Naomi is a senior communications consultant and an award-winning journalist and producer with 25 years’ experience. She has worked with leading advisory firms, including John Connolly & Partners. She currently works freelance at Channel 10, producing for 10 NEWS+, its 6pm national news and current affairs program.
She spent six years as a producer and journalist on 60 Minutes, the Nine Network’s flagship current affairs program. Her stories covered corporate scandals such as Theranos, criminal and legal proceedings, consumer issues, human interest and celebrity features, including documenting the band KISS’ tour. She has worked with respected, award-winning journalists Adele Ferguson, Tara Brown, Liz Hayes and the late Mike Willesee.
In 2023, Naomi and reporter Tara Brown won the Kennedy Award for Excellence in Journalism for their 60 Minutes story ‘Falsely Accused’.
Naomi spent 11 years at Channel 7 in news and current affairs, serving as chief of staff in its Sydney newsroom and as a producer on Today Tonight and Sunday Night. She also produced features and Mundine Means Business on Sky News Australia, as well as the ABC’s final Book Club special.
Her career began in the 1990s with high school work experience at Perth talkback radio station 6PR 882. Three years later, she was producing news programs at the station. After moving to Sydney, she worked on the Ray Hadley Morning Show and the Drive program with Philip Clark before producing Vega Radio 95.3FM’s breakfast show.
Naomi recently graduated with a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from Macquarie University, where she was a graduate speaker. She has just completed her practical legal training at the College of Law and is awaiting admission as a solicitor.
She worked for two and a half years as Legal Affairs Strategist at BlackBay Lawyers, a leading litigation firm in Australia. In this combined paralegal and communications role, she worked extensively on litigation matters, assisting clients with media relations, reputation management and crisis communications.
