- Entry type: Person
- Entry ID: AWE2855
Fleming, Deborah
- Occupation Journalist, Producer, Television Journalist
Summary
Deborah Fleming is the executive producer of ABC television’s Australian Story. She won a Walkley Award in 2005 for Journalism Leadership for her work on the program. Her citation described her as a ‘visionary’ and a ‘consummate newshound’, who ‘fosters creativity and a willingness to take risks’ amongst the people who work with her. She has “a rare talent for team-building and the loyalty and support she gives her staff are near legendary.’ Prior to working with Australian Story since it began broadcasting in 1996, Fleming worked as an executive producer on The 7:30 Report in Brisbane and Sydney.
Events
- 1990
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2005
Journalistic Leadership, Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Walkley Award (Senior Journalism Awards)
Published resources
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Site Exhibition
- The Women's Pages: Australian Women and Journalism since 1850, Australian Women's Archives Project, 2008, http://www.womenaustralia.info/exhib/cal/cal-home.html
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Resource
- Trove: Fleming, Deborah, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-755073