Ray Martin's heartbreak as high-profile figure who shook up Australia's TV industry dies: Reeling news icon issues powerful tribute By Steve Jackson and Daniel Piotrowski for Daily Mail Australia Published: 06:18, 7 August 2024 | Updated: 06:19, 7 August 2024 e-mail View comments Ray Martin has issued a powerful tribute to Jane Hansen - a former A Current Affair reporter who was famously among the first to lift the lid on the 'despicable blokey culture' in the commercial TV world. Hansen, aged in her 50s, died on Tuesday evening following a near two-year battle against an aggressive brain tumour, with TV icon Martin telling Daily Mail Australia he was 'shocked and saddened' by her passing. The pair worked together in the heyday of the Nine Network mainstay.
'Jane Hansen gave journalism a good name,' he said. 'She was formidable, energetic and ethical. 'She fought relentlessly for the underdog and the disadvantaged - especially women and Indigenous Australians.
'Jane was smart, funny and a reliable friend. We'll miss her pursuit of excellence, as she tried to keep the bastards honest.' Hansen a pioneering female television journalist and war correspondent who reported from some of the most dangerous places on the planet – passed away on the Gold Coast about 11.
40pm last night, surrounded by loved ones. Despite fighting an aggressive glioblastoma, a type of brain cancer , Hansen's family said she never lost her revered tenacity and determination to see the good in the worst o.