The voice of Radio 3AW’s senior news and entertainment reporter, Donna Demaio, is something many Melburnians would recognise.

Since 1992, Demaio has been an integral part of the top-rating talkback radio station’s news team.

In this interview she talks about her career, her interviews with some of the world’s most famous people and gives advice to budding journalists.

You can follow Donna Demaio on Twitter: @donnademaio

Giulio Di Giorgio is a third-year Bachelor of Journalism student at La Trobe University and is part of upstart’s editorial team. You can follow him on Twitter: @gdigiorgio