Richard Kingsmill

Richard "The King" Kingsmill (born 29 January 1964) is an Australian radio announcer and music journalist.

He is best known for his work at national youth broadcaster Triple J. His career at the station started in 1988 when he worked for two years as a producer. In 1990, new management at the station forced Kingsmill and many others to re-apply for their jobs. Kingsmill failed, but landed an on-air job instead.

He has hosted shows that involve an in-depth knowledge of the current state of the alternative music scene, at both a local and international level, such as "The J-Files" and the "Australian Music Show". In 1998, he began hosting Triple J's new music show "1998", a show dedicated to the latest release music from around the world. (The show has changed its name each year, to reflect the current year.)

In 2003 Kingsmill was promoted to the position of Music Director after the retirement of Arnold Frolows, who had been in the position since Double Jay's inception in 1975. As a result he cut back his on-air shifts and currently presents only the new music show.

Kingsmill is the author of "The J-Files Compendium", a collection of music interviews, lists and trivia sourced from "The J-Files".

Behind Roy and HG, Kingsmill is the station's longest serving presenter.

Richard Kingsmill’s older brother Mark is the drummer in Australian rock band, Hoodoo Gurus.

External links

* [http://abc.net.au/triplej/people/richard_kingsmill.htm Richard Kingsmill's page at the Triple J site]