Schafter nominated for Walkley

Schafter nominated for Walkley

Hungry Beast reporter and Star Observer columnist Monique Schafter has been nominated for a Walkley for Best Current Affairs TV Reporting.

The nominated report, produced and directed by Schafter and Aaron Smith for the ABC TV program, chronicled the story of Maree Bourke-Calliss, who suffered a massive stroke from a knock received during a netball game.

Bourke-Calliss is unable to move or speak and can only communicate by blinking.

For the interview, the Hungry Beast team sent her questions in advance and it took her nearly a week to blink out the answers.

Her responses were read out by her sister Berni.

The finalists were announced on Monday at simultaneous events in Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne. The winners will be announced at a gala presentation in Brisbane on November 27.

There were approximately 1300 entries in this year’s awards.

You can watch the full nominated story below:

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