2023 Getty Images. Wendt explained the job had made her feel 'uncomfortable at times'. JANA WENDT WHY SHE VANISHED! "They can lift us all into realms of gold and in these realms of gold [is] the magnificent, immortal music of Beethoven.". "In order to break through those glass ceilings, women have to have a strong professional identity. For bookings, call (02) 9969 4088. "Ironically this nasty, restrictive life of the camp actually gave me a real need for a richness of culture.". Were sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. Jana Bohumila Wendt ( / jn vnt / YAH-nah VENT; born 9 May 1956) is an Australian Gold Logie award-winning television journalist, reporter and writer. by Jana Wendt (MUP, $35) is published on Thursday. Now I'd say I'm ambitious in that I'm keen to do what I'm doing well, if that's ambition. Jana Wendt was born on 9 May, 1956 in Melbourne, Australia, is a Reporter, journalist, writer. It was, she says now, "completely naive, stuff". She may have been the most famous woman on TV for decades, but Jana and husband, former cameraman Brendan Ward, were always happier spending time out of the limelight at their Sydney home at Whale Beach. She had joined 60 Minutes in 1982 - handpicked by executive producer Gerald Stone to join George Negus, Ray Martin and Ian Leslie - and soon became one of its biggest stars. That's the nature of creativity, because creativity is so closely related to nature. Thin and angular, she is dressed simply - there are no plate-sized sunglasses, and she wears very little jewellery. 2023 Getty Images. Former A Current Affair and 60 Minutes reporter Jana Wendt enjoyed an impressive television career that saw her win the coveted Gold Logie in 1992. He, too, had a crazy obsession, but his was to invent a piano that would revolutionise an industry ruled by Steinway and Yamaha. "You have to be a bit crazy to attempt it. Wendt won the 1992 Gold Logie Award for her role as host of A Current Affair. Wendt was just 24 and largely unknown to the public when she traded her Melbourne newsreader's chair for travelling the world with the current affairs juggernaut. Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2021-2022. "I didn't foresee it, but it certainly does feel right and comfortable. The recordings had given the Sydney Conservatorium lecturer a name in the classical world and sold in excess of 50,000 units. Wendt was then sacked from her regular "Lunch" column for The Bulletin magazine, due to the association the magazine has with the Nine Network; both had the same parent company, PBL. In 1997, she delivered the second Andrew Olle Media Lecture. Trivia. Jana, who quietly celebrated her 66th birthday last month, says she didn't ever imagine ending her famous TV career at 50, but now sees it as a blessing in disguise because it allowed her to pursue her passion for writing. To join the conversation, please "He said, 'Come on, you don't catch buses.' This story is from the June 20, 2022 edition of Woman's Day Australia. Sometimes very uncomfortable. She came to prominence at the same time as Ray Martin and George Negus, but Wendt lacked their familiar, everyman style. SMH Pictu Save RESTRICTED ASSET Sorry, we are not able to license media #539721257 due to country, company and/or publication restrictions. If I could have waved a wand at some point and said, 'Now be somewhere that you're going to enjoy and feel happy', it would be this.". While preparing for the interview, I found a clip on YouTube of her hosting - all big hair and power shoulders - and in the comments section, someone asks, "Is she still alive? Life - whether you're male or female - is a series of compromises. Along with Negus and Martin he had initially been sceptical about Wendt's hiring, asking Stone 'Why are you putting on this beginner?'. She is disparaging about the new batch of female journalists on commercial television who risk that hard-won credibility by giving in to their employers' demands for celebrity or entertainment stories on supposed news programs. FUN FACTS. Willems, who remarried at the beginning of this year, says he would think twice about doing it all over again, although he admits there are some sections of the sonata he may now interpret differently. Collect, curate and comment on your files. Sign up for our newsletter to stay up to date. 03:24 GMT 14 Jun 2022. Once the nation's highest-paid television personality, Jana Wendt is relishing her new life as a writer. "I am ensconced in what is for me the new, and deeply personal, occupation of fiction writing. 'The only thing I'd say I was unhappy with is that I didn't leave earlier,' she previously told The Sydney Morning Herald. Perhaps surprisingly for someone who became the prime-time face of a generation, Wendt says she blundered into journalism. It's easy and takes two shakes of a lamb's tail! Wanting to change the curriculum, so that he could perform only Beethoven in a final assessment, Ward set out to try to change the mind of Willems, who was an AMEB adviser. Starting as a researcher for the ABC,[4] Wendt's television career began as a news presenter for ATV-10 evening news. "I don't think people expect anyone who is widely known to pop up on buses," she says. Streamline your workflow with our best-in-class digital asset management system. Jana Wendt (/ j n v n t / YAH -nah VENT ; born 9 May 1956) is an Australian Gold Logie award-winning television . Jana Wendt, best known for being a TV Show Host, was born in Australia on Wednesday, May 9, 1956. Home; US. Jana Bohumila Wendt (/jn vnt/ YAH-nah VENT; born 9 May 1956) is an Australian Gold Logie award-winning television journalist, reporter and writer. . On 12 September 2006, just ten days after she left the Nine Network, Wendt agreed to appear on stage at the Seven Network's 50 Years of Television presentation, where she co-presented the News and Current Affairs section with Sydney news presenter Ian Ross, another former Nine Network employee. "It was time-consuming and my marriage breaking down was a by-product of that. SMH Picture by NICK MOIR (Photo by Fairfax Media via Getty Images/Fairfax Media via Getty Images via Getty Images) How many times has Jana Wendt