SCA appoints Clair Weaver as LiSTNR's head of factual

Executive head of LiSTNR Podcasts Grant Tothill has appointed Clair Weaver to the newly created role of head of factual for LiSTNR.

Weaver's career includes working with 60 Minutes as a producer, 9News Sydney as an investigations editor, The Australian Women’s Weekly as a senior journalist, and, as a reporter for the Sunday Telegraph and London’s Evening Standard.

More recently, as LiSTNR’s investigations editor, Weaver has worked across different areas of the news and information podcast slate.

Tothill said: “Clair’s contributions have been instrumental in the success of The Briefing and her strong understanding of crime reporting and long-form storytelling has contributed to the creation of LiSTNR’s compelling docu-series, including seasons one and two of the highly successful Secrets We Keep.

“Clair is well credentialled to build on the achievements of the teams led by both Melanie Withnall and Jennifer Goggin. I am confident she will provide strong leadership of the newly formed Factual team as LiSTNR continues its investment into a growing sector of the podcast audience landscape, allowing LiSTNR original podcasts to continue to grow the audiences that matter, for improved commercialisation opportunities.”

Reflecting on her new role, Weaver said “I’m really excited to take up the reins as we enter a new chapter in Factual. It is a privilege to have the opportunity to lead a team of such talented, creative and dedicated people, and I’m looking forward to working with them to create excellent podcasts and continue growing our audiences.”

Clair’s appointment is effective immediately and follows the pending departure of head of news and information, Melanie Withnall, and the recent departure of LiSTNR original podcasts head of factual and drama, Jennifer Goggin.

Goggin oversaw the documentary department and the LiSTNR produced The Children in the Pictures podcast series, which won gold in the ‘narrative/documentary podcasts’ category at the 2023 New York Festivals Radio Awards.

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