Wendy Harmer has been entertaining us for 40 years, holding our collective hands through some of the biggest news events of our time. In Part two of her conversation with Jess, Wendy reveals what drove her to get out of bed each morning for breakfast radio, how her trademark in your face frankness made her a trailblazer for women in the media, and how she dealt with the public fallout of being the first woman to host the Logies.
Jess also reveals for the first time how she came to experience Wendy's warmth and compassion through an incredible act of kindness that helped her through one of her darkest moments.
Content Warning: This episode includes some colourful language
If you haven’t already already listened to Part one of this conversation Wendy digs deep on how she overcame the emotional turmoil of her childhood including the heartbreaking day her mum went missing, plus other stories from her extraordinary memoir ‘ Lies My Mirror Told Me’ which is out now.
The Jess Rowe Big Talk Show acknowledges the Gadigal people, Traditional Custodians of the land on which we recorded this podcast, and pay our respects to their Elders past, present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders peoples here today.
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