Namila Benson
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Nationality | Australian |
Occupation | Radio and TV presenter at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation |
Years active | 1994–present |
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Namila Benson is an Australian-born Papua New Guinean radio broadcaster, podcaster and television presenter.[1] She is a Tolai woman from Rabaul[2][3] in the East New Britain Province in Papua New Guinea, and was born in Melbourne, Australia.
Since starting in radio at Melbourne community broadcaster, 3CR, Benson has spent over two decades [4] working across a number of media platforms, including as a field reporter on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) television arts show, Art Nation,[5] as a producer and presenter on Radio Australia's Pacific Service[6] and presenter on 3RRR FM radio.[7] In 2017, she began working as a producer on the Radio National mornings program, Life Matters.[8] In 2019, she moved across to presenting and co-producing the national visual arts program, The Art Show, on ABC Radio National.[9][10]
In April 2021, the ABC announced that Namila would host a weekly TV arts show named Art Works.[11][12] The first season of the show was broadcast between the 5th May 2021[13] and the 15th of December 2021 on ABC TV Plus and remains viewable on demand via ABC iview,[14].
Benson has acted as a mentor to help young people get into media in Australia and abroad.[15][16] She has run workshops at radio stations 3CR, SYN, PBS 106.7FM and 3RRR.[17] In 2015, she went to Papua New Guinea to run media training with producers, presenters and journalists from the National Broadcasting Corporation of Papua New Guinea (NBC).[18]
Benson's father, Warium Benson, was a broadcaster with Radio Australia, between 1975 and 2012.[19]
Public Events[]
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In 2019, Benson hosted talks with Jack Charles and various special guests at The Melba Spiegeltent,[20] Melbourne.
She hosted conversations with singer Archie Roach, and renowned First Nations elder, actor and activist, Jack Charles, at the Stories of Song and Resilience Event on 4 December 2017 at the Sydney Opera House.[21][22]
In 2019, Wil Anderson featured Benson on Episode #151 of his podcast, Wilosophy.[23][24]
Published Work[]
In 2019, Benson authored the memoir of Jack Charles: Jack Charles: Born-Again Blakfella,[25] published on 18 August 2020 by Penguin Books.[26] The memoir was shortlisted by the Australian Book Industry Awards as the 2020 Biography Book of the Year.[27]
Art Works[]
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Namila hosted 33 episodes of the Australian television show, Art Works in 2021.[28] Art Works aired on ABC TV, ABC TV Plus and continues to be viewable on ABC iView.
Episode | Episode Name | Date Aired |
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1 | Uncle Jack Charles, Atong Atem & Ramesh Mario Nithiyendran | 5th May 2021 |
2 | Race and Representation, Ziggy Ramo & Airi Ingram | 12th May 2021 |
3 | Opera Australia & Mary Quant | 19th May 2021 |
4 | Museum of Contemporary Art & ABC Classic 100 | 26th May 2021 |
5 | Miss First Nation & the Ramsay Art Prize | 2nd June 2021 |
6 | Archibald Prize & Archie 100 | 9th June 2021 |
7 | Kate Just, Great Woy Woy Tea Cosy Showcase, Andre Sardone | 16th June 2021 |
8 | Hilma af Klint & Incognito Art Show | 23rd June 2021 |
9 | Dark Mofo 2021 | 30th June 2021 |
10 | NAIDOC Week 2021 | 7th July 2021 |
11 | Just Not Australian Touring Exhibition | 14th July 2021 |
12 | Arts Access Victoria Amplify Festival, Heesco | 21st July 2021 |
13 | Science Gallery in Melbourne | 28th July 2021 |
14 | Brisbane Comedy Festival | 4th August 2021 |
15 | Malthouse Theatre's Because the Night | 11th August 2021 |
16 | Mo'Ju, Vipoo Srivilasa & The Wellness Deity Project | 18th August 2021 |
17 | Maxine Beneba Clarke, New Writers Collective & Alex Lahey | 25th August 2021 |
18 | National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Award, Ishmael, Stone Country, Ida Sophia | 1st September 2021 |
19 | Kylie Bracknell, Lucy Irvine, Demolition | 8th September 2021 |
20 | Boy Swallows Universe, Murrniny, Ngaiire | 15th September 2021 |
21 | Daniel Lafferty, The Rivers Sing | 22nd September 2021 |
22 | Brenton E. McKenna, Mick Turner, Bukhchuluun Ganburged | 29th September 2021 |
23 | Claire McArdle, Voices of Colour | 6th October 2021 |
24 | #KnowMyName | 13th October 2021 |
25 | Muster, Terrapin, Dale Woodbridge-Brown | 20th October 2021 |
26 | First Nations Fashion and Design | 27th October 2021 |
27 | Ausmusic Month | 3rd November 2021 |
28 | Art in the Vines, Patricia Piccinini | 10th November 2021 |
29 | OzAsia Festival, Koolbardi wer Wardong | 17th November 2021 |
