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'''Jill Singer''' is a well-known Australian journalist, columnist and television presenter. She began her journalism career as an ] radio trainee in 1984. She worked her way up to become a senior reporter for '']'' on the ABC and later presented the ] edition of '']'' on the ]. She has also presented for The 7.30 Report, The Arts Show, 2-shot and People Dimensions (ABCTV) She was the executive producer of ABCTV's national morning news and current affairs program First Edition. Currently she writes a weekly column for the ] '']'' and lectures in television journalism at RMIT University in Melbourne. She makes regular appearances on The Conversation Hour (ABC774) and on SKYTV's Melbourne Report.
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'''Jill Leonie Singer''' (1957<ref name="abcobit">{{cite web|title=Jill Singer, 1957–2017|url=http://about.abc.net.au/statements/jill-singer/|publisher=ABC|access-date=7 July 2017}}</ref> – 8 June 2017) was an Australian journalist, writer and television presenter.
In 1992, Singer won the ] for "Best Investigative Television Journalist."


==Career==
In 1996, Jill collapsed on-air as she attempted to introduce a story on the then Victorian Premier ]'s business dealings. The collapse, a severe migraine attack, prompted a public furore, and the story went to air the following night, unchanged. However, journalists and producers who worked on the story did not have their contracts renewed. The story behind this was uncovered by an ABC '']'' feature and the ] was accused of bowing to pressure from the State Government to pull the story.
Singer began her career in journalism as an ] radio trainee in 1984. She eventually became a senior reporter for '']'' on the ABC and later presented the ] edition of '']'' on the ].<ref name="mmeconf">{{cite web|title=Conference speakers and organisers|url=http://mme.org.au/node/conference-speakers-and-organisers|publisher=Multicultural Media Exchange|access-date=8 June 2017}}{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>


She presented ''The 7.30 Report'', ''The Arts Show'', ''2-shot'' and ''People Dimensions'' (ABC TV). She was the executive producer of ABC TV's national morning news and current affairs program'' First Edition''. She wrote a weekly column for ]'s '']'' newspaper between 1997 and 2012,<ref>, theage.com.au, 2 March 2012.</ref> and lectured in television journalism at ] in Melbourne. She made regular appearances on ''The Conversation Hour'' (]) and on ]'s ''Melbourne Report''.{{citation needed|date=June 2017}} In 2005 she published a book about commercial surrogacy, ''Immaculate Conceptions : Thoughts on babies, breeding and boundaries''.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/3300462|isbn = 9780734407795|title = Immaculate conceptions: Thoughts about breeding, babies and boundaries|year = 2005|publisher = Lothian Books}}</ref>
in 1997 Singer was highly commended at the Quill Awards for her Herald Sun column.


==Awards==
In 1999, Singer won the Quill Award for Best Television Current Affairs report for an investigation into ExxonMobil.
In 1992, Singer won the ] for Best Investigative Television Journalist for '']'', a story on the death of an infant with severe abnormalities.<ref name=SMH>{{cite web|title=Journalist fought for what she believed in|url=http://www.smh.com.au/comment/obituaries/jill-singer-passionate-journalist-was-face-of-today-tonight-20170623-gwxm93.html|website=]|date=25 June 2017|access-date=27 June 2017}}</ref> In 1997, Singer was highly commended at the ] for her ''Herald Sun'' column. In 1999, Singer won the Quill Award for Best Television Current Affairs report<ref> {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120518115106/http://www.melbournepressclub.com/quills/honour-roll/1999 |date=18 May 2012 }}, melbournepressclub.com; accessed 24 August 2017.</ref> for an investigation into ].


In 2010, Singer won the Quill Award for Best Television Current Affairs (less than 15 minutes) for a report on flaws in the criminal justice system's treatment of domestic violence victims. In 2010, Singer and Lisa Whitehead won the Quill Award for Best Television Current Affairs (less than 15 minutes) for a report on flaws in the criminal justice system's treatment of domestic violence victims.<ref> {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719065806/http://www.melbournepressclub.com/quills/2010/best-tv-current-affairsfeature-under-10-minutes/jill-singer-and-lisa-whitehead |date=19 July 2011 }}, melbournepressclub.com; accessed 24 August 2017.</ref><ref name=SMH/>


