the Jays before moving to rival FM rock station 2-MMM (Triple M) in the 1980s, where he became the most popular breakfast presenter in Sydney (and one of the highest-paid radio personalities in the country). Presenter Annette Shun Wah went on to host the popular Rock Around the World series on SBS and is now a program executive with SBS TV and producer of The Movie Show. Current presenters Bryce Mills Concetta Carista Lucy Smith Dave Woodhead Lewis Hobba Michael Hing Avani Dias Latifa Tee Declan Byrne Lochlan Watt Josh "Redbeard" Merriel Dr. Karl Kobie Dee Stacy Gougoulis Tyrone Pynor Jess Perkins Jade Zoe Shantan Wantan Ichiban Nooky Richard Kingsmill Dee Salmin Pip Rasmussen<triple j website> Events Hottest 100 The Hottest 100 is an annual poll of the previous year's most popular songs, as voted by its listeners. It has been conducted for over two decades in its present form, and in 2016 attracted 2.26 million votes from 172 countries. It is promoted as the "world's greatest music democracy" and has also spawned a series of compilation CDs, and more recently, music DVDs, released via ABC Music. The countdown of the poll had regularly taken place on Australia Day from 1998 to 2017. In response to controversy surrounding Australia Day celebrations and an extensive poll of Triple J listeners, it was announced in November 2017 that future countdowns would be aired on the fourth weekend of January to avoid associations with the Australia Day holiday. Unearthed Unearthed, an ongoing project to find hidden talent, began in 1995. It originally focused on regional areas but now covers all of Australia. Many of these discoveries have been very successful. Some, such as Grinspoon, Killing Heidi, and Missy Higgins, have even been successful enough to receive commercial radio airplay. The Unearthed competition was inspired by the success of a talent search on SBS program Nomad called "Pick Me". This segment, co-produced by Triple J, discovered a trio from Newcastle called the "Innocent Criminals", who later gained international fame under the name Silverchair. On 5 October 2011, Triple J Unearthed (-styled triple j unearthed) was launched as a radio station available on digital radio and online. It allows listeners to rate and review songs uploaded by bands and musicians. Triple j unearthed runs a competition to select an Indigenous Australian artist to play the National Indigenous Music Awards, known as the Unearthed National Indigenous