TV and Radio Presenter

"I am proud to put my hand up as a DonateLife Ambassador. My family has been touched directly by organ donation. My nephew, who is now a strapping 20 year old, had only a few months to live as a toddler. He needed a new liver, and to our eternal gratitude, another family going through the worst moment of their lives chose to donate one from their loved one. How do you say thank you? Well one way I can say thanks is to encourage others to have the 'donation conversation' with their families so more people like my nephew get another crack at life."

Amanda's television career began as a producer's assistant on Simon Townsend's Wonder World. Within a week she was the program's head researcher and she hasn't looked back.

In 1985 Amanda became a regular on-air reporter on Ray Martin's Midday Show but it was Beyond 2000 that made her a household name. During her six years on the program, she reported from all over the world and has received a number of journalism awards including a United Nations Media Peace Award (1989) and the Michael Daley Award for Science Journalism (1989).

Her mischievous sense of humour and quick wit were revealed on Channel Seven's Denton and she and Andrew Denton went on to share a five year stint as one of the country's leading breakfast radio duos on Triple M. Amanda then hosted ABC TV's Mondo Thingo, but was soon lured back to breakfast radio where she continues to enjoy success with co-host Jonesy at WSFM.

Amanda's other television credits include a starring role in the SBS comedy, Swift and Shift Couriers, as a regular on Spicks and Specks and Good News Week, and she is currently the Team Leader of the Baby Boomers on Channel Ten's Logie Award winning series Talkin' ‘Bout Your Generation.