⚫ ==Personal life and death==
In 2011, Singer faced an outpouring of anger and disgust from the ] community after writing an inflammatory opinion piece in the Herald Sun condemning Motorsport enthusiasts for "getting off on carnage" and "only watching for the crashes". The reaction to this article was accentuated by the recent death of ] who was killed during the ] after losing control of his motorcycle.
In February 2017, Singer was diagnosed with terminal ].<ref name="amyloidosis">{{cite news|last1=Dmytryshchak|first1=Goya|last2=Cunningham|first2=Melissa|title=Journalist Jill Singer diagnosed with terminal illness|url=http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/journalist-jill-singer-diagnosed-with-terminal-illness-20170408-gvgp83.html|access-date=8 April 2017|work=]|date=8 April 2017}}</ref> On 8 June 2017, a post by her family on Singer's Facebook page announced that she had died at the age of 60 in Melbourne, Victoria.<ref>{{cite news|title=Veteran journalist and broadcaster Jill Singer has died age 60|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/television/veteran-journalist-and-broadcaster-jill-singer-has-died-age-60/news-story/95ecce0994f6232f98f94a2ad8d1acab|access-date=8 June 2017|work=Herald Sun|date=8 June 2017}}</ref> She had married two months earlier on 8 April 2017, and had a daughter from her first marriage.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/tributes-flow-for-broadcaster-jill-singer-who-lost-her-battle-with-a-rare-blood-disease/news-story/beb78fd15336f900724c38c14ed22bd5|title=Aussie TV's forgotten queen|website=]|date=10 June 2017|access-date=25 August 2017}}</ref>
⚫ ==Personal life==
She is an active campaigner against motorbiking and motorbike racing in particular and is always ready to sell the tragedy for her career.way to go jill!


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Latest revision as of 13:12, 16 October 2024

Australian journalist, writer and television presenter

Jill Singer
BornJill Leonie Singer
1957
Korumburra, Victoria, Australia
Died8 June 2017 (aged 60)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
OccupationJournalist
Children1

Jill Leonie Singer (1957 – 8 June 2017) was an Australian journalist, writer and television presenter.

Career

Singer began her career in journalism as an ABC radio trainee in 1984. She eventually became a senior reporter for The 7.30 Report on the ABC and later presented the Victorian edition of Today Tonight on the Seven Network.

She presented The 7.30 Report, The Arts Show, 2-shot and People Dimensions (ABC TV). She was the executive producer of ABC TV's national morning news and current affairs program First Edition. She wrote a weekly column for Melbourne's Herald Sun newspaper between 1997 and 2012, and lectured in television journalism at RMIT University in Melbourne. She made regular appearances on The Conversation Hour (ABC 774) and on Sky News Australia's Melbourne Report. In 2005 she published a book about commercial surrogacy, Immaculate Conceptions : Thoughts on babies, breeding and boundaries.

Awards

In 1992, Singer won the Walkley Award for Best Investigative Television Journalist for Baby M, a story on the death of an infant with severe abnormalities. In 1997, Singer was highly commended at the Quill Awards for her Herald Sun column. In 1999, Singer won the Quill Award for Best Television Current Affairs report for an investigation into ExxonMobil.

In 2010, Singer and Lisa Whitehead won the Quill Award for Best Television Current Affairs (less than 15 minutes) for a report on flaws in the criminal justice system's treatment of domestic violence victims.

Personal life and death

In February 2017, Singer was diagnosed with terminal AL amyloidosis. On 8 June 2017, a post by her family on Singer's Facebook page announced that she had died at the age of 60 in Melbourne, Victoria. She had married two months earlier on 8 April 2017, and had a daughter from her first marriage.

References

  1. "Jill Singer, 1957–2017". ABC. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  2. "Conference speakers and organisers". Multicultural Media Exchange. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  3. Singer gets 'boned' from tabloid column, theage.com.au, 2 March 2012.
  4. Immaculate conceptions: Thoughts about breeding, babies and boundaries. Lothian Books. 2005. ISBN 9780734407795.
  5. ^ "Journalist fought for what she believed in". Sydney Morning Herald. 25 June 2017. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  6. Quills Honour Roll 1999 Archived 18 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine, melbournepressclub.com; accessed 24 August 2017.
  7. Best TV Current Affairs/Feature Under 10 minutes Archived 19 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine, melbournepressclub.com; accessed 24 August 2017.
  8. Dmytryshchak, Goya; Cunningham, Melissa (8 April 2017). "Journalist Jill Singer diagnosed with terminal illness". The Age. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  9. "Veteran journalist and broadcaster Jill Singer has died age 60". Herald Sun. 8 June 2017. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  10. "Aussie TV's forgotten queen". Daily Telegraph. 10 June 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2017.

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