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Ailsa McPherson oral history interview, 2008

2008

Ailsa McPherson oral history interview, 2008

2008

  • NFSA IDF75KSEBS
  • TypeOral History
  • MediumMoving Image
  • FormOral history
  • Duration1 hr, 30 mins
  • Year2008

Excerpt from a 2008 oral history interview with Ailsa McPherson by Brendan Horgan.

McPherson started working as a script assistant on drama programs in the early days of ATN7 Sydney and rose to become a versatile studio director across news, drama, light entertainment, comedy and panel discussions.

In this interview excerpt she tells Horgan about her first break as a studio director and the varied career that followed.

Image: Ailsa McPherson in the control room directing Sydney Wide commercials, ATN7. From Ailsa McPherson’s scrapbook no 4, NFSA title: 1583468.

Excerpt from a 2008 oral history interview with Ailsa McPherson by Brendan Horgan.

McPherson started working as a script assistant on drama programs in the early days of ATN7 Sydney and rose to become a versatile studio director across news, drama, light entertainment, comedy and panel discussions.

In this interview excerpt she tells Horgan about her first break as a studio director and the varied career that followed.

Image: Ailsa McPherson in the control room directing Sydney Wide commercials, ATN7. From Ailsa McPherson’s scrapbook no 4, NFSA title: 1583468.

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