Awards
2009 Older People Speak Out (OPSO) National Media and People’s Choice Awards
Winners of the 2009 Older People Speak Out National Media and People’s Choice Awards were announced in Brisbane on 23 November 2009.
National Media Awards
National metropolitan daily, weekend newspaper and newspaper magazine articles:Mark Irving of the West Weekend Magazine for “Village People”.
National regional and suburban newspapers – weekly, bi-weekly and daily:
Toni McRae of the Fraser Coast Chronicle for “Over Bloody Eighty and Bloody Lovin’ it”.
National magazine feature articles:
Shared between Karen Graham of Your Life Choices for “Buckley’s choice” and
Elizabeth Rye of Gladstone News Weekly for “Recipes of Life and Friendship”.
Photography – metropolitan daily newspapers and magazines:
Kate Geraghty of the Sydney Morning Herald for “The Miracle Worker - Dr Catherine Hamlin”.
National photography – regional and suburban newspapers.:
Graham Fisher of the Barossa Herald for “Hearl Hurled”.
National television news:
Petrina Zaphir & Damian Leschke of Channel 9 News for “Dr James Wright” - 3 Stories.
National television public affairs and interviews under 10 minutes:
Ian Henschke of ABC TV SA for “Professor Nordin”.
National television public affairs, documentaries and interviews:
Joint winners - Danny Caretti of Fox Classics for “Roger Moore, Classic Bond” and Roger Carter of ABC TV Australian Story for “When we were racers - Jack Brabham”.
National radio:
Debbie Kalik of 612 ABC Radio Mt Isa region for “Drovers Stories” – a series with outback Australians (seven Programs).
National senior-specific newspaper articles:
Yvonne Natalie Williams of Senior Life for “Graffiti Buster turns mentor”.
Senior’s Newsletters – Presentation and Content:
Combined Pensioners and Superannuants Association of NSW Inc for “The Voice”.
Inter-generational journalism which may be either print, electronic or photo:
Winner of intergenerational – Print is Linda Muller of Seniors Lifestyle Bayside Magazine for “Music Transcends the Ages”.
Winner of intergenerational – Photo is Sally Walker-Brown, of Seniors Lifestyle Bayside Magazine for “Music Transcends the Ages”.
Winner of intergenerational – Electronic is Ian Henschke of ABC Stateline SA for “Birthing Kits”.
People’s Choice Awards
OPSO People’s Choice Award for photography:“Joy to Behold” photographed by Robert Muir.
People’s Choice Award for print:
Article by Sue Pieters-Hawke entitled “Don’t let it get you down” which appeared in The Weekend Australian.
People’s Choice Award for advertising:
Wallace Bishop for their TV advertisement “I Shop”.
People’s Choice Award for electronic media:
Stephanie Ferrier of ABC TV News Melbourne for “103yo learners”.
Special OPSO People’s Choice Award:
Kaye Fallick for the About Seniors website and weekly electronic Newsletter.
