When you google Cathie Schnitzerling, you’ll be met with some remarkable career statistics. Not only was she Landline’s first-ever presenter in 1991 and the current Executive Producer of the show, but she is also an award-winning writer, producer, and media executive. Her career has taken her to Sydney, to Melbourne and to Brisbane. She’s worked across radio, TV and documentaries. But at the heart of everything she does is her love of the land and the love of her two kids who she raised as a single mum. 20 years ago, Cathie returned home from a work trip with her two-year-old son to find her husband dead. It was a shock, and a part of her journey that she very matter-of-factly reflects on in our chat, but it was this loss, along with her children that drove her forward. What Cathie did next is nothing short of remarkable. She raised her two kids as a single mum, climbed the career ladder and even got qualifications from Harvard Business School. As she says, she went full throttle on her career and motherhood. But not without burnout. Cathie recently fulfilled a long-held dream and relocated from Brisbane to a small farm in the Darling Downs two hours from the city, where she is learning to raise cows, chickens and guinea fowl. I’m grateful I met Cathie in person last year… while 10,000 feet up in the sky together. This is her story. 

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