Will McDonald, Nine News Adelaide Presenter/Reporter/Producer
As a presenter, producer and reporter at Nine News Adelaide, Will McDonald appears on televisions across South Australia on most days of the week. And for the last five years while bringing South Australians their daily news and commentary, he’s also been fighting a battle against prostate cancer. He joins Nic Hayes on The Expert’s Podcast this week to discuss how his cancer diagnosis brought him closer to the South Australian community, how he uses his media profile to advocate for the work of the Prostate Cancer Foundation Australia and what’s it’s like sitting on the desk with Alice Monfries on the weekends.
Nic and Will discuss:
How to refine a pitch to media and what you should absolutely leave out when pitching to a journalist
Where Will sees the media going
The changing ways we consume news media
Why he always wanted to be in television
The Experts Podcast is hosted by media professional and commentator, Nic Hayes. The Experts Podcast pulls back the curtain on media and helps you to get a better understanding of how media works. We speak to the country’s leading journalists, hosts, anchors and producers, who are setting the national news agenda as well as some of the most prominent experts who appear in media around the country. The Experts Podcast, powered by Media Stable.
