Proud Wiradjuri and Western Arrernte woman Lowanna Grant has been named as the executive producer of NITV Radio by SBS Audio.
NITV Radio is among SBS Audio’s more than 60 multilingual services, and is dedicated to exploring news, events and issues that affect Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. With the latest news alongside interviews and features, NITV Radio shares stories with a national focus and from a First Nations lens.
During her first NAIDOC Week, Grant will discuss the importance of First Nations languages with Letetia Harris, Wiradjuri language teacher at Charles Sturt University. Grant graduated from Charles Sturt University in 2022 with a graduate certificate in Wiradjuri Language, Culture and Heritage.
As executive producer, Grant will lead the editorial direction for NITV Radio, presenting the program and producing its distinctive and innovative multiplatform content sharing the diverse voices and perspectives of First Nations peoples.
She has been working at NITV since 2017, most recently as the Indigenous lead in the Programming team for the channel where she was focused on the curation of NITV’s content on SBS On Demand.
Prior to that, she worked across a number of areas in NITV, supporting the delivery of content and key projects as well as presenting, including in the Commissioning team overseeing the short-form documentary initiative, Our Stories, as the presenter of The World Game on NITV, and as a key player in the channel’s coverage of NAIDOC Week, the Koori Knockout and SBS’s Always Was Always Will Be season of programming around January 26.
David Hua, director of audio and language content, said he's looking forward to the passion, cultural knowledge and fresh perspective she’ll bring for the listeners across platforms.
"I’m also looking forward to seeing First Nations stories shared with more multicultural and multilingual Australians as outlined in the SBS Elevate Reconciliation Action Plan," he said.
"We’re excited to have Lowanna come on board, particularly at a time when ensuring the voices of our communities are heard is so important, and to continue telling important First Nations stories through NITV Radio.
Grant said she's excited to be joining the NITV Radio team and taking on this important role for such a unique program, and vital part of SBS’s broader audio offering.
"NITV Radio provides a critical platform to cover the news impacting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and dive into the issues and stories featuring a diverse range of voices from our communities including in First Nations languages.," she said.
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