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He also hosted a National Charts Show across the major and regional markets ("Ugly Phil's Hot Hits") previously known and now currently known as ''[[The Hot Hits]]'' before and after his association with presenting the show. |
He also hosted a National Charts Show across the major and regional markets ("Ugly Phil's Hot Hits") previously known and now currently known as ''[[The Hot Hits]]'' before and after his association with presenting the show. |
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Since 2005, he has been in a relationship with art dealer Samantha Clarke. |
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Ugly Phil (born Phillip Surridge on 14 March 1970) is a radio DJ/announcer. He was born in the United Kingdom, and lived the majority of his life in Australia. Before adopting the on-air name of Ugly Phil he was known on-air as Phil O'Neil.
He was often heard on 2Day FM Sydney on the Hot 30 Countdown co-hosted by his now ex-wife Jackie O (aka, Jackie Last), and across the other 4 major Australian Radio Markets owned by Austereo, FOX FM Melbourne, SA FM Adelaide, B105 Brisbane, NX Fm Newcastle, and FM 1047 Canberra. He was beaten for the title of best music personality in 1998-99 by Paul Campion but won the title a year later.
After leaving Austereo he worked briefly in the United Kingdom for Kiss 100, before moving back to Australia to host drive on the newly launched Nova969 in Sydney. Ugly Phil, had the highest rating shift on Nova in the drive timeslot. Ugly Phil left this position around the end of 2002, citing management difficulties.
In 2003, he signed onto evenings on the TripleM network - ditching the 'Ugly' name and opting for 'The Phil O'Neill Show'. The program included interviews, prizes and lighthearted talkback - which was a first for the TripleM network. However, the experiment didn't pay off and Ugly Phil's contract was not renewed at the end of 2003 due to falling ratings and another overhaul of the network.
In 2004, it was announced he would front the breakfast shift on the newly licensed Kerrang Radio 105.2, in the United Kingdom with the Ugly put back onto the front of his name. This program was co-hosted by Rachel New. As Of September 2007, Ugly Phil's Breakfast program has ceased, replacing his program with The Morning After starring Tim Shaw and Kate Lawler, Big Brother (TV Series) 3 UK winner, in the Breakfast shift. During the autumn of 2007, Phil could be heard covering at weekends on London's indie station XFM, leading to him fronting the weekday breakfast show over Christmas and New Year, filling in for Alex Zane.
He appeared briefly on the Network Ten produced program Ground Zero (1997-1999) co-hosted by Jade Gatt, Penne Dennison and Jackie O. He also appeared on SBS's Pizza series.
He made a cameo appearance as a radio DJ in the Australian movie Occasional Course Language (1998)[1].
He also hosted a National Charts Show across the major and regional markets ("Ugly Phil's Hot Hits") previously known and now currently known as The Hot Hits before and after his association with presenting the show.
References
http://web.archive.org/web/19990208011025/http://www.2dayfm.com.au/