Sylvia Jeffreys is an Australian journalist and newsreader.

Sylvia began her career in media at the Nine Network in Brisbane as a script assistant while she was completing a Bachelor of Journalism at the University of Queensland.

In 2008 she began filing lifestyle stories on Queensland’s Extra program before being appointed as the weekend weather presenter on Nine News Queensland. And in 2012 Sylvia moved to Sydney to join Today as a reporter before taking over from Georgie Gardener as newsreader in 2014.

In this episode, Sylvia Jeffreys talks about the fact that even the most professional journalists have Anchorman moments, why she thinks it's a great time to be a woman in media and why she declined an offer from Richard Branson to read the Kama Sutra in the bathtub.

Episode show notes: https://rachelcorbett.com.au/ygss/sylvia-jeffreys/

About the host...

My name is Rachel Corbett and I've spent almost two decades working in media professionally, creating and hosting radio shows and podcasts for Australia’s largest media organisations. I’m also a regular on Channel 10’s The Project and have worked as a TV host and panelist on shows including Q&A, The Roast, The Today Show, Studio 10, Hughesy We Have A Problem and Have You Been Paying Attention.

I'm currently Head of Podcasts at Mamamia and I host a number of other shows including Lady Startup, Before The Bump, Paul & Rach, PodSchool and Sealed Section.

I also founded the online podcasting course, Podschool.com.au, to help budding podcasters create a kick-arse show.

Contact...

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Website: www.rachelcorbett.com