![]() Dan Debuf & Maz Compton (2013)
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Genre | Comedy |
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Running time | 7 - 9am Weekends |
Country of origin | Australia |
Language(s) | English |
Home station | 2Day FM |
Hosted by | Dan Debuf Maz Compton |
Original release | January 2014 – December 2016 |
Audio format | Stereo |
Website | [1] |
The Dan & Maz Show was an Australian breakfast radio show with Dan Debuf and Maz Compton.
The show aired on weekend mornings from 7am until 9am with music and daily topic discussions and special guests. It has previously aired as a breakfast show on 2DayFM in Sydney until October 2015 and a drive show across the Hit Network until June 2015.
The show commenced in March 2013 as a night show from 6–8 pm on the Hit Network and Angus O'Loughlin from Shazam Top 20 was the anchor.
In December 2013, it was announced that Dan and Maz would replace Fifi and Jules with both Fifi Box and Jules Lund moving to other roles within the network. They also presented Summer Breakfast during December whilst the other breakfast shows were on holidays.
In October 2014, Southern Cross Austereo announced that Dan and Maz would replace Jules, Merrick and Sophie on 2Day FM. Hamish and Andy will return to the drive shift in July 2015. The breakfast show commenced on Wednesday 14 January 2015.
In October 2015, Southern Cross Austereo announced that Rove McManus & Sam Frost will join 2Day FM to host breakfast with Dan and Maz moving to Weekend Breakfast across the network. Dan and Maz hosted their last breakfast show on Friday 23 October 2015.
In December 2016, Dan and Maz announced their resignation from the Hit Network and will pursue careers outside of radio in 2017.
Dan Debuf attended high school at John XXIII College and was a law student at the University of Western Australia. During his time at university, Debuf joined the University of Western Australia Dramatic Society where he wrote comedic plays and started his career as a comedian. He was also one of many comedians, such as Claire Hooper and Tim Minchin, to launch their careers through the Big Hoo Haa improv comedy group.