Meet the man behind Tveeder, the no-frills live TV transcript that became an Australian media hero

Beloved by journalists and increasingly used by a wider public, Tveeder is still run from Franco Trimboli's Melbourne bedroom, in his spare time, out of his own pocket

On any given day, Franco Trimboli's hobby makes the news.

During office hours the 42-year-old who lives in suburban Melbourne is a coder, digital designer and project manager for the educational branch of the jobs website Seek.