Tracey
Curro
Speaker Profile
Tracey Curro is a former 60 Minutes reporter, an Al Gore Climate Change Ambassador, and a Queensland University of Technology Outstanding Alumnus with over 20 years experience as a journalist, producer and presenter in mainstream media.
Her company has created and produced numerous documentaries and magazine series for the Seven and Nine Networks and international broadcasters.
From 2006 to 2008, Tracey held the position of General Manager of Communications at Sustainability Victoria. She is now a Principal Consultant at SHK where she specialises in executive search and recruitment in the areas of corporate communications and media.
Across her media career, Tracey worked on all Australian commercial free to air television networks on nationally broadcast news, public affairs and magazine programmes. She has presented evening prime time news for the Ten and Nine Networks in the Melbourne and Brisbane markets, and spent six years travelling the globe as a reporter for the popular science and technology series Beyond 2000, and then for 60 Minutes where she's best remembered for eliciting Pauline Hanson's famous 'please explain'.
Across 2005 and 2006, Tracey was heard on 774 ABC Melbourne where she worked as the fill-in presenter for Jon Faine, Richard Stubbs and Virginia Trioli. From 2000 to 2009, Tracey also worked as a features contributor to Australian Women's Weekly magazine. Since her mother's death from ovarian cancer in the l990s, Tracey has been a passionate Ambassador for the Women's Cancer Foundation. She has two children, Cassiel and Milla.
Tracey is highly regarded as an MC and as a facilitator of business meetings and panel discussions. With her strong journalism background and experience in small business and corporate marketing-communications, Tracey brings an ability to handle information and issues, and engage with diverse audiences and stakeholders, across a wide range of sectors.
Tracey holds a Bachelor of Business – Communications from QUT, and is a graduate of the Institute of Strategic Leadership, New Zealand.
Client Comments for Tracey Curro
Client Comments
Client Comments
- Tracey is a very articulate and professional speaker. She was thorough in her preparation and very professional in her delivery.
Origin Energy - Professional and classy, Tracey delivered exactly what the event needed.
Ubertas Group - Tracey did a great job of ensuring that speakers and delegates had the opportunity to contribute to the conference.
Australian Public Service Commission - Tracey managed the role of MC in a very polished and professional manner.
Australasian Association of Convenience Stores (AACS)
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