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'''Chip Le Grand''' (born '''Homer Eugene Le Grand''')<ref>{{cite news |title=Demetriou taunts reporter on air |url=https://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/demetriou-taunts-reporter-on-air/news-story/63efe0f59cc1ac5c7d7f65aa910b527a |work=[[The Australian]] |date=13 September 2013 |url-access=subscription }}</ref> is an Australian journalist who lives in [[Melbourne]]. He worked for 25 years for the national newspaper, ''[[The Australian]]'', writing about national affairs, sport, politics and crime. In August 2019, he joined ''[[The Age]]'' newspaper as its chief reporter.<ref>''The Age'', 13 July 2019, p. 3.</ref>
'''Chip Le Grand''' (born '''Homer Eugene Le Grand''')<ref>{{cite news |title=Demetriou taunts reporter on air |url=https://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/demetriou-taunts-reporter-on-air/news-story/63efe0f59cc1ac5c7d7f65aa910b527a |work=[[The Australian]] |date=13 September 2013 |url-access=subscription }}</ref> is an Australian journalist who lives in [[Melbourne]]. He worked for 25 years for the national newspaper, ''[[The Australian]]'', writing about national affairs, sport, politics and crime. In August 2019, he joined ''[[The Age]]'' newspaper as its chief reporter.<ref>''The Age'', 13 July 2019, p. 3.</ref>


He is the winner of the [[Walkley Book Award]] for ''The Straight Dope'',<ref>{{Cite web|date=2015-12-03|title=Chip Le Grand's The Straight Dope: The Inside Story of Sport's Biggest Drug Scandal wins 2015 Walkley Book Award|url=https://www.booktopia.com.au/blog/2015/12/04/chip-le-grands-the-straight-dope-the-inside-story-of-sports-biggest-drug-scandal-wins-2015-walkley-book-award/|access-date=2020-10-25|website=The Booktopian|language=en-AU}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ryan |first=Tom |date=2015-07-10 |title=The Straight Dope review: The supplements villainy that comes in shades of grey |url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/books/the-straight-dope-review-the-supplements-villainy-that-comes-in-shades-of-grey-20150706-gi65jn.html |access-date=2022-10-01 |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |language=en}}</ref> the inside story of the Essendon and Cronulla doping scandal, published in 2015 by Melbourne University Publishing.<ref>{{Citation | title=The Straight Dope: the inside story of sport's biggest drug scandal | publication-date=2015-06-23 | publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation | url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/243482699 | access-date=1 October 2022}}</ref>
He is the winner of the [[Walkley Book Award]] for ''The Straight Dope'',<ref>{{Cite web|date=2015-12-03|title=Chip Le Grand's The Straight Dope: The Inside Story of Sport's Biggest Drug Scandal wins 2015 Walkley Book Award|url=https://www.booktopia.com.au/blog/2015/12/04/chip-le-grands-the-straight-dope-the-inside-story-of-sports-biggest-drug-scandal-wins-2015-walkley-book-award/|access-date=2020-10-25|website=The Booktopian|language=en-AU}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ryan |first=Tom |date=2015-07-10 |title=The Straight Dope review: The supplements villainy that comes in shades of grey |url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/books/the-straight-dope-review-the-supplements-villainy-that-comes-in-shades-of-grey-20150706-gi65jn.html |access-date=2022-10-01 |website=[[Sydney Morning Herald]]|language=en}}</ref> the inside story of the [[Essendon Football Club supplements saga|Essendon]] and [[Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks supplements saga|Cronulla]] doping scandals, published in 2015 by [[Melbourne University Publishing]].<ref>{{Citation | title=The Straight Dope: the inside story of sport's biggest drug scandal | publication-date=2015-06-23 | publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation | url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/243482699 | access-date=1 October 2022}}</ref>


His writing was included in an anthology of sports newspaper writing, ''The Best Australian Sports Writing, 2002''.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=1TCMwSy5ozIC&pg=PA152&lpg=PA152&dq=%22chip+le+grand%22&source=bl&ots=KajU5KML4M&sig=tXRCLBpodBBf7QT3x4dGhQBycOg&hl=en&ei=2_qITKOREcOrcb3R1J4I&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=9&ved=0CDQQ6AEwCA#v=onepage&q=%22chip%20le%20grand%22&f=false Hutchinson, G. (Ed.) 2002, ''The Best Australian Sports Writing'', Black Inc., Melbourne.]</ref>
His writing was included in an anthology of sports newspaper writing, ''The Best Australian Sports Writing, 2002''.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=1TCMwSy5ozIC&pg=PA152&lpg=PA152&dq=%22chip+le+grand%22&source=bl&ots=KajU5KML4M&sig=tXRCLBpodBBf7QT3x4dGhQBycOg&hl=en&ei=2_qITKOREcOrcb3R1J4I&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=9&ved=0CDQQ6AEwCA#v=onepage&q=%22chip%20le%20grand%22&f=false Hutchinson, G. (Ed.) 2002, ''The Best Australian Sports Writing'', Black Inc., Melbourne.]</ref>


