JennieGoodwin
- Newsreader
Broadcaster Jennie Goodwin made history in June 1975, when she became the first woman in the Commonwealth to take on the national prime time news bulletin. The TV2 newsreader dispelled the belief that women lacked the authority to present network news. Goodwin left television in 1982, although she has made occasional return appearances.
Screenography
2013 - 2014 Presenter Series
2002 Subject Television
1997 - 2026 Guest Newsreader Series
1992 Presenter Television
Two at Seven
1975 Presenter Television
Biography
In 1965 Jennie Goodwin was a finalist in an Auckland beauty contest when she was approached to do a voice audition at television station AKTV-2. "Working as an announcer in radio and television was the last thing on my mind at the time."
“I remember Jennie as an immaculately presented, thoroughly professional newsreader. I admired her as one of the trailblazers for women in our industry.”
— Judy Bailey on Jennie Goodwin, in The Australian Women's Weekly, 7 June 2013
Related images
A behind the scenes photo from Singapore, circa 1982 or 1983: Jennie Goodwin and Gregory Rosario prepare to read the 9.15pm news bulletin for the Singapore Broadcasting Corporation.
Supplied by Jennie Goodwin
A rare shot of Jennie Goodwin in her first television role, as a continuity announcer. The photograph was taken off a television screen on Christmas Day, 1966.
Supplied by Jennie Goodwin