Tracey Spicer
An Australian broadcaster who transformed from a trusted newsreader into a formidable force for gender equity and accountability in media.
Born 1967 (age 59)·Australian journalist·Birthday: June 25·Generation X
Biography
Tracey Spicer's face was a fixture in Australian living rooms for decades, delivering the evening news with a calm authority. But behind the camera-ready smile, she was cataloging the industry's ingrained inequalities. Her pivot from presenter to activist was not a gentle career shift but a seismic one, ignited by her own experiences and a growing fury at systemic sexism. Spicer became the public spearhead for the 'Nowhere Girl' campaign, using her platform and investigative tenacity to expose allegations of harassment and abuse within media organizations. Her bestselling memoir, 'The Good Girl Stripped Bare,' peeled back the glossy veneer of television, offering a raw account of the pressures on women in the public eye. Today, she operates less from a news desk and more from the front lines of social change, her voice sharper and more vital than ever.
Generation X
1965–1980
The latchkey kids. Raised during divorce, recession, and the end of the Cold War. Skeptical, self-reliant, media-literate. They invented indie culture, grunge, and the early internet — then watched the Boomers take credit.
Tracey was born in 1967, placing them squarely in the Generation X. The events that shaped this generation — economic uncertainty, the end of the Cold War, and the rise of personal computing — shaped the world they entered and the choices available to them.
#1 When Tracey Was Born
The biggest hits of 1967
#1 Movie
The Jungle Book
Best Picture
In the Heat of the Night
#1 TV Show
The Andy Griffith Show
Tracey's Life & Times
The world at every milestone
1967Born
Summer of Love in San Francisco; first Super Bowl
Gas: $0.33/galHome: $14,250Min wage: $1.40/hrPresident: Lyndon B. Johnson"To Sir, with Love" — LuluBest Picture: In the Heat of the Night
1972Started school
Watergate break-in; last Apollo Moon mission
Gas: $0.36/galHome: $19,550Min wage: $1.60/hrPresident: Richard Nixon"The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" — Roberta FlackBest Picture: The Godfather
1980Became a teenager
John Lennon shot and killed in New York
Gas: $1.19/galHome: $47,200Min wage: $3.10/hrPresident: Jimmy Carter"Call Me" — BlondieBest Picture: Ordinary People
1983Could drive
Internet adopts TCP/IP, creating the modern internet
Gas: $1.16/galHome: $57,700Min wage: $3.35/hrPresident: Ronald Reagan"Every Breath You Take" — The PoliceBest Picture: Terms of Endearment
1985Could vote
Live Aid concerts raise money for Ethiopian famine
Gas: $1.12/galHome: $62,900Min wage: $3.35/hrPresident: Ronald Reagan"Careless Whisper" — Wham!Best Picture: Out of Africa
1988Turned 21
Pan Am Flight 103 bombed over Lockerbie
Gas: $0.90/galHome: $74,800Min wage: $3.35/hrPresident: Ronald Reagan"Faith" — George MichaelBest Picture: Rain Man
1997Turned 30
Princess Diana dies in Paris car crash; Harry Potter published
Gas: $1.23/galHome: $104,100Min wage: $5.15/hrPresident: Bill Clinton"Candle in the Wind 1997" — Elton JohnBest Picture: Titanic
2007Turned 40
iPhone released; Great Recession begins
Gas: $2.80/galHome: $172,600Min wage: $5.85/hrPresident: George W. Bush"Irreplaceable" — BeyonceBest Picture: No Country for Old Men
2017Turned 50
#MeToo movement; solar eclipse crosses the US
Gas: $2.42/galHome: $195,000Min wage: $7.25/hrPresident: Donald Trump"Shape of You" — Ed SheeranBest Picture: The Shape of Water
2026Age 59 today
Gas: $3.91/galPresident: Donald Trump
Key Achievements
- Awarded a Walkley Award, Australia's highest journalism honor, for her impactful reporting.
- Appointed a Member of the Order of Australia for significant service to broadcast media and journalism.
- Authored the critically acclaimed memoir 'The Good Girl Stripped Bare'.
- Played a leading role in high-profile campaigns addressing sexual harassment in the Australian media industry.
Did You Know?
She was famously dismissed from a newsreading role via email while on maternity leave in 2006.
Spicer is a qualified yoga teacher.
She delivered a widely viewed TEDx talk titled 'The Lady Stripped Bare'.
“I will not be the good girl anymore.”
