Rae Johnston

Multi-Award Winning STEM Journalist and Broadcaster

About

Rae Johnston is a Wiradyuri and Greek woman who was born and raised on Darug & Gundungurra Country in the Blue Mountains of NSW.

A multi-award-winning journalist with a focus on the geekier side of life, Rae is the radio host of ABC Radio National’s Download This Show, ABC Radio Sydney’s Sunday Mornings (broadcasting state-wide) and iHeartRadio’s Weird Tech podcast. She also travels the country as a TV host on NITV’s Going Places with Ernie Dingo, ABC’s Back Roads and SBS’ The Secret DNA Of Us.

A multi-faceted talent, Rae is a highly experienced voice artist, sought-after MC and keynote speaker, and currently serves on the boards of both the Telstra Foundation and Swinburne University of Technology.