Jana Wendt
| Jana Wendt | |
|---|---|
| Born |
9 May 1956 Melbourne, Australia |
| Occupation | Reporter, journalist, writer |
| Spouse(s) | Brendan Ward |
| Children | Daniel Ward |
Jana Wendt (/jɑːnɑː.vɛnt/, YAH-nah-VENT; born 9 May 1956) is an Australian, Gold Logie award winning television journalist, reporter and writer.
Wendt was born in Melbourne to Czech parents who emigrated to Australia in 1949, and was educated at the University of Melbourne.
Wendt's television career began as a news presenter for ATV-10 evening news. She then went on to be one of the first reporters on the Australian Nine Network's version of 60 Minutes, as well as filing stories for the American CBS 60 Minutes.
She has been host of A Current Affair, also on Nine, a host of Australian Dateline on SBS and Witness on Seven. She also did a number of specials for the ABC. She most recently hosted Sunday until 2006.
Rumours of Wendt's departure from Nine began in June 2006, when the network announced it would merge its Sunday and Business Sunday programs. Leaks to the print media, reportedly from high levels within Nine and described by journalists as "ham-fisted", revealed that the network wanted to replace Wendt with Ellen Fanning. Then CEO Eddie McGuire in particular was accused of trying to "white-ant" Wendt. On 1 September 2006 it was announced that Wendt would leave the Nine Network. News reports suggested she would receive a payout of more than A$2 million in lieu of the remaining 2½ years of her contract.
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