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Zan Rowe
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Susanna Rowe
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| Other names | Zan |
| Occupation | Radio and television presenter |
| Employer | Australian Broadcasting Corporation |
Susanna "Zan" Rowe is an Australian radio and television presenter. As of 2022[update] she works for ABC digital radio station Double J.
Early life and education
Susanna Rowe (later nicknamed "Zan") grew up in Melbourne.
She attended RMIT University, majoring in radio and cinema.
Career
Radio and podcasts
Rowe started out at SRA FM in 1996 (now SYN Radio) on a show called Run with the Hunted, before moving to the Monday drive shift on 3RRR 102.7FM presenting Transit Lounge from 2002–2004.
In 2005, she joined Triple J as weekend lunch host. In 2006, she became host of Mornings on Triple J, broadcasting weekdays between 9am and 12pm.
On 4 December 2017, Rowe announced she would be leaving Triple J and joining digital radio network Double J. In 2018 she started at Double J as host of the Mornings show.
The show is the home of her flagship feature and podcast, Take 5. The segment has featured many guests over the years, including Paul McCartney, Damon Albarn, Kylie Minogue, Tori Amos and Peter Garrett.
Rowe began the podcast Bang On with Myf Warhurst in March 2017. The podcast went on hiatus in November 2024.
Television
In 2009, Rowe joined music presenter Richard Kingsmill in presenting a special edition of Rage, Triple J Hottest 100 of All Time, broadcast over two nights on the weekend of Friday 7 August 2009.
In 2015–2016, Rowe presented The Critics for ABC iview, a program on screen culture.
In 2017, Rowe was announced as one of the panellists for ABC TV's new screen review show Screen Time, hosted by Chris Taylor.
In 2017, Rowe and Charlie Pickering began hosting the New Year's Eve countdown show on the ABC.
Rowe presents a weekly music news segment on News Breakfast. After a decade presenting the segment, Rowe will depart the show at the end of 2024.
She has also hosted various other programs on the ABC, including Double J, as well as written for the ABC about the Australian musical industry. In 2020, Rowe co-hosted weekly music program The Sound on the ABC. Rowe was one of the hosts of the ABC's 90th birthday celebration in 2022, alongside Tony Armstrong, and Craig Reucassel.
Rowe hosts Take 5 with Zan Rowe, a television version of her Double J radio segment and podcast, which premiered in September 2022. A second series premiered from 8 October 2023, and the third on 1 October 2024. Series 3 guests were Dannii Minogue, Bill Bailey, Claudia Karvan, Neil Finn, Bernard Fanning, and Casey Donovan.
