Sam Pang facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Sam Pang
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Pang at the 2012 Australian Paralympian of the Year ceremony
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Samuel Pang
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| Nationality | Australian |
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| Years active | 2001−present |
| Television | Have You Been Paying Attention? The Front Bar |
Samuel Pang is a well-known Australian comedian, radio host, and TV presenter. He also writes and produces shows.
Sam is currently a host on the TV show The Front Bar with Mick Molloy and Andy Maher. He is also a regular on Network 10's fun game show, Have You Been Paying Attention?, where he appears with Ed Kavalee.
Sam has hosted the famous Logie Awards twice, in 2023 and 2024.
He used to host the radio show Chrissie, Sam & Browny on Nova 100 with Chrissie Swan and Jonathan Brown.
Sam's Early Life
Sam Pang studied marketing when he went to university.
Sam's Career
Playing Football
Before becoming famous, Sam Pang played Australian rules football. In 1991, he played for the Collingwood under-19s team. He played six games and scored one goal.
Later, he played for other teams like Sebastopol and Prahran. He also played country football in different parts of Victoria and in Tasmania.
Radio Host
Sam started his radio career when he was 28 years old. His friends encouraged him to try it.
- For five years, he co-hosted the Breakfasters program on Triple R.
- In 2011, he presented Summer Nights on ABC Local Radio.
- During the 2012 London Olympics, Sam co-hosted The Rush Hour on Melbourne's Triple M with Santo Cilauro.
- In 2016, he became a co-host of the Chrissie, Sam & Browny breakfast show on Nova 100. He worked with Chrissie Swan and Jonathan Brown.
- He also co-hosted a podcast called Santo, Sam and Ed's Total Football with Santo Cilauro and Ed Kavalee.
Television Star
Sam Pang is well-known for his many TV hosting jobs.
- His first TV hosting role was in 2009 on ADbc, a history quiz show on SBS One.
- In 2010, he co-hosted Santo, Sam and Ed's Cup Fever! on SBS TV with Santo Cilauro and Ed Kavalee. This show was about the FIFA World Cup.
- Sam also wrote for TV Burp on Channel Seven.
- From 2009 to 2017, he did commentary for the Eurovision Song Contest with Julia Zemiro.
- In 2012, he reunited with Santo Cilauro and Ed Kavalee for Santo, Sam and Ed's Sports Fever! on Channel Seven.
- He was also a reporter for ABC2 at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London.
- From 2013 to 2015, Sam co-hosted Santo, Sam and Ed's Total Football on Fox Sports.
- Since 2013, Sam has been a regular on Network 10's popular game show, Have You Been Paying Attention?. This show has won many awards.
- In 2015, he started co-hosting The Front Bar with Mick Molloy and Andy Maher on Channel Seven.
- Sam presented a Logie Award in 2017 with Lorrae Desmond, who is his mother's cousin.
- He hosted the Logie Awards in 2023 and again in 2024. He was the first person to host the event by himself in eleven years.
