Walkley Award-winning journalist and well-known broadcaster and media personality Patrick Condren will be Master of Ceremonies at the 38th National Print Awards in Brisbane on Friday 5 November.
The announcement was made by Walter Kuhn, president of the event’s organiser, the Print & Visual Communication Association, who said he was delighted the 30-year veteran of the media both here and in the UK had agreed to MC the event.
“Patrick is a consummate professional who will be well known to all, particularly those in Brisbane who will remember him from his 17 years as State Political Reporter and eight years as a newsreader for 7News Brisbane, his regular appearances on the Sunrise program, and his stint with Fairfax radio 4BC hosting the current affairs Mornings program,” Kuhn said.
“Prior to that, Patrick had a stellar career in the UK, where he worked for the BBC, Radio 4 and ITN, as well as filing stories from overseas for Australian media outlets including The Australian and Courier Mail newspapers, and for the ABC.”
Condren will take over after the presentation of the Victorian PICAs, which will be announced earlier in the evening in Brisbane and livestreamed to guests in the southern state. Victorians will attend virtually due to local COVID restrictions while enjoying gourmet food and wine hampers, which will be delivered to their door prior to the presentations.
The rest of Australia will join the livestream for the NPA presentations, with in-person events held in Perth and Sydney, both of which will also see the local PICAs presented first. South Australians will also be enjoying the festivities with an in-home experience.
“The organising team has had a mammoth task on its hands this year, navigating local lockdowns and differing restriction levels to coordinate three PICA presentations and one national celebration, in a tightly-timed simultaneous experience which will stretch across five states and four time zones,” Kuhn said.
Visit www.printingawards.com.au for the latest details, or https://www.trybooking.com/eventlist/pica to book your place.
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