His 2022 book ''Lockdown'' about Australia's response to COVID-19 garnered substantial reviews in major Australian publications.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Stears |first=Marc |date=2022-09-23 |title=How did it come to this? A searing portrait of those who steered us through COVID-19 |url=https://www.smh.com.au/culture/books/searing-portrait-of-leaders-who-steered-us-through-covid-19-20220916-p5bior.html |access-date=2022-10-01 |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Jack |first=David |date=2022-09-12 |title=David Jack reviews &#39;Lockdown&#39; by Chip Le Grand |url=https://www.australianbookreview.com.au/features/abr-online-exclusives/225-abr-online-exclusives/9673-david-jack-reviews-lockdown-by-chip-le-grand |access-date=2022-10-01 |website=Australian Book Review |language=en-gb}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=WF |first=James |date=2022-09-18 |title=Chip le Grand, journalist at The Age, new book, Lockdown. |url=https://joy.org.au/saturdaymagazine/2022/09/chip-le-grand-journalist-at-the-age-new-book-lockdown/ |access-date=2022-10-01 |website=Saturday Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref>
His 2022 book ''Lockdown'' about Australia's response to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] garnered substantial reviews in major Australian publications.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Stears |first=Marc |date=2022-09-23 |title=How did it come to this? A searing portrait of those who steered us through COVID-19 |url=https://www.smh.com.au/culture/books/searing-portrait-of-leaders-who-steered-us-through-covid-19-20220916-p5bior.html |access-date=2022-10-01 |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Jack |first=David |date=2022-09-12 |title=David Jack reviews &#39;Lockdown&#39; by Chip Le Grand |url=https://www.australianbookreview.com.au/features/abr-online-exclusives/225-abr-online-exclusives/9673-david-jack-reviews-lockdown-by-chip-le-grand |access-date=2022-10-01 |website=Australian Book Review |language=en-gb}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=WF |first=James |date=2022-09-18 |title=Chip le Grand, journalist at The Age, new book, Lockdown. |url=https://joy.org.au/saturdaymagazine/2022/09/chip-le-grand-journalist-at-the-age-new-book-lockdown/ |access-date=2022-10-01 |website=Saturday Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 04:07, 2 October 2022

Chip Le Grand (born Homer Eugene Le Grand)[1] is an Australian journalist who lives in Melbourne. He worked for 25 years for the national newspaper, The Australian, writing about national affairs, sport, politics and crime. In August 2019, he joined The Age newspaper as its chief reporter.[2]

He is the winner of the Walkley Book Award for The Straight Dope,[3][4] the inside story of the Essendon and Cronulla doping scandals, published in 2015 by Melbourne University Publishing.[5]

His writing was included in an anthology of sports newspaper writing, The Best Australian Sports Writing, 2002.[6]

His 2022 book Lockdown about Australia's response to the COVID-19 pandemic garnered substantial reviews in major Australian publications.[7][8][9]

References

  1. ^ "Demetriou taunts reporter on air". The Australian. 13 September 2013.
  2. ^ The Age, 13 July 2019, p. 3.
  3. ^ "Chip Le Grand's The Straight Dope: The Inside Story of Sport's Biggest Drug Scandal wins 2015 Walkley Book Award". The Booktopian. 3 December 2015. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  4. ^ Ryan, Tom (10 July 2015). "The Straight Dope review: The supplements villainy that comes in shades of grey". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  5. ^ The Straight Dope: the inside story of sport's biggest drug scandal, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 23 June 2015, retrieved 1 October 2022
  6. ^ Hutchinson, G. (Ed.) 2002, The Best Australian Sports Writing, Black Inc., Melbourne.
  7. ^ Stears, Marc (23 September 2022). "How did it come to this? A searing portrait of those who steered us through COVID-19". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  8. ^ Jack, David (12 September 2022). "David Jack reviews 'Lockdown' by Chip Le Grand". Australian Book Review. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  9. ^ WF, James (18 September 2022). "Chip le Grand, journalist at The Age, new book, Lockdown". Saturday Magazine. Retrieved 1 October 2022.


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