Sam Pang | |
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 Pang at the 2012 Australian Paralympian of the Year ceremony | |
| Born | Samuel Pang 3 November 1973 |
| Nationality | Australian |
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| Years active | 2001−present |
| Television | Have You Been Paying Attention? The Front Bar |
| Spouse | Adriana Pesavento |
| Children | 1 |
Samuel Pang (born 3 November 1973) is an Australian comedian, radio and television presenter, writer and producer.
Pang currently is a host of The Front Bar with Mick Molloy and Andy Maher and is a regular panellist, alongside Ed Kavalee, on Network 10's Have You Been Paying Attention?. In 2023, Pang hosted the Logie Awards.[1]
He was the host of Chrissie, Sam & Browny on Nova 100 with Chrissie Swan and Jonathan Brown.
Pang played Australian rules football for the Collingwood under-19s team in 1991. He played six games and kicked one goal. [2] Collingwood made the grand final in the final season of the under-19s competition but Pang was not selected. In 1992, he moved to Sebastopol in the Ballarat Football League where he was coached by former Carlton champion, Wayne Johnston.[3] He then played for Prahran in the VFA where he was coached by former VFL player, Brian Taylor, when selected in the senior side.
Pang went on to play country football in regional Victoria, and for Sandy Bay in Tasmania for a number of years. He was involved with the Tongala Football Club in the Goulburn Valley Football League from 1996 to 1998.[4] He remained in the city holding down a range of odd jobs and received a small fee for his football services.[5]
Pang studied marketing at university.[6]
Pang turned to radio hosting at the age of 28, at the urging of his friends. He co-hosted Triple R's Breakfasters program for five years.[7]
In January 2011, Pang presented Summer Nights on ABC Local Radio. During the 2012 London Olympics alongside Santo Cilauro, Pang presented The Rush Hour on Melbourne's Triple M while regular hosts James Brayshaw and Billy Brownless were at the Olympics.
In January 2016, Pang was appointed co-host of the Nova 100 breakfast program, Chrissie, Sam & Browny, with Chrissie Swan and Jonathan Brown.[8][9]
In September 2016, Pang joined Santo Cilauro and Ed Kavalee to co-host a podcast version of Santo, Sam and Ed's Total Football on ABC Radio.
Pang's television career is known for his hosting roles in a variety of television shows. His first hosting role was in 2009, when he hosted ADbc, a quiz show based on history-related topics. It aired on SBS One and lasted for one season.
In 2010, with Santo Cilauro and Ed Kavalee, he co-hosted Santo, Sam and Ed's Cup Fever!, a variety/panel/sports program coinciding with the FIFA World Cup on SBS TV. He has written for TV Burp, which was also hosted by Ed Kavalee, on Channel Seven.
In 2009, he began doing commentary work with Julia Zemiro on the Eurovision Song Contest, as part of the Australian delegation.[10] He remained in that role until 2017.
In February 2012, he reunited with Santo Cilauro and Ed Kavalee to co-host a spin-off of Cup Fever on Channel Seven called Santo, Sam and Ed's Sports Fever!. In August 2012, Pang was one of the reporters for ABC2 at the 2012 Paralympic Games in London.
In late 2013, Pang reunited with Santo Cilauro and Ed Kavalee to co-host Santo, Sam and Ed's Total Football on Fox Sports. The show lasted two seasons, finishing in 2015.
Since 2013, Pang has been a regular panellist on Network 10's weekly game show, Have You Been Paying Attention?, which has won numerous Logie Awards.
Since 2015, he has co-hosted The Front Bar alongside Mick Molloy and Andy Maher, which airs on Channel Seven.
Pang presented a 2017 Logie Award with Lorrae Desmond, his mother's cousin.[11]
Pang hosted the Logie Awards in 2023 and was the first solo host of the event in eleven years, with Shane Bourne's 2011 ceremony being the last previous event to have had an official host.[1][12]
