Q and A with Star News Group cadet journalist Jonty Ralphsmith

New Cadet Journalist Jonty Ralphsmith is excited to join the Star News Group

Tell us a fun fact about yourself?

I am named after South African cricketer Jonty Rhodes

What are you most passionate about?

Environmental sustainability and seeing Collingwood and the Australian cricket team go well

What do you love about what you do?

Being in the know and communicating that information fairly and efficiently to the general public

What is your experience in the industry?

I volunteered in the media department for multiple years at the Frankston Dolphins (VFL), The Inner Sanctum sports media site throughout 2020-21 and at Sandringham Dragons during 2021.

What would your last meal be?

Smoked trout with roast veggies and a Somersby Cider

What was your favourite subject at school?

Global Politics and Legal Studies

What event past or present would you like to witness?

2000 Sydney Olympics

Which five guests, dead or alive, would you invite to dinner?

Greta Thunberg, Craig Reucassel, Nick Kyrgios, Glenn Maxwell, Emma Murray

What are you currently reading?

With the Falling of the Dusk by Stan Grant

What is your dream holiday destination?

South America

What were you like as a kid?

I still am a kid by some people’s metrics! But probably inquisitive and sporty

Do you consider yourself an introvert or extrovert?

Depends who you ask