- Peter Holland
Peter Holland has been a broadcaster, interviewer, newsreader, lecturer and editor, from
Perth, Western Australia .He worked for the
Australian Broadcasting Corporation in radio and television news from 1966 to 1998 when he moved to Channel Nine to read the television news.In the 1984 federal election he unsuccessfully ran for the seat of Forrest for the
Australian Labor Party . [cite web|url=http://www.crikey.com.au/Media/20070227-Journalists-in-Parliament.html|title=Journalists in Parliament|date=27 February 2007|work=crikey.com|accessdate=2007-03-11]In 1995, he won the "Western Australian Citizen Of The Year (community services)" award. He won the "Premier's Book Award" in 1994 for an anthology of Western Australian writing.
In
2004 , Peter left his role with local television stationSTW-9 and took up a full time teaching post withEdith Cowan University , having been a part-time member of staff since 2001 [cite web |url=http://www.ecu.edu.au/pr/Publications/studentezine/261103.html|title=ECU Student News|work=Edith Cowan University Corporate Communications|date=26 November 2003|accessdate=2007-03-11] . Since 2005, he has been coordinator of the Graduate Diploma of Broadcasting course at theWestern Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) at theEdith Cowan University campus. [cite web |url=http://3degree.cci.ecu.edu.au/articles/view/256|title=WAAPA produces broadcasting stars|work=Edith Cowan University Communications Programme|date=28 April 2006|accessdate=2007-03-11]Holland currently resides in the
Perth Hills where he has lived since 1972.References
Works
* As Interviewer - in - "Talking theatre". (1993) Perth, W.A : PICA Press, ISBN 1875386211. "This small volume consists of interviews first broadcast on the ABC Radio programme `Peter Holland's Sunday' April to August 1993 on 720 6WF" included: Bill Dunstone, Andrew Ross, Alan Becher, Angela Chaplin, Barry Moreland, Edgar Metcalfe, David Britton, David Hough, David Williams, Geoff Kelso and Ray Omodei.
* As editor -(1993) "Summer shorts : stories-poems-articles-images", South Fremantle, W.A : Fremantle Arts Centre Press. ISBN 1863680659
* As editor - with Barbara Holland (1994) "Summer shorts : stories-poems-articles-images. 2" , South Fremantle, W.A : Fremantle Arts Centre Press. ISBN 1863681000
* With -Liz Byrski . (1996) "The grapevine : quick and tasty cookbook" . South Fremantle, W.A. :Fremantle Arts Centre Press . ISBN 1863681744
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