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Sydney girls on TV

18 of Sydney's female newsmakers gather for a special group photo.

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Meet the female newsmakers, 18 women currently working in News, Current Affairs and Light Entertainment.

They gathered for a group portrait for the Sunday Telegraph.

Update: L To R, (Standing) Janice Peterson, Angela Bishop, Tara Brown, Sonia Kruger, Natalie Barr, Melissa Doyle, Lisa Wilkinson, Magdalena Roze, Natalie Ahmat, Georgie Gardner, Samantha Armytage. L To R, (Seated) Kylie Gillies, Deborah Knight, Natarsha Belling, Wendy Kingston, Hermione Kitson, Sandra Sully and Juanita Phillips.

Many cited Jana Wendt and Liz Hayes as inspirations.

Hayes, 56, said she was “hugely flattered” to hear she had inspired a generation of today’s female presenters and newsreaders.

“I am probably one of the older women on the block now,” Hayes said. “Maybe it’s a marvel to me as much as it is to them I am still here. I actually don’t think to myself: `Gee I’m lucky to have not been pushed out the door yet’.

“But when I started out it wasn’t a career that gave you an indication, for women at least at that point, that it was one which would take you into your 40s, let alone your 50s. Journalism is one of those things that the older you get the better you get – it’s like a fine wine- it’s just experience.”

While the photo consists of Sydney presenters, Seven newsreader Chris Bath was unable to attend due to a scheduling conflict.

Photo: Sam Ruttyn

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  3. Trying to pick my favorite. Have to pick Nat Barr, as she is the most real. Lets not forget Geraldine Doogue. I remember the hard hitting political interviews she did in the 80 s. We are pretty lucky as they are all very good.

  6. @user youve missed my point. She may have appeared on Ten’s Late News for 9 months but she is hardly in the same league as others eg Ann Sanders, Liz Hayes, who are missing.

  7. @Mistaken…I also note David didn’t list  Hermione in the article, one of just two presenters not named.

    But given she has appeared nightly on Ten Late News for the past 9 months or so now, omitting her would have been an oversight.

  9. I know this is your blog site David, but if the same photo had been taken with all the men of news I doubt it would have the title “Sydney Boys on TV”.

    We can get a bit caught up in being politically correct at times but I think referring to these women as women or ladies shows a lot more respect.

    My 2 cents.

  12. In today’s PC world and besides some very obvious missing in action newsmaker’s, and who chose the seating arrangements?

    But what would have completed this picture, and if seated in the middle,were Larry, Karl and Kochie, who have all played major roles, as some of these newsmaker’s achieved such fame.

  14. I notice from the article in the paper they cite Liz and Jana as inspirations – how about Caroline Jones? Still presenting, albeit in a top and tail manner for Australian Story. There was a pioneering woman in news/current affairs. I’d have invited her to the shoot and put her in the centre.

    1. There are many not there…. Geraldine Doogue, Tracy Grimshaw, Anne Sanders, Jenny Brockie, Lee Lin Chin. It doesn’t necessarily mean they weren’t invited, but I thought it was worth running because it’s still quite rare.

  17. I’m in the manger with Tex. It might be a puff piece but none of these ladies actually makes the news. Would be interested to see a group photo of female executives in television. Wonder if they could find 18 of those in Sydney?

  24. “newsmakers”? That’s rather telling on the state of news & so-called “current affairs” on Australian TV at the moment.

    I’m not sure what else this is supposed to show, though. That Sydney produces a lot of female journalists & TV hosts? Nope – many are originally from, and had their first jobs in, other states. That Sydney houses the most female journalists in Australia? Well duh! – that’s what happens when you largely centralise production to Sydney; people move where the jobs are.

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