Russel Howcroft
Russel Howcroft is an Australian businessman and media personality best known as a panellist on the ABC television program Gruen.
Howcroft is currently host of Breakfast with Ross & Russel on 3AW.
Howcroft grew up in the Melbourne suburb of Malvern and attended Scotch College in Hawthorn. He is a passionate Melbourne Demons supporter and has served as a club board member.
Career
Howcroft is the former national CEO of advertising agency George Patterson Y&R.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 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. In December 2021, 3AW Breakfast won an ACRA for Best On-Air Team AM.