Sarah Macdonald

Sarah Macdonald (born 1966) is an Australian journalist, author and former radio presenter, and has been associated with several ABC radio programs, including Triple J, ABC Radio Sydney and Radio National. She is also known for her book Holy Cow! An Indian Adventure.

Early life and education Macdonald was born at Crown Street Women's Hospital, Sydney in 1966.

She studied psychology at university, before engaging in extensive travel.

Career After completing a cadetship at ABC NewsRadio, Macdonald worked as Triple J's political correspondent in Canberra, later hosting its morning show. She worked on television programs such as Recovery (on air 1996–2000), Race Around the World (1997–1998) and Two Shot.

She has also written for numerous publications, and created and presented the Weekend Nightlife Show. She co-presented an event called "The Full Catastrophe" at the Wheeler Centre in Melbourne with Huntley in June 2018, with guests Maxine McKew, Sami Shah, Libbi Gorr, and Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen.

, Macdonald was presenting Evenings on ABC Radio Sydney. On Media Watch in the week ending 30 November 2024, Paul Barry reported that the decision, made by Ben Latimer, head of audio programming, had been deplored by Ray Hadley, who called Macdonald a "quality broadcaster".

Personal life Mcdonald is married to journalist Jonathan Harley, whom she met in the 1990s. He worked on ABC's The 7:30 Report in 2005, when she was working on breakfast radio, at which time they had two children under three years old.

with Cathy Wilcox