Peta jane madam biography
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Vox pops with PJ Madam, Jane Park, Yu Ye Wu, Joy Hopwood, Andy Minh Trieu
AAFFN co-chairs Indigo Willing and Amadeo Marquez-Perez posed the following questions to several AAFFN speakers:
Why is it important to have Asian Australian participation on or behind the screen and who has been an inspiration to you. What are you working on now / next?
Here are their responses.
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PJ MADAM
Peta Jane ‘PJ’ Madam landed her first role in journalism in 2004 as an intern with Channel Nine News in Brisbane, earning her stripes before heading south to work for Nine News in Sydney. As a reporter and producer, she got a real taste for life in broadcast journalism – spending time on the road reporting, as well as in studio producing stories and bulletins. PJ joined SBS as a reporter for World News Australia in 2008. During her time here she has covered major local and international events, including the canonisation of Mary MacKillop, two Australian federal elections, Kevin Rudd’s fall f • Australian-American Latin dancer Peta Jane Murgatroyd (born 14 July 1986)[1] is an Australian[2] and American[3] professional Latin dancer. She performed in the international tour of the dance production Burn the Floor, including its Broadway run. She is best known for her appearances on the American edition of Dancing with the Stars, which she and her partners have won twice. Murgatroyd was born in Auckland, New Zealand, but moved to Australia when she was 18 months old; as a result, she considers herself more of an Australian.[4] She was raised in Perth, Western Australia, and started studying classical ballet at age 4.[4] She trained for 12 years under former principal dancer of the Kirov Ballet, Madame Lubov Nikonorenko.[5][6] An ankle injury at the age of 16 forced her to give up ballet.[6] Murgatroyd then took up Latin dancing.[6] • book now Peta-Jane, or PJ Madam is a reporter for Seven’s flagship news and public affairs program, Sunday Night. There, PJ Madam became the youngest parliamentary attendant in the parliament’s history. Away from sitting weeks, PJ would host tours of the magnificent building. In the meantime, she caught the University bug. Not knowing exactly what to do – but loving university life – she began a diploma in Business and Media while working as an assistant media adviser for Queensland’s then-Deputy Premier. PJ Madam jagged her first role in journalism in 2004 as an intern with Nine News Brisbane, earning her stripes before heading south to work for Nine News Sydney. As a reporter and producer, she
Peta Murgatroyd
Early life
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PJ MADAM
AUSTRALIAN REPORTER & TELEVISION PERSONALITY
A “proud country girl” born and raised in Mackay, North Queensland, PJ enrolled in politics and communications at the University of Queensland. Her love of politics soon took her straight to Parliament House in Queensland.