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.

References
  1. "Afternoons with Jacinta Parsons".
  2. "Jacinta Parsons Joins Triple R's Breakfasters". Beat Magazine. 2014-01-31. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
  3. "Jacinta Parsons Gets New Job". The Age.
  4. Parsons, Jacinta (2019-06-11). "Illness can morph you without your consent". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2020-08-30.
  5. 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.
  6. "Let's Talk About Inflammatory Bowel Disease".
  7. "Roller Coaster Theatre Board Members".
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