Jana Wendt Biography
Jana Wendt is a Gold Logie Award-winning Australian correspondent, presenter and writer. She has made appearances on many ABC programmes including, Dateline Australia, and A Current Affair.
How old is Jana Wendt? – Age
Wendt is 68 years old as of 2024. She was born on May 9, 1956, in Melbourne, Australia, where she also grew up.
How tall is Jana Wendt? – Height
She stands at an average height, however she has not disclosed her exact body measurements.
Jana Wendt’s Mother, Father, Siblings – Family
Jana was born and raised by her Czech parents who immigrated in Australia in 1949. However, she has not disclosed any information regarding her parents’ identities to the public yet. It is also not clear whether she has any siblings or not.
Jana Wendt’s Education
Wendt enrolled at Presentation College in Windsor. She later attended and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (French, Honours) from the University of Melbourne in 1979.
Is Jana Wendt Married? – Husband
Jana has been married to her loving husband, producer Brendan Ward, since 1984. Together, the couple has been blessed with a son, Daniel.
Jana Wendt Career
Wendt is a vastly recognised television host who began her career as a journalist for ATV-10 evening news. She later became the first reporter for the Australian Nine Network’s 60 Minutes in 1982. Likewise, she contributed stories to the American CBS 60 Minutes.
Additionally, she hosted A Current Affair on Nine Network from 1987 to November 1992. She also made appearances on the Dateline on SBS and Witness on Seven as well as other ABC programmes. In 2003, she made a comeback to Channel Nine as the Sunday host.
Moreover, she departed the Nine Network on September 1, 2006. It is known that she received A$2 million compensation after leaving, which covered the remaining 2.5 years of her assigned tenure. In addition, due to The Release magazine’s connection to the Nine Organisation, she was fired from her regular “Lunch” feature.
Furthermore, 10 days after she left Nine, she consented to go on stage at the Seven Network’s 50 Years of Television celebration. She co-hosted the News and Current Affairs segment alongside fellow Nine Network alumnus Ian Ross of Sydney. At the 2018 Logies, she gave the show 60 Minutes the Logies Hall of Fame award.
Jana Wendt’s Net Worth
Citing her journalism career, Jana has an estimated net worth of $1 Million to $5 Million (Approx.).
Books
- A Matter of Principle
- Nice Work
You can find and follow Wendt on Twitter using the account name: @janawendt64