Living Black is back with a new look and new team, unearthing the real Indigenous issues
18 March 2014
Media Release
Living Black: Series return Mondays at the new time of 5pm on SBS ONE from 7 April & Tuesdays at 8pm on NITV from 8 April
Living Black, Australia's leading Indigenous news and current affairs show, returns in April with a fresh perspective to uncover the real issues behind the headlines to tell vital Indigenous stories important to all Australians. This season's premiere episode will be presented from the nation's capital to speak with the political leaders about issues affecting our First Peoples.
Living Black will report from some of the most remote areas of Australia, delivering hard hitting news and current affairs stories impacting on communities. The team will chase the stories rarely covered by mainstream media and unearth the issues which local people face on a daily basis.
With Karla Grant, one of Australia's foremost Indigenous female media personalities at the helm, the Living Black team includes video journalists Larteasha Griffen, Hannah Hollis, Laura Murphy-Oates and series producer Liz Deep-Jones.
Host Karla Grant will be presenting and reporting on the ground, exposing unique and significant stories from across the country. Together the team and I will journey to some of the most remote corners of Australia, spending time with people getting to know them, delving deeper, and getting to the heart of their significant stories. We'll continue to highlight issues that need attention and celebrate Indigenous achievements, said Grant.
In 2014, Living Black will provide comprehensive and insightful coverage of Indigenous issues that are relevant for all Australians. From topical news and current affairs, to features on high profile Indigenous Australians and celebrating Indigenous triumphs - Living Black gives all Australians a solid place to learn more about the nation's First Peoples.
View Living Black online at sbs.com.au/livingblack, Living Black's You Tube channel, follow @livingblackSBS and #livingblackSBS on Twitter and share stories on Facebook at Living Black SBS.
Notes to Editors:
Karla Grant - Executive Producer and Host
Karla started at SBS over 18 years ago with the Walkley award-winning ICAM (Indigenous Current Affairs Magazine) program. In 2002 she was appointed Executive Producer of the Indigenous Media Unit and developed the concept for Living Black.
Karla has produced TV specials on reconciliation, land rights and the 1998 Federal election, as well as crafting documentaries on the 2001 and 2002 Survival concerts. For the past eleven years, she has overseen SBS's coverage of The Deadly Awards.
Before joining SBS, Karla worked on Channel 10s Aboriginal Australia. She also hosted a weekly show on community radio station 2XX.
Karla was born in Adelaide to a Dutch father and an Aboriginal mother. Karla believes that Living Black successfully fosters better understanding among all Australians about the plight of Indigenous people.
Larteasha Griffen - Video Journalist
Larteasha joined Living Black as the Indigenous Cadet Journalist in 2011. She had previously worked at Koori Radio.
Her first role at SBS was as a producer and presenter of the Sunday morning Alchemy radio show and soon after, the broadcaster's Aboriginal Radio Program.
Larteasha is thrilled to be able to share the stories of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders as part of the Living Black team.
Born and raised in Kempsey, NSW, Larteasha is a proud Dunghutti woman.
Hannah Hollis - Video Journalist
After studying at RMIT in Melbourne, Hannah moved to Sydney and joined SBS as the Indigenous cadet in 2012.
She successfully completed that year and is now a member of the Indigenous News and Current Affairs newsroom working on Living Black and NITV news. She has also worked on SBS World News and NITV News as a reporter.
Hannah is excited to tell the untold stories of people and places around the country, giving a voice to those who don't have one.
Born in Darwin, Hannah grew up in Canberra and also spent time in Papua New Guinea before moving to Melbourne. Hannah is a proud descendent of the Jawoyn people from the Northern Territory.
Laura Murphy-Oates- Video Journalist
Laura joined SBS as the Indigenous cadet in 2013, whilst she was still in the process of finishing her communications course at the University of Sydney. Now she has finished both and joins the Living Black team this year as a video journalist.
Laura loves getting out into the community with a camera and hearing peoples stories, especially where people are working tirelessly to improve the lives of Indigenous people.
Raised on the Central Coast, NSW, Laura is a proud Wiradjuri woman.
Liz Deep-Jones - Series Producer
Liz is an Australia Day Ambassador, Dalia Lama Ambassador and Harmony Day and UNICEF Australia Ambassador.
Liz has worked as a journalist/presenter and producer for SBS for close to 20 years. In this time she has secured many high profile and memorable interviews including the likes of the Dalai Lama, the Political Leader of Tibet, Prince Albert of Monaco, Head of the UN Ban Ki Moon and Adam Goodes.
Other career highlights also include, reporting on the 1998 Football World Cup in Paris and breaking stories on the plight of female athletes fighting for Water Polos place as an Olympic sport in Sydney 2000.
ENDS.
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Living Black is back with a new look and new team, unearthing the real Indigenous issues
