Mark Gable
Australian musician
Mark Dixon Kitchen (born 8 September 1950), known professionally as Mark Gable, is an Australian musician who serves as the frontman and a founding member of the rock band The Choirboys. The band was formed in Sydney in 1979.
Early life
Gable was born in Captains Flat, New South Wales.
Radio
Starting in 2012, Gable hosted The Awesome Eighties on 107.7 2GO in The New South Wales Central Coast, with assistance from Mike Duncan. From 2008 to 2009, he hosted and co-produced a weekly series for smoothfm, The Sunday Session where he interviewed many international and local artists. The show was aired on a Sunday afternoon in Sydney and Melbourne.
Personal life
In 2008, Gable become an ambassador for Beyond Blue.
Gable is married to country singer-songwriter Melinda Schneider, they were married on 10 September 2022 on Killcare Beach, NSW after 14 years together. They had their first child Sullivan James Gable in August 2012. Gable has five children from a previous relationship.
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