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1 Aunty Heads West : The ABC in Western Australia Bridget Griffen-Foley , 2023 single work criticism
— Appears in: Journal of Australian Studies , vol. 47 no. 4 2023; (p. 671-687)

'This article investigates the evolution of the Australian Broadcasting Commission in Western Australia between the 1920s and the 1960s, covering the introduction and spread of radio and then television. It considers the visits of ABC commissioners and management to Perth, the appointment of commissioners from Western Australia, the building of radio and television studios, the creation of the ABC’s first state Advisory Committee in 1935, and the operations—in Perth—of the broadcaster’s last surviving capital city Television Viewers’ Committee. It examines local innovations in drama and in children’s, women’s and current affairs programming; the development of a broadcast news service and a symphony orchestra; and the work of key broadcasting figures, including Basil Kirke and Cathering King. The article argues that the history of the ABC in Western Australia was distinctive because of the state’s isolation and sparse population and, crucially, its time difference from the east coast.' (Publication abstract)

1 Blazing a Trail : A Transnational Study of Journalism Bridget Griffen-Foley , 2023 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , January - February no. 450 2023; (p. 54-55)

— Review of Bold Types : How Australia’s First Women Journalists Blazed a Trail Patricia Clarke , 2022 multi chapter work criticism

'After she left journalism, Patricia Clarke turned to researching and writing books, beginning with The Governesses in 1985. Bold Types is her fourteenth book. The Canberra writer was a familiar figure at media history and other conferences, and in the National Library of Australia reading rooms, until Covid-19 at least. Her books, augmented by dozens of articles and conference papers, focus mainly on the lives, careers and letters of Australian women, especially writers and journalists. Clarke also writes about the history of her city, Canberra, an interest reflected in some of the fourteen entries she has produced for the Australian Dictionary of Biography. The ninety-six-year-old has devoted nearly ‘half a lifetime’ (to borrow the title of one of her tomes, about Judith Wright) to historical endeavours.' (Introduction)

1 [Review] Sound Citizens: Australian Women Broadcasters Claim Their Voice, 1923–1956 Bridget Griffen-Foley , 2022 single work review
— Appears in: Journal of Australian Studies , vol. 46 no. 2 2022; (p. 269-270)

— Review of Sound Citizens : Australian Women Broadcasters Claim their Voice, 1923-1956 Catherine Fisher , 2021 single work biography

'Catherine Fisher’s first book explores the ways in which Australian radio, from its origins in the 1920s until the introduction of television in 1956, provided a space for women to engage with social and political issues as active citizens. It focuses on both the Australian Broadcasting Commission and the commercial sector, and country as well as city.' (Introduction)

1 y separately published work icon ABC Bibliography : Unpublished Sources on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation Jeannine Baker , Bridget Griffen-Foley , North Ryde : Centre for Media History, Macquarie University , 2022 24522442 2022 single work bibliography 'This bibliography is a list of unpublished materials relating to the history of the Australian Broadcasting Commission/Corporation. This unique resource includes details of around 115 manuscript collections, 125 oral history interviews and 115 theses.'

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1 Letters to Maggie, Roy and H.G. Bridget Griffen-Foley , 2021 single work criticism
— Appears in: Humanities Australia , November no. 12 2021; (p. 23-31)
'‘I am but a mere fan’ concluded a 1998 missive to ‘Roy and HG’ at Triple J.1 In this article, I intercept some of the fan mail received by Australian radio and television personalities in the 1980s and 1990s. The article focuses on letters received by Ruth Cracknell, who starred as Maggie Bear in the Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s sitcom Mother and Son (1984–94), and by ‘Roy Slaven’ (John Doyle) and ‘HG Nelson’ (Greig Pickhaver), who have been co-presenting satirical sports programs on Australia’s airwaves since 1986.' 

