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Libbi Gorr
PrintLibbi Gorr is one of Australia's finest live hosts and broadcasters. Warm, witty and smart, she has an exceptional ability to entertain, inspire, challenge and motivate, bringing a unique blend of journalism and humorous observation to all her work.
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Testimonials for Libbi Gorr
A fantastic MC - really good at balancing warmth and sincerity with humour.
Museums and Galleries NSW
Libbi performed excellently. Preparation exemplary, Libbi was everything I had anticipated and more.
Rothworx Professional Development Events
Thank you for another raucously entertaining and uniquely insightful talk - characteristically witty, intelligent and highly entertaining. It’s such a pleasure to work with you.
Art Gallery of New South Wales
Libbi was terrific. Moree certainly knows she was here, as the women haven’t stopped raving about her! She hit the nail on the head for a lot of women …She is a very interesting in-depth person who is very knowledgeable and it shows.
NSW Department of Housing
“Libbi MC’d our industry award presentation dinner and she did an outstanding job. She was the best MC we have ever had and just went with whatever we threw at her. Nothing was too much trouble and last minute changes were taken in her stride. Libbi you really went above and beyond without much help from us I'm sorry to say! I think you can now add Auctioneer Extraordinaire to your repertoire - you rocked it! Thank you Libbi for a wonderful job, we have had many compliments on your performance.”
Construction Industry
Libbi is the ultimate professional. She made it her business to understand the audience and us. Her content was appropriate and made the evening run smoothly. Most importantly she was very, very funny.”
Ben Davis, Secretary, Australian Workers’ Union, Victorian Branch
“Thanks to Libbi for another fabulous job. She really is the true professional who handles everything put in front of her with poise and sassy good humour. She really brought out the best in less confident presenters and award recipients allowing them to shine. I do hope I have the opportunity to work with Libbi again.”
Amanda Dale, Event Organizer National Association for Women In Construction
Fee Range: $5001 to $10000
Libbi Gorr's Biography
Libbi Gorr is one of Australia’s most loved, award-winning radio and television broadcasters, humourist, writer, documentary maker and entertainer.
Libbi’s incredible and varied media and show biz career spans over 30 years both here at home and internationally. Bursting into the spotlight as 90’s It Girl Elle McFeast, Libbi is known for her bold, assured storytelling and endless curiosity about people.
Libbi is one of Australia’s most sought after celebrity MCs.
As an MC Libbi knows people - from her years as a talkback radio ( ABC RADIO ) and live TV host. She can keep order and the show on the road whilst entertaining and honouring the event. A ringmaster extraordinaire, few hold a flame to Libbi’s skills as a live host able to negotiate any situation. Her connection with an audience is authentic, inclusive and secure. She is one of the most experienced celebrity MC’s in Australia today having hosted hundreds of events, conferences and awards shows.
Libbi also brings her acclaimed skills in interviewing and facilitation making her one of the most adept and broadranging hosts in the country.
Excitingly Libbi’s award winning and iconic TV portfolio still lives inside Australian hearts: Live and Sweaty, McFeast, Breasts, Sex Guys and Videotape, My Big Bottom, The Whitlam Dismissal (all ABC), What Women Want (Channel 10) and The IF Awards (SBS).
Libbi graduated from Melbourne University Law School in 1987 and in recent years she has studied fine arts and philosophy. She is currently studying for her Masters in Law at Melbourne University.
Libbi has written two books Mummy Manners (an etiquette guide for managing other children's mothers and assorted Mummy dilemmas) 2011 and the Bedtime Poem for Edible Children, 2012. She is a regular columnist with the food and wine magazine Selector and is a regular guest commentator on programs such as Studio 10 and The Project.
Libbi is quick on her feet and thoroughly professional. She fashions her presentation around client needs and culture.
Be it host MC or keynote speaker; you will have laughter and life when Libbi joins your event team.
As a speaker Libbi delivers highly entertaining and engaging keynote speeches and after dinner talks about carving her unique life through show biz and a woman in comedy.
Her keynote centres around her experience as 90’s Australian and international screen It Girl “Elle McFeast” – a parody of beauty and power in the Country at that time. She talks about taking informed and creative risks to succeed in life and what it really means to have it all. Her Keynote is jam packed with insider stories from an extraordinary life in the limelight and what it takes to survive in the cutthroat world of show biz.
Speaking Topics Include
Carving a unique life through show biz and a woman in comedy
Mummy Matters – for school events (parent focussed)
(available as either 35 – 40 minute keynote or facilitated panel)
Based on Libbi’s hilarious book “Mummy Matters: An Etiquette Guide for Dealing With Other Children’s Mothers and assorted dilemmas”. Libbi has developed a FANTASTICALLY hilarious keynote for adult school communities, perfect for breakfasts or keynotes at Gala events, focussed on the shock and delight of parenting and negotiating your role in your child’s life. She regales you with tales from extreme parent zone with witty observations & razor sharp humour, all wrapped up in the common ground of love.
What will audiences experience?
A sense of community
Laughter
Shared experience
Encouragement to network and build strong bonds between parents.