Karla Grant
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Karla Grant is an Australia
n presenter for the SBS
's program Living Black
, news and events concerning indigenous
communities within Australia.
to a Dutch father and an Aboriginal
mother.
Grant was married for 16 years to television presenter Stan Grant until 2000. They had three children.
, a programme which was also directed towards Australia's indigenous community.
In 1994 she joined SBS, originally as producer, reporter, director and presenter on the Walkley Award-winning programme ICAM
, SBS’s first Indigenous current affairs show.
In 2002 she began hosting Living Black.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n presenter for the SBS
Special Broadcasting Service
The Special Broadcasting Service is a hybrid-funded Australian public broadcasting radio and television network. The stated purpose of SBS is "to provide multilingual and multicultural radio and television services that inform, educate and entertain all Australians and, in doing so, reflect...
's program Living Black
Living Black
Living Black is a current affairs programme from SBS One, Australia, addressed primarily to the interests of Australia's indigenous community. Karla Grant has been executive producer of this program which she has developed since 2002...
, news and events concerning indigenous
Indigenous Australians
Indigenous Australians are the original inhabitants of the Australian continent and nearby islands. The Aboriginal Indigenous Australians migrated from the Indian continent around 75,000 to 100,000 years ago....
communities within Australia.
Biography
Grant was born in AdelaideAdelaide
Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...
to a Dutch father and an Aboriginal
Indigenous Australians
Indigenous Australians are the original inhabitants of the Australian continent and nearby islands. The Aboriginal Indigenous Australians migrated from the Indian continent around 75,000 to 100,000 years ago....
mother.
Grant was married for 16 years to television presenter Stan Grant until 2000. They had three children.
Media career
Grant hosted Aboriginal Australia on Channel 10Network Ten
Network Ten , is one of Australia's three major commercial television networks. Owned-and-operated stations can be found in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth, while affiliates extend the network to cover most of the country...
, a programme which was also directed towards Australia's indigenous community.
In 1994 she joined SBS, originally as producer, reporter, director and presenter on the Walkley Award-winning programme ICAM
ICAM
ICAM is short for "I couldn't agree more" - also see list of internet slangIt may also refer to:* Integrated Computer-Aided Manufacturing* Intercellular adhesion molecule* Institute for Complex Adaptive Matter...
, SBS’s first Indigenous current affairs show.
In 2002 she began hosting Living Black.