 (Introduction)

1 4 y separately published work icon Australian Radio Listeners and Television Viewers : Historical Perspectives Bridget Griffen-Foley , Cham : Palgrave Macmillan , 2020 23515850 2020 multi chapter work criticism 'This lively and accessible book charts how Australian audiences have engaged with radio and television since the 1920s. Ranging across both the commercial and public service broadcasting sectors, it recovers and explores the lived experiences of a wide cross-section of Australian listeners and viewers. Offering new perspectives on how audiences have responded to broadcast content, and how radio and television stations have been part of the lives of Australians, over the past one hundred years, this book invites us into the dynamic world created for children by the radio industry, traces the operations of radio and television clubs across Australia, and uncovers the workings of the Australian Broadcasting Commission’s viewers’ advisory committees. It also opens up the fan mail received by Australian broadcasting stations and personalities, delves into the complaints files of regulators, and teases out the role of participants and studio audiences in popular matchmaking programs.' (Publication summary)

1 Towards a History of Literary Programming on ABC Radio Bridget Griffen-Foley , 2020 single work criticism
— Appears in: Australian Literary Studies , 29 October vol. 35 no. 2 2020;

'After the Australian Broadcasting Commission (ABC) was established in 1932, music occupied just over half of airtime, with talk making up the balance. With the gradual evolution of literary content on Australian radio, novels and plays were adapted, serialised or commissioned, and there were competitions and book readings. Based on fine-grained newspaper and archival research, this article considers the development of book criticism and discussions on ABC radio. It covers the period from the mid-1920s, as individual ‘A-class’ stations experimented with literary broadcasts in the years before the formation of the ABC, to the mid-1960s, after the deaths of critics Vance and Nettie Palmer, who are central to this article. It examines how Australian literature was placed within the context of world literature by ABC radio broadcasters ranging from Frederick T. Macartney and George Farwell to Norman Robb and Colin Roderick. In exploring the ABC’s pioneering and crucial role in the Australian literary ecology, the article also demonstrates how the ABC provided women with considerable opportunities as both critics and writers.' (Publication abstract)

1 Keeping Company : Encountering the Fairfax Media Archive Bridget Griffen-Foley , 2018 single work essay
— Appears in: Inside Story , August 2018;

'While Fairfax’s future seems likely to be in the hands of Nine, much of its past has recently been made accessible at the State Library of New South Wales. At a symposium earlier this month, Bridget Griffen-Foley introduced the company archive'

1 Northern Star Bridget Griffen-Foley , Janet E. Mcnaught , 2014 single work companion entry
— Appears in: A Companion to the Australian Media : N 2014; (p. 315-316)
1 Religious Broadcasting Bridget Griffen-Foley , Alison M. Healey , Peter Horsfield , 2014 single work companion entry
— Appears in: A Companion to the Australian Media : R 2014; (p. 411-413)
1 Media History Bridget Griffen-Foley , 2014 single work companion entry
— Appears in: A Companion to the Australian Media : M 2014; (p. 262-264)
1 Radio News Commentators Bridget Griffen-Foley , 2014 single work companion entry
— Appears in: A Companion to the Australian Media : R 2014; (p. 387-388)
1 Packer Family Bridget Griffen-Foley , 2014 single work companion entry
— Appears in: A Companion to the Australian Media : P 2014; (p. 330-332)
1 Student Newspapers Bridget Griffen-Foley , Stephanie Walker , 2014 single work companion entry
— Appears in: A Companion to the Australian Media : S 2014; (p. 442-444)
1 Special Broadcasting Service Bridget Griffen-Foley , Andy Lloyd James , 2014 single work companion entry
— Appears in: A Companion to the Australian Media : S 2014; (p. 433-435)
1 Listeners Bridget Griffen-Foley , 2014 single work companion entry
— Appears in: A Companion to the Australian Media : L 2014; (p. 245-246)
1 Labour Broadcasting Bridget Griffen-Foley , 2014 single work companion entry
— Appears in: A Companion to the Australian Media : L 2014; (p. 234-235)
1 Grant Family Bridget Griffen-Foley , 2014 single work companion entry
— Appears in: A Companion to the Australian Media : G 2014; (p. 196)
1 Competitions Bridget Griffen-Foley , Chris Lawe Davies , 2014 single work companion entry
— Appears in: A Companion to the Australian Media : C 2014; (p. 114-116)
1 Commercial Radio Australia Bridget Griffen-Foley , 2014 single work companion entry
— Appears in: A Companion to the Australian Media : C 2014; (p. 101-103)
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