Murray Cleverley was the original MC for the first few events which started in 2008.
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Julian Blanchard will MC this year’s Christmas On The Bay with Felicity Bruce. (File photo) He said about eight or nine years ago organisers brought Clarke on board to replace him as MC to “bring a bit of buzz”. Then a few years later Stevens joined her as co-host, and they had been the face of the annual event ever since, he said. “They were national celebrities, and it lifted it to another level.” Murray said he was “all cool” about the changes to this year’s lineup.