Zan Rowe

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Susanna "Zan" Rowe is an Australian radio and television presenter. Rowe is regular presenter on ABC digital radio station Double J and host of the podcast and television series Take 5. Rowe is an industry adjunct associate professor at RMIT University.

Early life and education

Susanna Rowe (later nicknamed "Zan")[1] grew up in Melbourne.[2]

She attended RMIT University, majoring in radio and cinema.[2]

Career

Radio and podcasts

Rowe started out at SRA FM in 1996 (now SYN Radio) on a show called Run with the Hunted, before moving to the Monday drive shift on 3RRR 102.7FM presenting Transit Lounge from 2002–2004.[citation needed]

In 2005, she joined Triple J as weekend lunch host.[2] In 2006, she became host of Mornings on Triple J, broadcasting weekdays between 9am and 12 noon[citation needed]

On 4 December 2017, Rowe announced she would be leaving Triple J and joining digital radio network Double J.[3][4] In 2018 she started at Double J as host of the Mornings show.[5]

The show is the home of her flagship feature and podcast, Take 5. The segment has featured many guests over the years, including Paul McCartney, Damon Albarn, Kylie Minogue, Tori Amos and Peter Garrett.[6][7][8]

Rowe began the podcast Bang On with Myf Warhurst in March 2017.[9] The podcast went on hiatus in November 2024.[10] Rowe and Warhurst won Best Host for Bang On at the Australian Podcast Awards in 2024.[11]

On 9 December 2025, Rowe announced that she would step down from hosting Friday Mornings on Double J, concluding more than two decades of broadcasting with the ABC’s youth and digital music networks.[12] Her final program was scheduled for 12 December 2025, featuring a special two-hour farewell broadcast.

Television

In 2009, Rowe joined music presenter Richard Kingsmill in presenting a special edition of Rage, Triple J Hottest 100 of All Time, broadcast over two nights on the weekend of Friday 7 August 2009.[13]

In 2015–2016, Rowe presented The Critics for ABC iview, a program on screen culture.[2]

In 2017, Rowe was announced as one of the panelists for ABC TV's new screen review show Screen Time, hosted by Chris Taylor.

In 2017, Rowe and Charlie Pickering began hosting the New Year's Eve countdown show on the ABC.[14][15]

Rowe presents a weekly music news segment on News Breakfast. After a decade presenting the segment, Rowe resigned from the role in 2024,[16] replaced by Triple J announcers Lucy Smith and Sosefina Fuamoli.[17]

She has also hosted various other programs on the ABC, including Double J,[18][19] as well as written for the ABC about the Australian musical industry.[20] In 2020, Rowe co-hosted weekly music program The Sound on the ABC. Rowe was one of the hosts of the ABC's 90th birthday celebration in 2022,[21][22] alongside Tony Armstrong, and Craig Reucassel.[23] In 2025 she appeared as a contestant on Claire Hooper's House of Games.[24]

Rowe hosts Take 5 with Zan Rowe, a television version of her Double J radio segment and podcast, which premiered in September 2022.[7] A second series premiered on 8 October 2023,[25][26] and the third on 1 October 2024. Series 3 guests were Dannii Minogue, Bill Bailey, Claudia Karvan, Neil Finn, Bernard Fanning, and Casey Donovan.[27] Rowe's comfortable style has been celebrated by industry[28] and artists alike, with Bernard Fanning calling her "our beloved 21st Century Molly Meldrum".[29]

Academia

As of 2025 Rowe is an industry adjunct associate professor at RMIT University.[30]

References

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  1. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Agreement with Susanna Rowe for DJ performance by Zan Rowe at Beck's Festival Bar, Hyde Park". City of Sydney Archives. 13 January 2010. Archived from the original on 11 November 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Smith, Joseph (28 April 2017). "Zan Rowe: The Most Powerful Woman In Australian Music". Stoney Roads. Archived from the original on 26 September 2022. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  3. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Zan Rowe is joining Double J in 2018 !". Double J. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  4. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Reid, Poppy (3 December 2017). "triple j's Zan Rowe moves to Double J". The Music Network. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
  5. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Zan Rowe is joining Double J in 2018 !". Double J. 4 December 2017. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  6. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Here's what happened when Zan Rowe asked Keith Urban to nominate five songs that shaped him". ABC News. 24 September 2022. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  7. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Wigney, James (23 September 2022). "Zan Rowe reveals how Guy Pearce, Keith Urban, Missy Higgins bared souls on Take 5 TV show". Herald Sun. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  8. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Take 5 with Zan Rowe". ABC listen. 15 October 2024. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  9. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Elphick, Nicole (7 November 2017). "Zan Rowe and Myf Warhurst had to 'unlearn radio skills' for podcast Bang On". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  10. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Seyderhelm, Jennifer (12 November 2024). "Myf Warhurst and Zan Rowe take a Bang On break". RadioInfo Australia. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
  11. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Podcast Week: 2024 Australian Podcast Award Winners". www.mediaweek.com.au. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
  12. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Varvaris, Mary. "Zan Rowe Shares Post Ahead Of Final Friday Mornings Radio Show". The Music. Retrieved 9 December 2025.
  13. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."rage : guests and specials : archive". ABC. Retrieved 12 March 2010.
  14. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Mediaweek (4 December 2018). "ABC New Year's Eve 2018: Rove early, Charlie & Zan late". Mediaweek. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  15. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Cronin, Seanna (28 December 2018). "Ring in the New Year with musical firsts". Northern Star. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  16. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Varvaris, Mary. "Zan Rowe Exits ABC TV News Breakfast". The Music. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
  17. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Varvaris, Mary. "Lucy Smith & Sosefina Fuamoli To Present Music Program On 'ABC News Breakfast'". The Music. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
  18. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Condon, Dan (9 June 2022). "When Faith No More reformed, kindness became their unexpected secret weapon". Double J. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  19. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Zan Rowe's Take 5 is set to become a TV show". Double J. 26 May 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  20. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."The dealmakers who got Amy Schumer on an Australian stage in 5 days". ABC News. 10 October 2018. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  21. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."ABC 90 Celebrate!". ABC iview. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
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  23. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Perry, Kevin (15 June 2022). "ABC reveals impressive cast list for 90th Birthday LIVE celebration". TV Blackbox. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  24. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Claire Hooper's House Of Games: Series 1". iview.abc.net.au. Retrieved 26 June 2025.[permanent dead link]
  25. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Boland, Bray (11 September 2023). "Take 5 with Zan Rowe returns for a second season". Radio Today. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  26. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Perry, Kevin (9 October 2023). "Noel Gallagher kicks off Take 5 With Zan Rowe, Season 2". TV Blackbox. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  27. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Varvaris, Mary (3 September 2024). "Take 5 With Zan Rowe Reveals New Season Guest Line-up". The Music. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  28. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Green, Stephen. "Why Zan Rowe's Take 5 Is What The Music Industry Needs Right Now". The Music. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
  29. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Fanning, Bernard. "I had the great pleasure of being interviewed by Zan Rowe".
  30. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Zan Rowe". RMIT. Retrieved 9 March 2025.

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