Mandi Wicks

Mandi Wicks is the Director of News and Current Affairs.

Prior to this, Mandi was the Director of SBS’s Audio and Language Content for almost a decade. This included overseeing SBS Radio’s 68 language services, including SBS Arabic24, and three music channels - SBS PopAsia, SBS PopDesi and SBS Chill.

She has more than 30 years’ experience in the media industry, working at four of Australia’s leading networks (SBS, Macquarie Media, Southern Cross Austereo and Nova Entertainment) and is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Mandi oversees a team of journalists delivering news and current affairs on television, online, via audio and social media, with trusted content such as SBS World News, Insight, Dateline, The Feed digital and Small Business Secrets.
Her team also delivers SBS News in Mandarin and Arabic and SBS WorldWatch – a free to air TV channel broadcasting international news in more than 35 languages.