Deborah Knight is a journalist, newsreader and host of The Today Show.

Deborah was part of the “Mitchell Mafia” studying journalism at Charles Sturt University. After graduating she started working for 2GB in Wagga Wagga before moving to Mix 106.5 in Sydney and then the ABC.

Deborah has reported on some of the biggest news stories of the last two decades and was in Washington the day of the September 11 attacks.

In this episode, Deborah Knight talks about her early love of journalism and writing letters to the editor at 14, how she's dealt with contracts that have unexpectedly come to an end and the bizarre feedback she received when she was pregnant on-air.

Episode show notes: https://rachelcorbett.com.au/ygss/deborah-knight/

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...

Twitter: @RachelCorbett

Facebook: @RachCorbett

Instagram: @_RachelCorbett

Website: www.rachelcorbett.com