Lin Buckfield
Lin Buckfield | |
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Born | Hong Kong |
Occupation | Television producer, reporter, journalist, musician |
Linda Mary Buckfield is an Australian television producer, journalist and musician. Buckfield was lead singer, songwriter and guitarist for pop-rock group Electric Pandas from 1983 to 1987. Buckfield's television work commenced in 1990, and she has since won five Walkley Awards.
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Biography
Music
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Buckfield was the lead singer and guitarist for Electric Pandas through the mid-1980s. While a member of that band, she also released a duet with James Reyne in 1985 called "R.O.C.K.",[1] which peaked at No. 44 on the charts.[2] After the Electric Pandas disbanded, she formed another band called F.O.O.D. with Craig Karl Wacholz (guitar), Ray Spole (bass), Mike Spira (vocal rap) and Glen Patterson (drums). The group released a single called "Happy House" in 1990. Neil McKenzie (saxophone) and Dieter Pruggo (saxophone) were later added to the line-up, with the band's name being changed to Happy House. The newly named band then released a single, "What U Wanna Do That For?", two EPs called Shelter Down and Passion (1995), and an album, Happy House in 1993.[1]
Buckfield has also played with MisChalin and is currently a member of Sydney band The Bully Girls.[3]
Journalism
Buckfield started her television career in 1990 as a researcher, working on programs such as Street Stories and special projects.[4] In 1994, Buckfield joined Channel 7 as a reporter for the satirical news program The Times. When the program folded, she worked on the Peter Manning-led Witness program, fronted by Jana Wendt.[4] In 2000, she became a reporter/producer for Four Corners going on to win five Walkley Awards with the program, including a Gold Walkley in 2006.[5][6] Since 2008, Buckfield has been the series producer for the ABC-TV series, Q&A.[7]
Discography
Electric Pandas (1983–1987)
Albums/EPs
- Let's Gamble – Regular (December 1984) #81
- Point Blank – Regular (September 1985) AUS No. 22
Singles
- "Big Girls"/"TV Dogs" – Regular (April 1984) AUS No. 18
- "Missing Me"/"20 Revolutionaries" – Regular (July 1985) AUS No. 41
- "Italian Boys"/"Johnny" – Regular (October 1985) AUS No. 90
Lin Buckfield & James Reyne
- "R.O.C.K. Rock" – Regular (April 1985) AUS No. 44
F.O.O.D./Happy House (1990–1995)
Albums/EPs
- Happy House (1993)
- Shelter Down
- Passion (June 1995)
Singles
- "Happy House" – Independent (1990) (as F.O.O.D.)
- "What U Wanna Do That For?" – Shock
The Bully Girls (2007–present)
- The Bully Girls – Independent
Awards
- 2000 Walkley Award (All Media) – Coverage of Indigenous Affairs, Go to Jail, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, (with Liz Jackson)
- 2000 Walkley Award (All Media) – Coverage of Sport, Fixing Cricket,[8] Australian Broadcasting Corporation, (with Liz Jackson & Peter Cronau)
- 2005 Walkley Award (All Media) – International Journalism The Kilwa Incident,[9] Australian Broadcasting Corporation (with Sally Neighbour and Jo Puccini)
- 2006 Walkley Award (Gold Walkley) – Stoking the Fires, Four Corners, Australian Broadcasting Corporation (with Liz Jackson and Peter Cronau)[10]
- 2006 Walkley Award (All Media) – Coverage of the Asia-Pacific Region, Stoking the Fires, Four Corners, Australian Broadcasting Corporation (with Liz Jackson)
References
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- ↑ The Walkley Foundation Walkley Award Winners Database
- ↑ The Walkley Foundation Gold Walkley Award Winners
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External links
- ABC Beneath the Mirror Ball
- "R.O.C.K." duet with James Reyne
- Use Australian English from June 2015
- All Wikipedia articles written in Australian English
- Use dmy dates from April 2014
- Articles with hCards
- No local image but image on Wikidata
- Year of birth missing (living people)
- Living people
- Australian female guitarists
- Australian female singers
- Australian rock singers
- Australian television journalists
- Australian television producers
- Walkley Award winners