been married? I just lived in hope that after I did a degree something might happen." The risks of Wendt presented theLogies Hall of Fame award to 60 Minutes at the 2018 Logies. Times change, things evolve.". The family lived in the "wild" subculture of the camp for five years and became what he calls "the invisible people", unable to break free of the cycle of poverty. In her early days Wendt was not immediately welcomed by the established male reporters butLeslie believed Stone played his 'ace card' when he brought her to the program. I am quite happy to be alone." Explore Jana Wendt net worth, age, height, bio, birthday, wiki, salary, 2021! "People almost literally have 10-year plans now. In 1982 she then went on to be one of the first reporters on the Australian Nine Network's version of 60 Minutes, as well as filing stories for the American CBS 60 Minutes. NOTE: Only lines in the current paragraph are shown. But we need to be super sure you aren't a robot. Life as a celebrity was a challenge for the journalist 2022-06-13 - With a million-dollar-plus salary and one of the most recognisable voices in the nation, Jana Wendt was the face of a generation for almost 30 years. Early life [edit] Wendt was born in Melbourne to Czech parents who emigrated to Australia in 1949. Jana Wendt. Access the best of Getty Images with our simple subscription plan. Wendt married producer Brendan Ward in 1984 and they have one son, Daniel. "I was going through my mother's recordings and I realised that the sonatas had never been recorded by an Australian before," says Ward. SMH Pictu. But they also came to celebrate 25 years of a current affairs program that, from yesterday, changed to a new format with management favourites Ellen Fanning and Ross Greenwood as co-hosts. Jana Wendt was born on May 9, 1956 in Australia (66 years old). Wendt does not arrive unnoticed to our mid-afternoon meeting at an elegant wine bar in Sydney. She became of the first presenters for the Australian version of 60 minutes. SMH Picture by NICK MOIR (Photo by Fairfax Media via Getty Images/Fairfax Media via Getty Images via Getty Images), 1080 x 1566 px (9.14 x 13.26 cm) - 300 dpi - 714 KB. Born 9 May 1956. Read our Privacy Policy. THE Delhi government on Thursday inaugurated a new state-of-theart school of specialised excellence. I was lucky, I wasn't ambitious. SMH Picture by NICK MOIR (Photo by Fairfax Media via Getty Images/Fairfax Media via Getty Images via Getty Images) "Everyone has their metier; even being cheerful is a metier, apparently," Wendt says caustically of one of Wolf's theories. "It's not for the faint-hearted," he says. She was not at the presentation to accept her award, citing commitments to A Current Affair, based in Sydney, while the awards were being presented in Melbourne. The madness ended in February this year, after they recorded a composition which Beethoven never intended for publication. Skip to . They sold the Malo Road property in 2005 for $5.9million. He began piano lessons with Janet Mathews and borrowed recordings from the library so as to counter the cultural desert that he found in Wollongong at the time. Early life. Jana Wendt Jana Wendt; Born 9 May 1956 (age 56)Melbourne, Australia: Occupation: Reporter, journalist, writer: Spouse: Brendan Ward "But that's the thing of an artist. Former TV star Jana Wendt (pictured with her husband Brendan Ward) described the 'Me Too' campaign to out male sexual predators as 'public shaming' The former presenter of A Current Affair quashed . Your digital subscription includes access to content from all our websites in your region. Something's got to give. And he just said, 'Come onnn ' He absolutely refused to believe that anyone in television could possibly catch a bus. Lauren Quaintance talks to her about career, compromise - and sticking to your guns. A few businessmen draining a bottle of wine stare openly at the 53-year-old. She also did a number of specials for the ABC. Discover today's celebrity birthdays and explore famous people who share your birthday. Boards are the best place to save images and video clips. Although he was unsuccessful, the pair clicked. "For me it was a totally new experience. She returned to Channel Nine in 2003 to host Sunday.[7]. She is from Australia. Wendt is less sure about the term, but believes she helped dismantle some barriers for women on television in the early 1980s, in part by refusing to do "fluffier, female" stories. Jana Wendt (/jn vnt/ YAH-nah VENT; born 9 May 1956) is an Australian Gold Logie award-winning television journalist, reporter and writer. May 09 Horoscope. It's a testament to her pulling power with audiences that despite some very public falling-outs with network executives, Wendt is approached about television work "quite often". Jana, who quietly celebrated her 66th birthday last month, says she didn't ever imagine ending her famous TV career at 50, but now sees it as a blessing in disguise because it allowed her to pursue her passion for writing. We have estimated (AUSTRALIA OUT) Credit: A glitzy HBO series is reportedly in chaos after distressing claims about its creative direction and on-set circus. ", These days she is much more insouciant about the fate of television current affairs and the end of her own career. "Beethoven wrote many works he never finished but used them as springboards for later compositions," explains Ward. It was in the camp that Willems's passion for Beethoven took hold and he immersed himself in music as a way to escape his unhappiness and longing for his homeland. In his book, Ward describes how the trio did not stop at the sonatas but decided to keep going. Police investigating alleged hit and run in Mount Saint Thomas, Wollongong retailers cop rising cost of stealing, 'Bank of Mum and Dad'-style program to help 10 Wollongong residents buy a home, Labor promises $10 million for on-off ramps at Dapto, Pavement hit rich vein of harmony, rock young and old in Thirroul, 'I felt so used': Most dating app users experience sexual violence, harassment, Terms and Conditions - Digital Subscription, Terms and Conditions - Newspaper Subscription. 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