Hi, I’m Nicky. I’m a journalist and media researcher with two decades of international experience in multimedia journalism, news translation, and higher education.
I began my career with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation as a full-time reporter, producer, and presenter in Sydney and rural Australia. I produced and hosted a daily regional current affairs program for ABC Rural. The role took me through remote areas of the Australian Outback and the Queensland tropics to report on the agricultural and resource sectors, regional communities, natural disaster recovery, and environmental issues. I set up outside broadcasts, conducted live interviews, and filed multimedia content from the road.
Other roles with the ABC included Sydney-based international radio desk producer, radio news reporter, and researcher for a Foreign Correspondent television documentary about the 2008-09 Gaza War.
My reporting aired across ABC NewsRadio, Radio National, Radio Australia, Local Radio, and the national ABC News 24 television channel, and I produced features for ABC Online. I also reported from Mongolia during violent post-election riots, from the U.S. on global food insecurity concerns, and from East Timor on agricultural aid projects and the Dili City of Peace Marathon. My reporting from East Timor was selected as a finalist for the Australian Star Prize for Rural Broadcasting.
Later, I worked as a full-time finance journalist, reporting on equities in German-speaking countries for Dow Jones Newswires, contributing to The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s, and MarketWatch. I subsequently became a freelance journalist, news translator, proofreader, and content producer, and spent four years in Mexico developing fluency in Spanish while gaining teaching experience.
In the US, I teach journalism courses to university students and completed a PhD in Media Research and Practice (Journalism). My research builds directly on my professional experience and focuses on media industries, news literacy and news habits, and how transparency shapes audience perceptions of investigative journalism.
My education includes a Master of International Relations, a Bachelor of Communication and Media Studies/Journalism, accreditation as a German–English translator, and certificates in online course design and digital photography.
Outside of work, I’m a member of the Denver Cinema Club, the Denver Road Runners, and the Denver Press Club. I also enjoy trail running and spending time outdoors. I’ve completed 18 ultramarathons of up to 150 miles, including the Hardrock 100, Bear 100, and Leadville Trail 100, and qualified for and ran the Boston Marathon. I began running after recovering from a serious accident, an experience that gave me a renewed appreciation for mobility and physical health.
Race history:
2023
Run Rabbit Run 50 Mile, trail (USA) – 13:39:17
2017
Hardrock 100 Mile Endurance Run, trail (USA) – 45:35:14
Tarawera 100k, trail (New Zealand) – 14:35:39
2016
Coast to Kosci 240k/150 miles, road mostly/some trail, (Australia) – 39:43:41
Carcoar Cup 60k, road (Australia) – 6:55:36
Blackmores Sydney Marathon, road (Australia) – 4:13:17
Leadville Trail 100 Mile Run, trail (USA) – 28:03:34
Ultra-Trail Australia 100k, trail (Australia) – 15:29:14
Sixfoot Track Marathon 45k, trail (Australia) – 6:48:07
Taupo Length of the Lake 67k, road (New Zealand) – 9:40:28
Tarawera 100k, trail (New Zealand) – 16:43:42
2015
Javelina Jundred 100k, trail (USA) – 20:45:08
The Bear 100 Mile Endurance Run, trail (USA) – 33:37:33
Glow Worm Tunnel Trail Marathon, trail (Australia) – can’t find time, no longer online.
The Miwok 100k Trail Run, trail (USA) – 14:12:54
2014
The North Face Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc CCC 100k, trail (France, Italy, Switzerland) – 25:33:38
The North Face Ultramarathon 100k, trail (Australia) – 18:54:57
2013
Ultima Frontera Ultramarathon 83k, trail/road (Spain) – 13:28:06
Berkeley Trail Adventure Ultramarathon 50k, trail (USA) – 8:06:25
Swiss Alpine Ultramarathon 78k, trail (Switzerland) – 13:38:38
2011
Beirut Marathon, road (Lebanon) – 3:55:53
Athens Marathon, road (Greece) – exact time no longer online, it went okay
Frankfurt Marathon, road (Germany) – 4:12:39
Amsterdam Marathon, road (The Netherlands) – 4:11:58
Boston Marathon, road (USA) – 4:17:03
2010
Muenster Marathon, road (Germany) – 4:02:36
Townsville Running Festival Marathon, road (Australia) – 3:38:38, Boston qualifier at the time
Dili Marathon, road (East Timor) – results no longer online
2009
Yurrebilla 56k, trail (Australia) – DNF
2008
Mongolia Sunrise to Sunset Ultramarathon 100k, trail (Mongolia) – 17:00 hrs
2007
Blackmores Sydney Marathon, road (Australia) – 3:36:18