Jacinta Parsons

Jacinta Parsons is a radio broadcaster and writer from Melbourne, Australia who has worked at community radio station Triple R, and for the ABC at Double J, ABC Radio Melbourne, and ABC Radio National.[1]

Radio

Parsons began broadcasting at community radio station Triple R in 2006 on the Australian music show, Local and/or General, celebrating emerging local musicians. During her time at Triple R she also hosted Dynamite, Detour and Breakfasters.[2]

In 2015, Parsons moved to the ABC and joined the Double J team as the Music Director for ABC Local Radio.

From January 2017 to December 2018, she was the co-host (with Sami Shah) of the Breakfast program on ABC Radio Melbourne.[3]

In January 2020, Parsons replaced Richelle Hunt as host of ABC Radio Melbourne's Afternoon program and co-host of the Friday Revue with Brian Nankervis.[4]

Writing

Parsons released a memoir in September 2020, entitled Unseen. It explores living with Crohn's Disease and chronic illness for over 20 years.[5][6] Parsons released a non-fiction book in 2022, entitled A Question of Age. It is an examination of women and ageing.[7][8][9]

Life

Parsons was diagnosed with Crohn's disease in 1997 and is an advocate for people with the disease with Crohn's and Colitis Australia.[10]

Parsons is an active member of the music and arts community and is a board member for Rollercoaster Theatre,[11] a not-for-profit ensemble of trained actors with intellectual disabilities from a wide range of backgrounds.

References

  1. ^ "Afternoons with Jacinta Parsons". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 7 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Jacinta Parsons Joins Triple R's Breakfasters". Beat Magazine. 31 January 2014. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  3. ^ Lallo, Broede Carmody, Michael (29 November 2019). "'The audience owns the show': Sammy J to replace Sami and Jacinta". The Age. Retrieved 19 December 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ "Jacinta Parsons Gets New Job". The Age. 4 December 2019.
  5. ^ Parsons, Jacinta (11 June 2019). "Illness can morph you without your consent". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  6. ^ Valentish, Jenny (25 September 2020). "Jacinta Parsons on living with chronic illness: 'I couldn't feel my body properly'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  7. ^ Herbert, Lezly. "Jacinta Parsons explores getting older in 'A Question of Age'". OUT In Perth. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  8. ^ Kelsey-Sugg, Anna. "When Jacinta Parsons started to see her ageing body as a 'deficit', she knew she had to make changes". ABC Melbourne. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  9. ^ Rocca, Jane. "Jacinta Parsons' new book A Question of Age examines ageing in an online world". Retrieved 9 November 2022.
  10. ^ "Let's Talk About Inflammatory Bowel Disease".
  11. ^ "Roller Coaster Theatre Board Members".[permanent dead link‍]