Chris Bendall

To kick off season three of The Experts podcast we have a chat with the former Channel Ten Executive Producer of The Project Chris Bendall. Episode 4504 of The Project aired on June 27, 2025 and it was the last after running for the last sixteen years. What happened in the end? Was it a surprise that The Project finished so quickly? What made this show like no other? Chris is a media professional and a natural storyteller. He shares the special moments behind the scenes that you do not get to see on TV. The family-like connection with Waleed Aly, Carrie Bickmore, Lisa Wilkinson, and the absolute joy each Tuesday when Kate Langbroek joined the desk. We get a chance to look back at the best of times, the worst of times, the moments that generated great interest and the stories that made a great difference to so many. The impact, the connection with audience, the digital assets, the very art of ‘delivering news differently’. Chris is a realist and states that there will never be a show like it but still holds hope for another role in TV. He loves the medium and the differences that a platform like TV can make. Chris was a regular at Melbourne #MeetTheMedia over the last ten years and he even travelled to Sydney and Brisbane to help educate and inform audiences on what The Project was looking for. We at Media Stable wish Chris the best of luck and we know that the calibre and the media professional that he is will not leave him on the shelf for long.