30 | Neo Teen Takeover, Wendy Mocke, Fiona Lee | 24th November 2021 |
31 | Jazz Money, Tarnanthi, Serwah Attafuah | 1st December 2021 |
32 | Transformation, Time Pass, Baai | 8th December 2021 |
33 | La Mama Theatre, Stella Prize | 15th December 2021 |
References[]
- ^ Julian Meyrick (6 May 2021). "ABC's new arts show walks the line between high and low brow — and it works". www.theconversation.com/. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
- ^ Air Niugini Paradise Magazine (1 January 2019). "A Salute to Radio" (PDF). airniuginiparadise.com. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- ^ Bridget McManus (2 May 2021). "ABC arts host Namila Benson relishes being seen as well as heard". www.smh.com.au/. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ Australian Broadcasting Corporation (29 September 2014). "ABC Namila Benson". ABC.net.au]. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
- ^ Gina Fairley (9 April 2021). "Same, same but different – ABC announces new arts program". performing.artshub.com.au. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
- ^ National Art School (13 March 2021). "ARTIST INSIDER: NAMILA BENSON". National Art School. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- ^ Three Triple R (16 November 2009). "Wax Lyrical's Namila Benson with The Mad Professor". flickr.com. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
- ^ www.abc.net.au (24 August 2017). "Life Matters with Hilary Harper, Michael Mackenzie - Namila Benson". ABC Radio National. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
- ^ Richard Watts (4 May 2021). "Bringing a new lens to arts coverage on the ABC: Namila Benson talks Art Works". performing.artshub.com.au. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ ABC Radio National (13 March 2021). "Namila Benson". ABC Radio National. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- ^ Mediaweek (8 April 2021). "ABC announces Art Works hosted by Namila Benson". Mediaweek.com. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
- ^ Perry, Kevin (9 April 2021). "NEW WEEKLY HALF-HOUR SHOW ART WORKS TO PREMIERE ON ABC TV PLUS". tvblackbox. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ^ ABC (8 April 2021). "Art Works - ABC unveils new weekly arts show". help.abc.net.au. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
- ^ Julian Meyrick (13 May 2021). "TV review: ABC's Art Works". artsreview.com.au. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- ^ CRAM Guide (1 January 2015). "CRAM Guide - Namila Benson". Retrieved 14 March 2021 – via informit.org.
- ^ The Coconet (12 August 2020). "Humans Of The Islands - Namila Benson". www.thecoconet.tv. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- ^ 3CR (6 March 2018). "Tuesday Breakfast - Family, Domestic and Sexual Violence Unit, fashion show fundraiser, Namila Benson, Remuse Equinox V Vênus VAMFF Offsite Runway". www.3cr.org.au. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- ^ Air Niugini Paradise Magazine (1 January 2019). "A Salute to Radio" (PDF). airniuginiparadise.com. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- ^ Commonwealth of Australia (12 August 2003). "A Pacific engaged Australia's relations with Papua New Guinea and the island states of the southwest Pacific". www.aph.gov.au/. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- ^ The Melba Spiegeltent (March 2019). "Whats On at The Melba Spiegeltent". www.penguin.com.au/. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- ^ Cassie McCullagh (21 January 2018). "Best of the Festivals with Cassie McCullagh - Stories and Songs of Resilience". abc.net.au. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- ^ archieroach.com (3 December 2017). "STORIES AND SONGS OF RESILIENCE". archieroach.com. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- ^ wilosophy (3 December 2019). "Wilosophy Episode #151". tofop.com. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
- ^ wilosophy (14 March 2021). "Wilosophy". wilanderson.com. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
- ^ M Pavilion (12 November 2020). "M Pavilion - Namila Benson". M Pavilion. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- ^ Pengin Publishing (18 August 2020). "Jack Charles Born-again Blakfella". www.penguin.com.au/. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- ^ Australian Book Industry Awards (28 April 2020). "Australian Book Industry Awards". www.penguin.com.au/. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- ^ Australian Broadcast Corporation (25 December 2021). "ABC iView Art Works". www.penguin.com.au/. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
External links[]
Media related to Namila Benson at Wikimedia Commons
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