Kat McGuffie to depart ABC Classic and Jazz after a decade of leadership
By Abdul Nishad in Media News on Thursday, 07th November 2024 at 3:51pmKat McGuffie, the manager of ABC Classic and Jazz, has announced her departure from the ABC later this month after over ten years, a press release from the organisation stated.
Joining the ABC in 2013 as a Live Music Producer for ABC Classic in Adelaide, McGuffie later moved to Melbourne and advanced through various roles, including content director and executive producer, before becoming the manager in 2022.
During her tenure, she spearheaded initiatives to attract new audiences to classical music, producing acclaimed projects like Clarke’s Classics, which won an ARIA Award for Best Comedy Release, and The Classic Road Trip, a journey through regional Australia co-hosted by Greta Bradman and Russell Torrance. McGuffie also developed popular specialist programs such as Duet, Passenge...
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