Quick Facts
Biography
Russel Howcroft is an Australian businessman and media personality best known as a panellist on the ABC television program The Gruen Transfer.
Career
Howcroft is the former national CEO of advertising agency George Patterson Y&R (now known as Y&R ANZ).
In February 2013, Howcroft was appointed as Executive General Manager of Network Ten and remained in the position until February 2017 before moving to PwC just months before the network was placed into voluntary administration. Howcroft holds a Bachelor of Business (Marketing) from Monash University.
In May 2017, Howcroft was appointed Chair of the Australian Film, Television and Radio School.
Radio
In September 2011, it was announced Howcroft would host Saturdays on the Weekend Break afternoon program on 3AW, whilst Tom Elliott filled in for Derryn Hinch on the drive program.
In June 2020, 3AW announced that Howcroft will join 3AW Breakfast from Monday 3 August, following John Burns' retirement from radio.
Television
Howcroft has been a regular panellist on Gruen since the program's inception in 2008 and has also been guest panellist on news-chat show The Project.