Andrew Olle Media Lecture Explained

The Andrew Olle Media Lecture was established in 1996 by the presenters and staff at 702 ABC Sydney (formerly 2BL) to honour the memory of ABC Radio and television broadcaster Andrew Olle, who died in 1995 of a brain tumour. It focuses on the role and future of the media.

Lecturers

The Andrew Olle Lecturers have been:

• 1996: David Williamson, Australian playwright^[1]
• 1997: Jana Wendt, Australian television journalist^[2]
• 1998: John Alexander, former editor-in-chief of The Australian Financial Review and The Sydney Morning Herald^[3]
• 1999: Steve Vizard, Australian writer and producer, chairman Granada Australia^[4]
• 2000: Eric Beecher, chief executive of Text Media, former editor of The Sydney Morning Herald^[5]
• 2001: Kerry Stokes, executive chairman of the Seven Network^[6]
• 2002: Lachlan Murdoch, chairman of News Limited, deputy chief operating officer of News Corporation^[7]
• 2003: Harold Mitchell, CEO and chairman of Mitchell Partners^[8]
• 2004: Chris Anderson, board member of Publishing and Broadcasting Limited, former chief executive of Optus^[9]
• 2005: John Doyle, Australian actor, comedian, writer^[10]
• 2006: Senator Helen Coonan, Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts^[11]
• 2007: John Hartigan, chairman and chief executive of News Limited^[12]
• 2008: Ray Martin, Australian television journalist^[13]
• 2009: Julian Morrow, Australian actor, comedian, member of The Chaser^[14]
• 2010: Alan Rusbridger, editor of The Guardian newspaper, media innovator^[15]
• 2011: Laurie Oakes, Australian print and television journalist^[16]
• 2012: Mark Colvin, Australian radio journalist^[17]
• 2013: Lisa Wilkinson, presenter of Today, former Cleo editor^[18]
• 2014: Kate McClymont, investigative journalist for The Sydney Morning Herald^[19]
• 2015: Helen McCabe, editor-in-chief of The Australian Women's Weekly magazine^[20]
• 2016: Waleed Aly, writer, commentator, broadcaster, academic and co-host of The Project^{[21] [22]}
• 2017: Joseph Kahn, managing editor of The New York Times^[23]
• 2018: Caroline Wilson, former chief football writer of The Age^[24]
• 2019: Peter FitzSimons, author & columnist for The Sydney Morning Herald^[25]
• 2020–21: Not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
• 2022: Ita Buttrose, current ABC Chair, author & founding editor of Cleo^[26]
• 2023: Leigh Sales, Australian journalist and author, presenter of Australian Story^[27]
• 2024: Fran Kelly, radio presenter, current affairs journalist and political correspondent.^[28]

Notes and References

1. http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/1996/11/15/654697.htm 702 ABC Sydney
2. http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/1997/11/15/285549.htm 702 ABC Sydney
3. http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/1998/11/15/1194086.htm 702 ABC Sydney
4. Web site: ABC . 2011-10-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110413215240/http://www.abc.net.au/specials/olle99/default.htm . 2011-04-13 . dead .
5. Web site: ABC Local Radio . 2011-10-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100110082749/http://www.abc.net.au/specials/olle/default.htm . 2010-01-10 . dead .
6. http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2001/10/26/404891.htm 702 ABC Sydney
7. http://www.abc.net.au/local/audio/2002/10/22/2256003.htm 702 ABC Sydney
8. http://www.kanopystreaming.com/product/andrew-olle-media-lecture-harold-mitchell Kanopy
9. http://amlib.eddept.wa.edu.au/webquery.dll?v1=pbMarc&v20=14&v27=82657&v46=13503 CMIS Evaluation
10. http://webdiary.com.au/cms/?q=node/841 Webdiary
11. http://bleedingedge.com.au/blog/archives/2006/11/andrew_olle_media_lecture_2006_1.html Bleeding Edge
12. http://www.safecom.org.au/andrew-olle-lecture2007.htm Safecom
13. http://www.theaustralian.com.au/media/the-andrew-olle-media-lecture-2008/story-e6frg996-1111117785169 The Australian, 18 October 2008
14. http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2009/11/07/2735643.htm 702 ABC Sydney
15. http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2010/11/19/3071359.htm 702 ABC Sydney
16. http://www.theaustralian.com.au/media/laurie-oakes-to-present-andrew-olle-lecture/story-e6frg996-1226113746193 The Australian 12 August 2011
17. Web site: Andrew Olle lecture: Mark Colvin on the digitisation tsunami - ABC (None) - Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
18. Web site: Lisa Wilkinson Presents Annual Andrew Olle Lecture - ABC (None) - Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
19. Web site: Kate McClymont to present the 2014 Andrew Olle Media Lecture - ABC (None) - Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
20. Web site: Helen McCabe to present the 2015 Andrew Olle Media Lecture - ABC (None) - Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
21. Web site: Waleed Aly to present the 2016 Andrew Olle Media Lecture. 2016-07-26. Local Marketing. en-AU. 2016-08-22.
22. News: Speed and sharing are changing the nature of news. Aly. Waleed. 14 October 2016. The Sydney Morning Herald. 14 October 2016.
23. Web site: See the full 2017 Andrew Olle Media Lecture speech. 24 August 2017.
24. Web site: Listen to the Andrew Olle Media Lecture 2018. 5 September 2018.
25. Web site: Andrew Olle Media Lecture with Peter FitzSimons AM. 19 August 2019.
26. Web site: ABC Chair Ita Buttrose to deliver 2022 Andrew Olle Media Lecture. 25 March 2022.
27. Web site: Leigh Sales delivers the 2023 Andrew Olle Media Lecture. 27 October 2023.
28. Web site: Fran Kelly delivers the 2024 Andrew Olle Media Lecture. 14 November 2024.