In October 2022, INMA awarded 30 young professionals around the world with its third “30 Under 30” award as part of its Young Professionals Initiative. This is the 24th in a series of 30 features about the impressive rising media stars who are shaping our industry.

Andrea has played a key role in revolutionising the way News Corp Australia tells stories. In 2021, she produced five investigative documentaries with True Crime Australia, including the renowned Mafia’s Web, which placed second in INMA’s Best Use Of Audio category in 2022 — and has racked up more than 200,000 downloads. She also produced and edited the documentary Class Act, which won the 2022 Quill award for Best Podcast.

“These projects not only attract a wide listenership of millions of downloads a year, but they have also succeeded in driving subscriptions to NewsCorp,” Andrea said.

With podcasting, Andrea has found the ideal outlet for sharing news and telling stories in an entirely new way: “I have a burning passion for radio, and I am constantly working to place Australian podcasters on the world stage,” she said.

“I love radio and have since I started working in the industry 10 years ago when I was 16.” Previously, Andrea worked in live radio at ABC Radio Melbourne and with podcasts at both ABC Earshot and NewsCast, and she is excited about the potential for the format.

“I believe Australian podcasters are some of the best in the world, but that we have a way to go to be placed on the map for radio documentaries.”

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