Richard Aedy grew up in Sydney and Canberra. He began his journalistic career in 1988 in New Zealand. He's worked as reporter, producer, executive producer and presenter in three countries, including four years at the BBC in London.

As a journalist, Richard has covered crime, aviation, industrial affairs, science, health, technology, education, economics, epidemiology, indigenous issues, social change and the media. He has made award-winning documentaries in Colombia, East Timor, the United States and the UK. After more than 20 years, he remains interested in everything.

Richard is a former Reuters Foundation Fellow at Oxford, former presenter of The Buzz and he presented Life Matters from 2006 to the end of last year. He is a lifelong media junkie.