Sleek Geeks - Dr. Karl Kruszelnick & Adam Spencer (Australia)
Australia’s sleekest geeks, Dr. Karl Kruszelnicki and Adam Spencer, provide audiences with a rip roaring extravaganza of science. Adam and Dr Karl drag audiences by the ear through their fast-talking, roller-coaster ride of fabulous facts and sensational stories, as they coerce comedy into science with their typical sledge-hammer subtlety. The Ig-Nobel award winning Dr. Karl and the self-proclaimed ex-prince of breakfast radio, Adam Spencer, have entertained audiences around the world performing to sell-out crowds from London’s West End to Broome in Western Australia.
Karl Kruszelnicki’s media career began in 1981, when he started presenting Great Moments In Science on double-j to pay his way through medical school. Since then, his media career has exploded from radio to include TV, books, newspapers, magazines, scripting, professional speaking, and of course, the Net. He made his TV debut in 1985 as the presenter of the first series of Quantum. Since 1986 he has reported science on the Midday Show, Good Morning Australia, the Today Show and Channel 7’s breakfast program Sunrise. Alongside Adam Spencer Karl presents Sleek Geeks. Karl also talks science on ABC radio stations across Australia and, on the BBC, for several hours each week.
Adam Spencer began his career in radio by winning the Triple J Raw Comedy championship in 1996. From there, Adam became a casual presenter, and eventually took over the coveted Triple J breakfast time slot, co-hosting with Wil Anderson from 1999 – 2004. A consummate learner, Adam holds a first class honors degree in pure mathematics and has an immense interest in science. These passions lead Adam to hosting the ABC program Quantum and FAQ from 1998 to 2001. Prior to this Adam was a regular guest on Channel Ten’s Good News Week series, ABC’s The Fat and continued to be a regular guest on The Glasshouse. In 2003 Adam hosted Hit & Run for the Foxtel’s Comedy Channel and in 2005 Adam hosted Joke Poker for Freehand Group which screened on Channel Ten. Adam returned to radio in 2006 where he still presents the highly coveted breakfast show for ABC 702.
