JudyCallingham
- Writer
After time as a reporter and radio producer, Judy Callingham became one of the first women in New Zealand to make her mark as a television scriptwriter (Close to Home, Gloss, Shortland St, and many more). Her broadcasting career has encompassed stints as a presenter (Town and Around, Fair Go), journalism tutor, and NZ On Air board member. These days she runs a media training company with husband Brian Edwards.
Screenography
Biography
Judy Callingham, CNZM, has appeared onscreen on everything from Town and Around and Beauty and the Beast to Fair Go. Behind the scenes she has done stints as a pioneering female scriptwriter, tutor in both journalism and scriptwriting, media advisor, and board member at NZ On Air.
Awards
2001 Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit
For Services to Drama
2000 TV Guide New Zealand Television Awards
Nominated for Best Drama Script: for Duggan - Workshop for Murder
“... I suppose we did try to push the envelope a little bit, but it was very gentle pushing. If you look at those early episodes, things that were considered absolutely outrageous in those days — like divorce — now would go past at a 5.30 slot, and no-one would raise a hair. ”
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