How Old Is Jana Wendt?

Jana Wendt is an Australian Gold Logie award-winning television journalist, reporter and writer.

Is the newsreader based on Jana Wendt?

Creator Michael Lucas is adamant the characters are completely fictional, though he spent hundreds of hours interviewing journalists and newsreaders who were around in the era. “People are calling it the Jana Wendt story, but it really isn't,” he says.

What does Jana Wendt do now?

Once the nation's highest-paid television personality, Jana Wendt is relishing her new life as a writer. ... When Jana Wendt was the host of the Nine Network's program, which was at the time one of Australia's most respected current affairs shows, she bumped into a colleague in Sydney's CBD.