Community & Arts

DESPITE recent speculation, news of WA media celebrity Basil Zempilas’s departure from radio station 6PR may have been exaggerated.He hosts 6PR’s Baz and Barra breakfast show with fellow Channel 7 personality Adrian Barich.

SIXTEEN pillars in the Woodside building at number one Adelaide Terrace will undergo a sensational transformation under the creative direction of a team from Awesome Arts.

THE announcement that Barron Entertainment has gone into administration has dealt a severe blow to Perth’s fledgling film and television industry.

FOLLOWING Channel Seven’s decision not to match the Channel Nine consortium bid for the television rights to the AFL, Channel Nine is already moving to build its commentary team.

THE unlikely combination of art and mining has found a unique fusion in an exhibition of Richard Woldendorp's photography.

CHANNEL Seven Perth plans a significant rise in local production next year, focusing largely on lifestyle programs as the station moves to see off a challenge from rivals.

FREMANTLE-based Prospero Productions has won the Golden Spire for Television (Current Events) award at the 2000 San Francisco Inter-national Film Festival for its one-hour documentary Paying for the Piper.

THE local film industry is recovering from four days of film screenings, award ceremonies and networking at the 2000 WA Screen Awards.

THE HUNT is on for a host for STW9’s new local game show Initial Reaction.