Angela Catterns Biography
Angela Catterns is a television personality and broadcaster from Australia known in Australia for her work on radio, where she has hosted Mornings on Triple J, the National Evening Show on ABC Local Radio, and Breakfast on 702 ABC Sydney. She’s also a podcaster, writer, interviewer, MC, facilitator, narrator, and voice actor.
How old is Angela Catterns? – Age
She is 69 years old as of 30 September 2022. She was born in 1953 in Sydney, Australia.
Angela Catterns Family
Catterns is the daughter of Basil Catterns, an Australian merchant, amateur sailor, and citizen soldier who was awarded the Military Cross for his gallantry on the Kokoda Track.
Angela Catterns Net Worth
She has an estimated net worth of $3 Million.
Angela Catterns 2UE
Catterns joined 2UE as a morning show host in January 2014. She stayed with the station until it amalgamated with Macquarie Radio.
Angela Catterns Podcasts
Catterns has recently started working with Wendy Harmer, a friend and colleague from her time at Vega. The duo created various podcast programs, including “Is it Just Me?” “It’s News to Me,” and “In the Loop.” Catterns and Harmer co-hosted the Breakfast Show on 702 ABC Sydney in the summers of 2009, 2010, and 2011. In a Sydney Morning Herald piece, Harmer stated of the pair’s collaboration, “That laugh! Everyone in Sydney likes that chuckle… Ange teaches me to pay attention.
Her perspective on the world is open, challenging, and refreshing. (So) I decided to collaborate with this girl!” Catterns shared the idea in the same piece, saying, “It’s some of the most enjoyable and rewarding work I’ve ever done… (we’re) almost certainly the first two women ever to share the early morning duties (on Australian radio).” Wendy forces me to confront issues I’ve been too hesitant or embarrassed to discuss. I’m unable to lie to Wendy for some reason!”
Angela Catterns Triple J
Catterns joined the ABC youth network, Triple J, in the mid-1980s as producer and then presenter of the morning show for the Sydney-only radio station. She left Triple J for a brief stint on commercial radio before taking over mornings on 2SM. Catterns was fired from 2SM after only ten months for unconvincing reasons, later admitting, “I was told I was too intelligent for our audience and that women don’t like listening to other women on radio.”
Following 2SM, Catterns worked as a researcher and producer at SBS Television before heading to the United States to pursue a long-held dream of working in American radio. Catterns secured an on-air shift at Washington, DC’s top-rated WKYS, a renowned station noted for its soul and R&B music programming.
Catterns returned to Australia and joined Triple J as a full-time morning show announcer. Triple J had recently began broadcasting nationally and had just launched its long-running “Unearthed” campaign. Catterns hosted a series of notable and popular interviews with subjects including as David Bowie, Michael Hutchence, Jeff Buckley, and then-Prime Minister Paul Keating on Triple J. Catterns went on to host Triple J’s drive program before joining ABC Local Radio, where she presented the evening program across Australia (from the ABC Studios in Lismore, one of her favorite places on the NSW north coast).
Catterns freelanced in between full-time radio gigs, and she was the “voice of the Olympics” at Sydney Olympic Park during the Summer Olympics in 2000. Catterns was also the location announcer for the Sydney Olympic Gymnastics competition in the Superdome in 2000.
Angela Catterns ABC
During the 1980s, Catterns joined the ABC youth organization, Triple J, as maker and afterward moderator of the morning show for the then Sydney-just radio broadcast. She presented mornings on 2SM after a brief stint on commercial radio at Triple J.
Yet again in 2001, Catterns got back to the ABC, this chance to ABC Nearby Radio, or what she alludes to as “the adult ABC”. Catterns took over as the breakfast host on 702 ABC Sydney and went on to become the most popular breakfast host in Sydney in the December 2004 ratings survey, briefly eclipsing the well-known Alan Jones from 2GB.
As one article at the time put it, Catterns was offering something else to the predominant 2GB and 2UE breakfast shows, and engaged a more youthful segment of 30-to 59-year-olds: ” 702’s blend of warm, keen Sydney talk and great music, continuous by promoting and folded over a strong review of ABC news and current undertakings, is a hard mix to beat”. The KNIT IN was conceived and initiated in 2001 by Catterns and ABC Local Radio’s marketing department. Catterns had been talking about knitting on her breakfast show because she was making scarves for her father and daughter. The KNIT IN grew to become an annual event in which the station encourages knitters and crafters to support the charity Wrap with Love’s pledge to provide warm wraps for people who are experiencing extreme cold as a result of this.
After hosting breakfast radio for more than four years, Catterns left ABC 702 in June 2005. After two months she joined Sydney’s FM station Vega 95.3 as the morning meal moderator. Catterns announced her departure from Vega 95.3 in October 2007, two years after the station’s ratings period ended on November 24.
In 2006, Catterns hosted the first AIR Awards. Catterns has been collaborating with Wendy Harmer, a former coworker and friend from Vega. The duo created a number of podcast series, including “Is it Just Me?” “In the Loop” and “It’s New to Me” Catterns and Harmer collaborated to present the Breakfast Show on 702 ABC Sydney in the summers of 2009, 2010, and 2011.
In a Sydney Morning Herald article, Harmer said of the two working together: ” That chuckle! Well, that laugh is adored by everyone in Sydney; Ange teaches me to listen. Her perspective on the world is sincere, challenging, and upbeat. Therefore, I decided to collaborate with this woman!” Catterns shared the following sentiment in the same article: We’re almost certainly the first two women to share early morning duties (on Australian radio). It’s some of the most enjoyable and rewarding work I’ve ever done. Wendy makes me own up to things I’ve been excessively modest or humiliated to discuss. I’ve discovered that I can’t lie to Wendy for some reason!”
She left the microphone in 2011 and worked as the Program Director at 774 ABC Melbourne for several months. In January 2014, Catterns joined 2UE as a moderator of the Morning Show. She stayed with the station until Fairfax Radio converged with Macquarie Radio.
Catterns will return to ABC Local Radio in April 2020 to host Saturday Breakfast on ABC North Coast, which is based in Lismore. She also launched a national Sunday Afternoon show at the same time.
Catterns continues to work for herself as a well-known voice over artist, interviewer, and presenter. She also provides her clients with her experience as an events MC, hosting proceedings for numerous conferences, corporate events, and charity fund-raisers. She currently is working on a collection of career-related memoirs in addition to writing short stories and occasional feature articles. Additionally, she is an independent podcast producer. The Sydney Opera House’s voice, Catterns, gently persuades visitors to take their seats.
