Dina Browne
Dina Browne (born Dina Heslop) is an Australian television personality, well known as the host of the BTQ7’s children’s program Dina And Percy.[1]
Browne was raised in South Africa[2] and Swaziland[3], and attended the University of Natal[2]. She taught in Africa before moving to Australia[2].
Theatre and television career
She was a founding member of the Australian Community Theatre, which toured South East Queensland in the early 70s.[4]
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.[1]
Browne won a Logie Award for Most Popular Female (Queensland) three times - in 1972, 1973, and 1974.
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[2].
Since 2012, she has worked as a marriage celebrant.[2]
Awards
Browne won a United Nations Media Peace Award in 1989[2]
She was made an Officer in the Order of Australia in 1993 for her services to children’s television.[2]
References
- ^ a b "50 Years of BTQ7". Retrieved 2013-05-11. Cite error: The named reference "btq7" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ a b c d e f g "About Dina Browne".
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) Cite error: The named reference "home" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page). - ^ Australian Film Commision (1999). "Shared Vision, Women in Television".
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Kurt's Theatre". Retrieved 2013-05-11.
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