Blackwell's first job in radio at
Nova was in 2001, where he joined
Nova 100 in
Melbourne as late night announcer. In 2002 he moved to
Perth to host
Nova 93.7’s local drive show and was the first voice heard on air when the station launched with a
Red Hot Chili Peppers interview. From 2006 to 2008, Blackwell worked on
Nova 100’s
Hughesy & Ed Melbourne breakfast show as an anchor, before teaming up with Hayley Pearson to host the night show,
Launchpad. In 2009, he was a co-host alongside
Meshel Laurie on
Nova 106.9’s breakfast show in
Brisbane, and from 2010,
Marty Sheargold joined the team to become
Meshel, Tim and Marty. In 2011 they became the Nova Network's national drive team replacing
Fitzy & Wippa. After
Meshel Laurie departed in 2014,
Kate Ritchie joined the drive show which became known as
Kate, Tim and Marty. Blackwell regularly appeared on
Network 10's
The Project,
Today Extra and
Getaway, and as a passionate AFL supporter, Tim is also involved in the
Hawthorn Football Club. In 2019, the
Nine Network launched
My Way, with Blackwell as narrator for the weekly episodes. In late 2020,
podcast series
Introducing with Tim Blackwell launched, with Tim sitting down for weekly episodes with some of the biggest artists in music as well as some of the most interesting emerging talent. In February 2026, Blackwell and
Ricki-Lee Coulter will move from Nova's national drive show to host breakfast on
Nova 96.9 in
Sydney. == References ==