Jacinta Parsons

Jacinta Parsons is a radio broadcaster and writer from Melbourne, Australia who has worked at community radio station Triple R, and for the ABC at Double J, ABC Radio Melbourne, and ABC Radio National.^[1]

Parsons currently hosts the Friday Revue and Saturday Mornings on ABC Radio Melbourne.

Radio

Parsons began broadcasting at community radio station Triple R in 2006 on the Australian music show, Local and/or General, which celebrated emerging local musicians. During her tenure at Triple R, she also hosted Dynamite, Detour, and Breakfasters.^[2]

In 2015, Parsons transitioned to the ABC, joining the Double J team as the Music Director for ABC Local Radio.

From January 2017 to December 2018, she co-hosted the Breakfast program on ABC Radio Melbourne with Sami Shah.^[3]

In January 2020, Parsons took over from Richelle Hunt as the host of ABC Radio Melbourne's Afternoon program and also co-hosted the Friday Revue with Brian Nankervis.^[4]

In July 2023, Parsons announced her decision to step away from hosting the Afternoon program to focus on other responsibilities, while continuing to host the Friday Revue.^[5]

In November 2024, ABC announced that Parsons would replace Alice Zaslavsky as the host of Saturday Mornings on ABC Radio Melbourne.^[6]

Writing

Parsons released a memoir in September 2020, entitled Unseen. It explores living with Crohn's disease and chronic illness for over 20 years.^[7][8] Parsons released a non-fiction book in 2022, entitled A Question of Age. It is an examination of women and ageing.^[9][10][11]

Life

Parsons was diagnosed with Crohn's disease in 1997. She is an ambassador for Crohn's and Colitis Australia,^[12][13] and an advocate for people with the disease.

Parsons is an active member of the music and arts community, and is a board member for Rollercoaster Theatre,^[14] a not-for-profit ensemble of trained actors with intellectual disabilities from a wide range of backgrounds.