Nina Valentine at 3BA Radio

A woman sitting at a desk. She is looking at something on the desk and there is a telephone and a radio microphone in front of her. Below the photo is handwriting that says 'Myself. 3BA. March 1945'
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Nina Valentine at 3BA Radio
NFSA ID
1497838
Year
1945
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Nina Reakes had just started working at 3BA when this snapshot was taken in March 1945.

She resigned following her marriage to Peter Valentine but continued to work freelance, recording items for The Women’s Hour and Australia All Over.

Her son James carried on the family tradition and has been a presenter for ABC Radio since the mid-1990s. 

 

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