Ep. 23 Emma Alberici
As a very highly regarded journalist and television presenter with over 30 years experience, Emma Alberici has some fabulous stories of her time in the industry. And some not so fabulous. She parted ways with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in 2018 where she was the Chief Economics Correspondent.
It was a very public departure. To say the least.
In the fallout that followed, the then Chairman of the ABC, Justin Milne resigned, the then Managing Director, Michelle Guthrie was sacked, the then Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull was throwing his weight around on the issue. Seriously. And Emma was in the middle of it all. Regardless of your personal opinions at the time....can you imagine?
Some of the press were quite vicious towards Emma. Personal and gender based criticisms were, at times, quite relentless. To Emma, that was especially disappointing and disheartening.
So she opened a new chapter. She took a senior role in a fintech company, vowed to never front a TV program again....and set about writing her memoir (to be published later in 2021).
I tried to entice her back with an offer of a joint weekly podcast about politics with a difference. This one would have an idiot sidekick. I even volunteered for the idiot part. She just laughed. Quite rightly. She's happy right where she is.
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