Matt Davy
Matthew Peter Davy (born July 15, 1989) is a disk jockey from New Zealand. Matt started his broadcasting career working for Coromandel FM based in Thames, followed by a brief period announcing 10-2pm on The Breeze in Whitianga, North Island when he was eighteen. Matt then moved to Ashburton, Canterbury in the South Island to take on a position co-hosting the breakfast show for Port FM Local, based out of Ashburton.
Radio
Matt, one of the youngest breakfast announcers in New Zealand, will be taking over the main panelling job announcing breakfast for Port FM in late October 2008 as his co-host is leaving due to pregnancy. Matt has already become a popular voice with the locals and been featured regularly in local newspapers and websites.
Television
Matt's side-projects to radio include presenting an entertainment interview style programme which will start streaming online shortly, Matt and special guests travel New Zealand, visiting all major music festivals and events.. the videos usually stream between 4-6 minutes in length and involve both local and international artists. Matt's debut in television was an advertizement recorded as part of an competition run by C4TV, Matt entered the competition which involved writing a story AbOUT drink-driving and how its affected you, Matt later confessed while on-air to making up this story during a boring computer lesson and being shocked to winning the main prize, the only catch-Matt was to take part in a advertizing campaign which essentially involved telling the story or lying to the nation. Other experiences with television have included September 15th 2008 when Matt was special guest on C4's Vodafone Select Live as part of his campaign to be the Voice of the People.
Vodafone Voice of the People
Matt was only runner-up in the eventual campaign, although did acknowledge the publicity as being his main reason for entering Vodafones people of the nation promotion, which would have meant Matt presenting the people's choice award at the NZ Music Awards in 2008. According to an interview with Vito Magazine, Matt stated it was the loss of the country whom will have to wait another year to see somebody outshine Dai Henwood (Presenter of the awards) and instead could expect a simple plain performance from the winner.