gateway to the world for Ben – a glittering prime-time showcase for his talents millions of viewers each week enjoy watching Ben travel Australia and the world. During Ben’s five years on the show they’ve seen him try just about everything from diving off giant sky tower in New Zealand to battling it out at Gladiator school in Rome… going head-to-head with Jerry Springer and coming face-to-face with a raging bull elephant in Africa.
Ben has been constantly in demand to star on other nine Network shows because of his unique style and ability to cross over different genres. Ben has been a guest reporter on The National IQ Test (The highest rating show on Australian television for 2002) A Current Affair and A Current Affair Farmhand Appeal. More recently Ben featured in Celebrity Apprentice in 2012.
Ben Dark is an excellent Master of Ceremonies and after dinner speaker equally happy with a scripted or combination of scripted and ad lib format. He has a genuine warmth and charisma about him, and never fails to capture the audience
Ben’s profile in media:
Television:
Channel 9:
Celebrity Apprentice – 2012
Getaway - 1999-2010
20 to 1 - 1995-2010
Dirty Jobs – 2007
Temptation - 2005-2007
The Price is Right – 2005
Celebrity Sale of the Century – 2005
Who Wants to be a Millionaire – 2002
Today Show
A Current Affair
National IQ Test
Farm Appeal
Outback Adventures
Radio:
ABC Talk Back Radio - 2009
Radio Station B105
Advertising campaigns:
National TV advertising campaign Masterfoods
National TV advertising campaign AAMI insurance
National TV advertising campaign Cobram Estate Olive Oil
National TV advertising campaign Farmers Federation
Other:
Ben Dark branded range of auto accessories through Supercheap Auto and Kmart