Brisbane radio star’s new career move revealed

Former Triple M Brisbane Rush Hour host and rugby league expert Ben Dobbin has confirmed his next big career move after months of speculation.

Ben Dobbin launches his new Triple M show Triple M NRL Daily on Monday February 23. Photo: Triple M/SCA

Ben Dobbin is making a triumphant return to Brisbane airwaves — this time, in a bigger way than ever.

Just months after Triple M’s Rush Hour with Dobbin, Leisel Jones, and Liam Flanagan was taken off the air, the veteran broadcaster and rugby league expert is stepping back into the spotlight with a brand-new footy-focused show, Triple M NRL Daily.

Ben Dobbin launches his new Triple M show Triple M NRL Daily on Monday February 23. Photo: Triple M/SCA.

The program kicks off Monday at 6pm across Queensland and New South Wales, just in time for the much-anticipated NRL Vegas extravaganza.

“For me, personally, it’s a dream come true,” Dobbin said.

“I grew up watching rugby league as a kid, I’m a fan first, and the fact is that you can get your fix on the radio driving home at night, and it’s purely focused on rugby league.”

The show will air Monday to Wednesday at 6pm on Triple M QLD and NSW, with episodes also available on LiSTNR.

It will feature a rotating line-up of high-profile experts, including rugby league greats James Graham and Wade Graham, premiership-winning coaches Kevin Walters and Jason Demetriou, and heavyweight journalists Buzz Rothfield, David Riccio, and Brent Read.

“All these blokes I’ve looked up to,” Dobbin said.

“James Graham and Wade Graham — they are legendary rugby league players. Kevin Walters and Jason Demetriou … both of them have been head coaches. The insight from those guys will be unbelievable.”

Jason Demetriou and Kevin Walters.

Dobbin, who has been a mainstay at Triple M NRL since 2013, will also continue his popular Sunday Sin Bin show alongside Gordon Tallis, James Graham, and James Hooper.

The launch comes after months of speculation about Dobbin’s next move, with rumours swirling following Rush Hour’s axing late last year.

While former co-hosts Jones and Flanagan have secured a new gig on Triple M Gold Coast Breakfast, Dobbin remained tight-lipped on his future — until now.

“This has been in the works for a while, but I had to keep it under wraps,” he revealed. “When it was mentioned prior to Christmas if I’d be interested, I thought all my Christmases had come at once.

“Don’t get me wrong, I love being part of a show like Rush Hour, but where I get to talk about and focus on rugby league … This is a dream come true.”

Triple M Rush Hour Brisbane hosts Liam Flanagan, Leisel Jones and Ben 'Dobbo' Dobbin. Photo: Supplied.

The show will cover every aspect of the game, from on-field performances to off-field headlines.

“Of course, on and off the field, the women’s game is important to us as well,” Dobbin explained.

“We’re going where the story is.”

For Dobbin, this also marks a new chapter after a difficult few months of struggling with his health following a serious spinal injury from a horror cycling accident in October.

“I broke my neck the week before the [NRL] grand final last year, so for me personally, I haven’t really been involved in the game since then,” he shared.

Radio and TV personality Ben Dobbin with 18 month old twins Banks and Forbes and daughter Ella, 6., Dobbins had a fall from a pushbike and is lucky to be alive Picture Supplied

“Recovery has been slow, and I’m looking forward to getting back into it.”

As for what listeners can expect? Dobbin says the goal is simple: making rugby league even more accessible to fans.

“This is a show that you can be driving home, you can be on the tractor in Central Queensland or Western New South Wales. You can be working late at night, in the traffic on the Pacific Highway or the Bruce Highway, and you’ll get the same show,” he said.

“And we’re very lucky. We get to start it in Las Vegas.”