‘I take that responsibility really seriously’: Radio presenter Katie Woolf awarded OAM for contribution to NT media
RADIO presenter Katie Woolf has been a beloved and important figure of the Territory media landscape for years, and today she has been awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for her important contribution to the NT community.
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KATIE WOOLF OAM
PERHAPS more recognisable by her voice than her face, Katie Woolf has been a beloved and important figure of the Territory media landscape for years.
The Mix 104.9FM host has made a name for herself for keeping the Territory’s most powerful in check on her daily radio show 360.
And today she has been awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for her important contribution to the NT community.
Originally from Mount Isa in Queensland, Ms Woolf has lived in the NT for almost two decades and said she tried to use her platform to make the Territory a better place.
“It’s never lost on me that my job is a really important one. It is my job to try to make sure everyday Territorians’ voices are heard,” she said.
“I try my absolute best to make sure I’m talking to normal people who are going through the issues all of us are facing.
“I take that responsibility really seriously.”
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Since beginning her media career, Ms Woolf has worked as a radio producer, TV producer, a ministerial media adviser and a media officer for various NT government departments.
However, she said radio had always been her great passion.
“I love the immediacy of it (radio),” she said.
“And you have a really captive audience.
“Different things can happen each different day.”
Ms Woolf has also used her platform to campaign for a cause close to her heart – raising awareness of prostate cancer.
She started both the Run for Dad annual fun run and the It’s a Bloke Thing Luncheon after her father passed away from prostate cancer in 2014.
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“I lost my dad to prostate cancer in 2014 so it was really important to me to make sure I raised that awareness,” she said.
“More men die from prostate cancer than women die from breast cancer because women are really good at talking about that stuff whereas men aren’t.”
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