Marcia Grace Russell OBE (1940 – 1 December 2012) was a New Zealand journalist and documentary-maker.

Biography

Russell started out as a cadet reporter for the New Zealand Herald in 1959, then going on to found Thursday, a magazine in 1968.[1]

In 1975, she joined South Pacific Television, presenting the television show Speakeasy and reporting for News at Ten.[2]

She went on to work on award-winning shows such as Landmarks (1981) and The New Zealand Wars (1998), for which she received an award in scriptwriting.

Russell died on 1 December 2012 after a short illness.[1]

Recognition

In the 1996 New Year Honours, Russell was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire, for services to journalism.[3] In 2003, she was the inaugural recipient of the Academy of Film and Television Lifetime Achievement Award.[4][5]

In 2014 Dame Rosie Horton and her husband established the Michael and Dame Rosie Horton Prize at the University of Auckland to remember Russell's life and career.[6]

Publications

References

  1. ^ a b Russell, Bruce (1 December 2012). "Marcia Russell dies after short illness". newsalkzb.co.nz. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
  2. ^ "Marcia Russell dies after short illness". New Zealand Herald. 1 December 2012. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
  3. ^ "No. 54256". The London Gazette (2nd supplement). 30 December 1995. p. 34.
  4. ^ "Radio New Zealand". radionz.co.nz. 2 December 2012. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
  5. ^ "2003 New Zealand Television Awards". OnFilm. Archived from the original on 22 August 2011. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
  6. ^ "Michael and Dame Rosie Horton Prize - The University of Auckland". www.auckland.ac.nz. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
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