Helen Razer is a Melbourne-born and Canberra-raised radio presenter and writer.
15 Facts About Helen Razer
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Helen Razer is the author of four non-fiction books and a columnist with the Australian version of The Big Issue, Melbourne newspaper The Age and contributor to the monthly magazine Cherrie and weekly newspaper The Saturday Paper.
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Helen Razer was a radio broadcaster on national Australian youth station Triple J from 1990 to 1998.
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Helen Razer was partnered for most of this time with comedian Mikey Robins on the breakfast program.
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Helen Razer appeared on the Ladies Lounge program with Judith Lucy in the afternoons.
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Helen Razer left after being targeted by a stalker, who had been active for several years and, convinced he was her husband, managed to get into the studio.
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In 2005 Helen Razer was employed as presenter of the Sunday arts program on the 774 ABC Melbourne radio station.
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Helen Razer finally called Berkoff a "curmudgeon" and then cut him off.
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Helen Razer has written feature article and reviews for The Age and the Sydney Morning Herald.
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Helen Razer is a regular contributor to the online Crikey news website and was previously an opinion columnist writing for The Australian newspaper.
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Helen Razer wrote a column for The Big Issue and had a blog called "Bad Hostess", which ran until the mid-2010s.
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Helen Razer said her professional reputation had suffered as a result and there were "hundreds of derogatory references to the exam question and herself on social media after students posted links to the original article".
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Helen Razer was said to be 49, and finding that dating as an older woman can be a frustrating experience.
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Helen Razer contributed an essay to the book A Secret Australia: Revealed by the WikiLeaks Exposes which was published in December 2020.
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Helen Razer has been critical of some approaches to mental health awareness.