The Walkley Award for Broadcast Interviewing was first presented in 1997, as one of the

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. At some point it became the Walkley Award for Broadcast Presenting, until 2001. In 2009 the award category became Walkley Award for Broadcast and Online Interviewing, and in 2013, Walkley Award for Interview. By 2020 the Award had ceased. List of winners:The Walkley Foundation > Walkley Winners Archive
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Walkley Award For Broadcast Interviewing Australian journalism awards Walkley Award for Broadcast Interviewing Awards established in 1997

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