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Tracy Grimshaw has recalled the early days of her career as she celebrates 40 years at Channel Nine.
The 61-year-old told 9Now on Thursday how she landed a job at the network after two years of newspaper experience.
'The first story I ever shot in television didn't go to air. But it was an interview which proved to be quite prophetic on a long-term basis,' Tracey revealed.
'You don't last 40 years on luck': Tracy Grimshaw (pictured) has recalled the early days of her career as she celebrates 40 years at Nine
One week after starting the job she was asked to shoot an interview with the editor of Debrett's Peerage, a magazine in the UK.
Tracy continued: 'When I started, I realised how much work I had to do and how hard I had to work to be good enough to justify them having the faith in me.
'You don't last 40 years on luck, but you also don't stay 40 years unless you love it.'
Tracy started her career with Channel Nine in 1981 as a news reporter.
She hosted Today with Steve
