Selector command in tellraw command does not work

Is this a 1.9 thing, or is my selector in my /tellraw command not working? Here is the code:

/tellraw @p ["",{"text":"[",{selector:"@p"},"]"},{"text":" Woah, this is wierd.","color":"gold"}]

For me, in 1.9 (16w02a), the command is not working. Nothing will appear in chat.

However, when I take out the selector:

/tellraw @p ["",{"text":"[ ]"},{"text":" Woah, this is wierd.","color":"gold"}]

It works fine. Is the way I did the selector for @p wrong?

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How do you use a Tellraw selector?

Tellraw allows for a "selector" part, which takes any selector you want and displays a name. You should do: /tellraw @a {"text":"","color":"blue","extra":[{"selector":"@p"},{"text":" has won the game! "}]}

How do you use the Tellraw command in Minecraft?

How to Enter the Command

Open the Chat Window. The easiest way to run a command in Minecraft is within the chat window.

Type the Command. In this example, we will send a private message to the player called DigMinecraft with the following command: /tellraw DigMinecraft {"text":"Herobrine joined the game","color":"yellow"}

How do you start a new line in Minecraft Tellraw?

While typing a /tellraw command, once you want the line to be skipped there, use \\n (backslash+n).

Minecraft Tellraw Command [1.19] Tutorial

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