As early as 1929, two Melbourne commercial radio stations, 3UZ and 3DB were conducting experimental mechanical television broadcasts - these were conducted in the early hours of the morning, after the stations had officially closed down. In 1934 Dr Val McDowall at amateur station 4CM Brisbane conducted experiments in electronic television.
Stan Grant is a television news and political journalist, television presenter. A Wiradjuri man, as of 2020 he is the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's International Affairs Analyst, occasional presenter on ABC TV, and Professor of Global Affairs at Griffith University in Queensland.
Vibe Australia is an Aboriginal media, communications and events management agency founded by Gavin Jones in 1993. Located in Darlinghurst, Sydney, New South Wales, they work with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people throughout Australia.
Marn Grook or marngrook, from the Woiwurung language for "ball" or "game", is a traditional Indigenous Australian football game played at gatherings and celebrations by sometimes more than 100 players.
C31 Melbourne is a free-to-air community television channel in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Gilbert McAdam is an Indigenous Australian former Australian rules football player and one of three McAdam brothers to play in the Australian Football League (AFL).
National Indigenous Television (NITV) is an Australian free-to-air television channel that broadcasts programming produced and presented largely by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. It includes the half-hourly nightly NITV News, with programming including other news and current affairs programmes, sports coverage, entertainment for children and adults, films and documentaries covering a range of topics. Its primary audience is Indigenous Australians, but many non-Indigenous people tune in to learn more about the history of and issues affecting the country's First Nations peoples.
Karla Grant is an Australian presenter, producer and journalist for the SBS's national Indigenous current affairs program Living Black, focussing on issues concerning Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities within Australia.
The Antenna Awards is an Australian awards ceremony which recognises outstanding achievements in community television production. First held in 2004, the ceremony is produced by C31 Melbourne, and is broadcast by terrestrial community television stations across Australia.
Auriel Andrew was an Indigenous Australian country musician of the Arrernte people of Central Australia. Andrew was born in Darwin, and grew up in Alice Springs, Northern Territory, leaving for Adelaide, South Australia aged 21 to pursue her music career.
Blackfire were an Australian Indigenous band. They were formed in late 1992 and disbanded in 1999. The original members were Bradley Brown, Selwyn Burns, Kutcha Edwards, Grant Hansen and Kelli McGuinness. They released two albums, A Time to Dream (1994) and the Paul Hester produced Night Vision (1998).
Malarndirri Barbara McCarthy is an Australian politician and former journalist who has been a Senator for the Northern Territory since 2016. She is a member of the Labor Party, and previously served in the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly from 2005 to 2012. She was known as Barbara Anne McCarthy until 2007, when she adopted her current name to honour her deceased mother.
The Marngrook Footy Show was a sport panel show broadcast in Australia. Debuting in 2007, the show aired on NITV, and was previously simulcast on Channel 31 Melbourne.
The 2010 Deadly Awards were hosted by Luke Carroll and Naomi Wenitong at the Sydney Opera House on 27 September 2010. Performers included Archie Roach, Dan Sultan, Christine Anu, Frank Yamma, Ali Mills and the Bangarra Dance Theatre. The Awards program will be broadcast on SBS and SBS Two on 3 and 6 October respectively. The awards event was an annual celebration of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander achievement in music, sport, entertainment and community.
Chris Roe is an Australian broadcaster and journalist.
Alan Thorpe is an Australian rules footballer and a media commentator. He played for Sydney Swans and Footscray in the Australian Football League (AFL) and is a panel member on The Marngrook Footy Show.
The 2013 Deadly Awards were hosted by Luke Carroll and Karla Grant at the Sydney Opera House on 10 September 2013. The Awards program was broadcast nationally on SBS One on 14 September 2013. The awards event was an annual celebration of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander achievement in music, sport, entertainment and community.
First Contact is an Australian reality television documentary series that aired on SBS One, SBS Two and NITV. It documents the journey of six European Australians who are challenged over a period of 28 days about their pre-existing perceptions of Indigenous Australians.
The National Indigenous Human Rights Awards is an annual Australian awards ceremony that recognises the contribution of Indigenous Australians to human rights and social justice. It is the first national Australian award ceremony dedicated solely to Indigenous human rights achievements.
