Jacinta Parsons
Jacinta Parsons is a radio broadcaster and writer from Melbourne, Australia who has worked at both community radio station Triple R and for both Double J (radio station) and ABC Radio Melbourne.[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. Parsons moved to an on-air role at ABC Radio Melbourne as the co-host of the breakfast program with Sami Shah and then in 2020 as host of the Afternoon program and cohost of the Friday Revue with Brian Nankervis.[3]
Writing[]
Parsons released a memoir in September 2020, entitled Unseen. It explores living with Crohn's Disease and chronic illness for over 20 years.[4][5]
Life[]
Parsons was diagnosed with Crohn's disease in 1997 and is an advocate for other people with the disease with Crohn's and Colitis Australia[6]
Parsons is an active member of the music and arts community and is a board member for Rollercoaster Theatre[7] - a not-for-profit ensemble of trained actors with intellectual disabilities from a wide range of backgrounds.
She lives in Melbourne with her husband and two children.[citation needed]
References[]
- ^ "Afternoons with Jacinta Parsons".
- ^ "Jacinta Parsons Joins Triple R's Breakfasters". Beat Magazine. 2014-01-31. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
- ^ "Jacinta Parsons Gets New Job". The Age.
- ^ Parsons, Jacinta (2019-06-11). "Illness can morph you without your consent". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2020-08-30.
- ^ Valentish, Jenny (2020-09-25). "Jacinta Parsons on living with chronic illness: 'I couldn't feel my body properly'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
- ^ "Let's Talk About Inflammatory Bowel Disease".
- ^ "Roller Coaster Theatre Board Members".
- Living people
- Australian radio presenters
- Australian women radio presenters
- People educated at Blackburn High School
- Australian memoirists
- 21st-century Australian women writers
- 21st-century Australian writers
- People with Crohn's disease