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'''Dina Browne''' (born '''Dina Heslop''')<ref name="wit">{{cite journal | title=Shared Vision, Women in Television | author=Australian Film Commission | year=1999}}</ref> is an Australian television personality, well known as the host of the BTQ7's children's program ''[[Dina And Percy]]''.<ref name="btq7">{{cite web | url=http://televisionau.com/2009/11/50-years-of-btq7-abq2.html | title=50 Years of BTQ7 | |
'''Dina Browne''' (born '''Dina Heslop''')<ref name="wit">{{cite journal | title=Shared Vision, Women in Television | author=Australian Film Commission | year=1999}}</ref> is an Australian television personality, well known as the host of the BTQ7's children's program ''[[Dina And Percy]]''.<ref name="btq7">{{cite web | url=http://televisionau.com/2009/11/50-years-of-btq7-abq2.html | title=50 Years of BTQ7 | access-date=2013-05-11}}</ref> |
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Browne was raised in South Africa<ref name="home">{{cite journal | url=http://dinabrowne.net/Dina_Browne/About_Dina_Browne_-_Dina_Browne,_Wedding_Celebrant.html | title=About Dina Browne |
Browne was raised in South Africa<ref name="home">{{cite journal | url=http://dinabrowne.net/Dina_Browne/About_Dina_Browne_-_Dina_Browne,_Wedding_Celebrant.html | title=About Dina Browne | access-date=15 May 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140125030127/http://dinabrowne.net/Dina_Browne/About_Dina_Browne_-_Dina_Browne,_Wedding_Celebrant.html | archive-date=25 January 2014 | url-status=dead }}</ref> and Swaziland,<ref name="wit" /> and attended the University of Natal. She taught in Africa before moving to Australia.<ref name="wit"/><ref name="home" /> |
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==Theatre and television career== |
==Theatre and television career== |
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She was a founding member of the Australian Community Theatre, which toured South East Queensland in the early 70s.<ref name="kurt">{{cite web | url=http://users.tpg.com.au/adslqopg/html/theatre.html | title=Kurt's Theatre | |
She was a founding member of the Australian Community Theatre, which toured South East Queensland in the early 70s.<ref name="kurt">{{cite web | url=http://users.tpg.com.au/adslqopg/html/theatre.html | title=Kurt's Theatre | access-date=2013-05-11}}</ref> |
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Browne worked as a reporter and "weather girl" for BTQ7, although she was prevented from becoming a newsreader at a time when only men read the news.<ref name="home" /> |
Browne worked as a reporter and "weather girl" for BTQ7, although she was prevented from becoming a newsreader at a time when only men read the news.<ref name="home" /> |
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She was also a contributor to the national [[This Week Has Seven Days]] before becoming a producer for later shows like the Logie Award-winning ''[[Wombat (TV series)|Wombat]]''.<ref name="btq7" /> |
She was also a contributor to the national [[This Week Has Seven Days]] before becoming a producer for later shows like the Logie Award-winning ''[[Wombat (TV series)|Wombat]]''.<ref name="btq7" /> |
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Browne won a [[Logie Award]] for Most Popular Female (Queensland) three times – in [[Logie Awards of 1972|1972]], [[Logie Awards of 1973|1973]], and [[Logie Awards of 1974|1974]].<ref name="logies">{{cite web | url=http://www.milesago.com/tv/logies.htm | title=THE TV WEEK "LOGIE" AWARDS | |
Browne won a [[Logie Award]] for Most Popular Female (Queensland) three times – in [[Logie Awards of 1972|1972]], [[Logie Awards of 1973|1973]], and [[Logie Awards of 1974|1974]].<ref name="logies">{{cite web | url=http://www.milesago.com/tv/logies.htm | title=THE TV WEEK "LOGIE" AWARDS | access-date=2013-05-16}}</ref> |
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==Later work== |
==Later work== |
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Revision as of 21:05, 22 December 2020
Dina Browne (born Dina Heslop)[1] is an Australian television personality, well known as the host of the BTQ7's children's program Dina And Percy.[2]
Browne was raised in South Africa[3] and Swaziland,[1] and attended the University of Natal. She taught in Africa before moving to Australia.[1][3]
Theatre and television career
She was a founding member of the Australian Community Theatre, which toured South East Queensland in the early 70s.[4] Browne worked as a reporter and "weather girl" for BTQ7, although she was prevented from becoming a newsreader at a time when only men read the news.[3]
She was also a contributor to the national This Week Has Seven Days before becoming a producer for later shows like the Logie Award-winning Wombat.[2]
Browne won a Logie Award for Most Popular Female (Queensland) three times – in 1972, 1973, and 1974.[5]
Later work
She was Commissioner on the Queensland Criminal Justice Commission for six years and later a Commissioner for Police Service Reviews. Browne has served on a number of boards and advisory panels including the Board of the Australian Children's Television Foundation as the Queensland Government representative, Queensland Museum Board of Trustees, and was National chairman and a director of The Order of Australia Association. Since 2012, she has worked as a marriage celebrant.[3]
Awards
Browne won a United Nations Media Peace Award in 1989. She was made an Officer in the Order of Australia in 1993 for her services to children's television.[3]
References
- ^ a b c Australian Film Commission (1999). "Shared Vision, Women in Television".
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ a b "50 Years of BTQ7". Retrieved 11 May 2013.
- ^ a b c d e "About Dina Browne". Archived from the original on 25 January 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Kurt's Theatre". Retrieved 11 May 2013.
- ^ "THE TV WEEK "LOGIE" AWARDS". Retrieved 16 May 2013.
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