Jacinta Parsons is a radio broadcaster and writer from

Melbourne, Australia Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a metropol ...

who has worked at both community radio station

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and for both Double J and

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Radio

Parsons began broadcasting at community radio station

in 2006 on the Australian music show,

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, celebrating emerging local musicians. During her time at Triple R she also hosted Dynamite, Detour and

Breakfasters ''Breakfasters'' is a long-running Australian breakfast radio show broadcast on 3RRR in Melbourne. First broadcast in 1984, the current presenting line-up of Sarah Smith, Geraldine Hickey and Daniel Burt commenced on 13 May 2019. At launch, th ...

. In 2015, Parsons moved to the ABC and joined the Double J team as the Music Director for ABC Local Radio. In December 2017, ABC announced that Parsons and

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host the Breakfast program on

from January 2018 replacing

Red Symons Redmond Symons (born 13 June 1949) is an English-born Australian musician, and television and radio personality. He was the lead guitarist in the band Skyhooks, the snide judge of 'Red Faces' (a segment of the long-running variety show ''Hey H ...

. The remained in the role until December 2019 before moving to other positions. In January 2020, Parsons replaced Richelle Hunt as host of

's Afternoon program and co-host of the Friday Revue with

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Writing

Parsons released a memoir in September 2020, entitled ''Unseen''. It explores living with

Crohn's Disease Crohn's disease is a type of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that may affect any segment of the gastrointestinal tract. Symptoms often include abdominal pain, diarrhea (which may be bloody if inflammation is severe), fever, abdominal distension ...

and chronic illness for over 20 years. Parsons released a non-fiction book in 2022, entitled ''A Question of Age''. It is an examination of women and ageing.

Life

Parsons was diagnosed with Crohn's disease in 1997 and is an advocate for other people with the disease wit
Crohn's and Colitis Australia
Parsons is an active member of the music and arts community and is a board member fo
Rollercoaster Theatre
ref> - a not-for-profit ensemble of trained actors with intellectual disabilities from a wide range of backgrounds.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Parsons, Jacinta Year of birth missing (living people) 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 Writers from Melbourne