Tracy Grimshaw turns 50

Tracy Grimshaw began her career in journalism in 1981 when she joined the Channel Nine Melbourne newsroom.

During 1987 to 1989 Tracy presented Nine’s national 11.30am half-hour news bulletin and worked for A Current Affair – Summer Edition.

In 1996 Grimshaw became co-host of Today with Steve Liebmann and remained in the role for the next nine years.

Tracy was the host of Channel Nine’s live coverage of the rescue of Stuart Diver in Thredbo. Following an extended edition of the Today show she hosted the non-stop coverage and finished six hours later just before Stuart was recovered from the rubble.

You very rarely see Tracy on the red carpet, but when she does attend event she does it in style.

In her time Tracy has interviewed close to 14,000 people including prime ministers, world leaders, movie stars, sports stars and everyday people in the news. Her gig on A Current Affair has provided with some of the most entertaining and controversial interviews of her career.

Tracy was the only journalist who sat down with Matthew Johns and his wife following the NRL sex scandal.

She also interviewed UK chef Gordon Ramsay who turned on Tracy during an interview sparking world-wide controversy over his behaviour and treatment of women in the media.