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Rebecca Levingston launches live talk show in Brisbane
Former ABC Brisbane radio host Rebecca Levingston is launching a live talk show called The Room this month.
It opens with four shows at Kingston Butter Factory and Brisbane Powerhouse.
Levingston spent 20 years at the ABC, interviewing people from musicians to families facing difficult experiences.
She says she wants Brisbane to have a permanent talk show rooted in the city that can also draw visitors and international guests.
Each show will feature a different line-up, with guests including ballet dancer Li Cunxin, Olympian Libby Trickett and comedian Matt Okine.
A musical guest will also perform, and each show is planned to run for no more than 90 minutes.
The project brings live conversation and music together, an experience Levingston says cannot be replaced by online content.
The first performances are scheduled for this month, with different guests at each one.
Former ABC Brisbane host Rebecca Levingston is launching a live talk show called The Room in Brisbane.
The show opens this month with two performances at Kingston Butter Factory and two at Brisbane Powerhouse.
Each performance will feature a different line-up of guests, including arts figures, athletes, podcasters and comedians.
Levingston says she wants Brisbane to have a permanent talk show that attracts local, interstate and international audiences.
She left her role as host of 612 ABC Brisbane’s Mornings program in 2023 after 20 years at the ABC.
- Who
- Rebecca Levingston, a former ABC Brisbane radio host, is launching the show.
- What
- The Room is a live talk show featuring interviews and music.
- When
- It opens this month, according to the article published on November 9, 2026.
- Where
- The opening performances are at Kingston Butter Factory and Brisbane Powerhouse.
- Why
- Levingston says she wants Brisbane to have its own permanent, iconic live talk show.
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Levingston finished as Mornings host on 612 ABC Brisbane and travelled through Europe with her family.
The Room is scheduled to open with performances at Kingston Butter Factory and Brisbane Powerhouse.
- Show
- The Room
- Host
- Rebecca Levingston
- Opening venues
- Kingston Butter Factory and Brisbane Powerhouse
- Opening performances
- Two at Kingston Butter Factory and two at Brisbane Powerhouse
- Show length
- No more than 90 minutes
- Former radio role
- Mornings host on 612 ABC Brisbane until 2023
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I want Brisbane to have a live talk show,
I think we should have a permanent, iconic talk show in our city that locals love, people from interstate know about, and internationals want to be on,
I love a tight show. Not more than 90 minutes, no interval.
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