LIBBI GORR

BROADCASTER, WRITER, PRESENTER, TRAILBLAZER

Libbi Gorr is one of Australia's most distinctive broadcasters, renowned for her warmth, wit, and incisive intelligence. With a career spanning television, radio, podcasting, and live stage, Libbi’s unique blend of journalism, humour, and sharp insight has entertained, inspired, and challenged audiences for over three decades.

She is the creator and host of Red Card for Mummy, a popular podcast that tells candid, hilarious, and compelling soccer stories connecting Australia to the global game. Soccer is the biggest participation sport in Australia and The Matildas /Socceroos hype is only growing.As Libbi says: “If you know the stories, you belong to the tribe.”

In 2023, Libbi was a central figure in the launch of DISRUPT RADIO, a pioneering digital platform broadcasting business and entrepreneurship as entertainment across Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, and nationally online. As host of Enterprise Breakfast, she helped shape a progressive new talk format for Australian audiences, exploring leadership, innovation, and social change.

Libbi was also featured in an acclaimed episode of ABC’s Australian Story, revisiting the infamous Chopper Read interview that saw her "cancelled" long before the term existed, and with this episode once again topped the nights ratings.

Her live hosting credentials are equally impressive. In recent years, she’s shared the stage with Dr. Michael Mosley and Dr. Clare Bailey in sold-out shows across Australia and New Zealand on health and wellness, and led Bold Conversations at Melbourne’s Malthouse Outdoor Theatre—live discussions under the stars tackling contemporary social issues with humour, diversity and depth.

Libbi first captured the national spotlight as her alter ego Elle McFeast in the early 1990s, alongside Andrew Denton on Live and Sweaty. She made history as Australia’s first female solo late-night TV host, going on to create and host McFeast: Live from the Bowels of Parliament House, and produce a suite of acclaimed programs including Breasts, Sex, Guys & Videotape, The Whitlam Dismissal (ABC), What Women Want (Channel 10), and The IF Awards (SBS).

Her post-McFeast career has spanned television, print, and radio. On ABC Radio Melbourne & Victoria, Libbi anchored This Weekend Life, engaging listeners with a mix of current affairs, wellbeing, relationships, and cultural commentary—always handled with heart, humour, and insight.

During the pandemic, Libbi became a regular voice on the BBC, appearing on BBC Breakfast, BBC World News, Good Morning Scotland, and The Jeremy Vine Show on BBC Two. Her insights have helped connect global audiences with the Australian experience, particularly during pivotal moments in recent history.

Libbi has also contributed extensively to ABC News, including current affairs program 7.30 and the Remote Communities Program, with powerful reporting from the Northern Territory.

A graduate of Melbourne Law School, Libbi has also studied fine arts and philosophy. She’s the author of two books: Mummy Manners (HarperCollins, 2011), a witty etiquette guide for navigating motherhood, and Bedtime Poems for Edible Children (2012), a cheeky collection of poems for grown-ups and their little ones.

Libbi Gorr continues to be a bold and agile voice in Australian media—equally at ease with humour, pathos, empathy and gravitas. She brings vision, versatility, and integrity to everything she touches, from hard-hitting journalism to light-hearted live events. A true trailblazer, her work reflects the times we live in, while offering fresh perspective, connection, and hope.