MEGAN LLOYD
President, SA Press Club
Megan started at News Limited as a cadet in 1987. She was been editor-in-chief of Messenger Newspapers from 2004 to 2009. Megan's career at Messenger included stints as chief of staff and senior reporter for the group and she was the launch editor in 2000 of Messenger's glossy monthly magazine, Adelaide Matters.
In 2009, Megan Lloyd is now the Editor of Sunday Mail, where she had previously held the position of chief of staff in 2003.
GRANT HEADING
Immediate Past President, SA Press Club
Grant commenced his career as a journalist with the ABC in 1966, remaining with the national broadcaster until 1988, the last few years serving as the Chief of Staff. He won the gold Walkley Award for journalism in 1981 for coverage of the Ash Wednesday Bushfires.
Grant then joined Network Ten in 1988 and recently stepped down as the Director of Ten News.
SUSAN CARACOUSSIS
Secretary, SA Press Club
Susan is Executive Officer of SASES Volunteers' Association, and editor for quarterly publication, Frontline, published by Countrywide Austral. She commenced her career in banking as the first female in a lending role, then worked in senior public relations prior to moving to executive roles in the not for profit sector.
Susan is honorary secretary of SA Press Club and a member of UniSA's School of Communication Advisory Committee, SAFECOM Board and numerous emergency sector advisory groups and review committees. She is also a member of the AICD
PATRIZIA FURLAN
Deputy, SA Press Club
Patrizia Furlan is a Journalism lecturer in the School of Communication International Studies and Languages at the University of South Australia.
Patrizia began her journalism career in Paris, France. She worked for many years as a journalist in radio and TV news/current affairs both in commercial and public broadcasting organisations in Australia and abroad. Her PhD research focuses on the relationship between journalists and public relations practitioners in the dissemination of medical news.
JIM MATTOCK
Treasurer, SA Press Club
Jim is a Chartered Accountant and was a partner of international accounting firm Deloitte before retiring in 1994.
At Deloitte he was responsible for several of the firm's major audit clients and held positions as National Director of Auditing Services and subsequently Managing Partner of the Adelaide office.
Besides his role at the SA Press Club he is a member of the board of two other not for profit organizations.
TONY AGARS
NWS Channel Nine
Tony Agars is News Director of NWS Channel Nine.
PAUL HAMRA
The Independent Weekly
Paul Hamra is managing director of Solstice Media, and publisher of The Independent Weekly, Domain Magazine, The SA Mines and Energy Journal, Sportsbeat, and Indaily.
He started as a journalist, then worked in politics and public relations in SA and the US. He created Hamra Management which grew to become a national PR consultancy working for corporate clients across the country. Paul has also been deputy chair of the AFC for six years, a trustee of the Flinders Medical Centre Foundation and worked in numerous non-for-profit roles.
REX JORY
Retired Journalist/Columnist
Rex Jory joined The News as a copy boy in 1960 before moving his work to Britain and South Africa. He returned to Australia in 1970 as a political writer for The News. He was an adviser to Premier Dr David Tonkin in 1981 and later John Olsen before returning to journalism with The Advertiser in 1984.
He became a daily columnist in 1997 for The Advertiser before standing down in 2008. He was awarded a Jefferson Fellowship in the USA, a member of the APC for 11 years, chairman of SA Great and currently on the board of the Independent Gambling Authority.
RICK KEEGAN
ABC Adelaide
Rick Keegan has recently been appointed ABC state editor of radio, television and current affairs for South Australia.
Keegan has been heavily involved with the Adelaide media for over thirty years.
He has been a senior member of the South Australian ABC newsroom for five years and is on board as a new member of the SA Press Club in 2008.
NIC NOLAN
Nic is a journalist and communications specialist. Nic started his career in radio in 1974 working as a freelance producer for the London Broadcasting Company (LBC). Nic graduated with an honours degree in Communications before moving to NZ, working in radio and television as a presenter of music, entertainment and news programmes.
Nolan read morning news on Perth's Channel 7 for 2 years and for 16 years, was breakfast news anchor and News Director of Perth's MIX 94.5. From 2004 Nic was Programme Director of FIVEaa for five years and most recently was General Manager of Adelaide youth community radio station Fresh FM.
KARA PHILLIPS
Messenger Newspapers
Kara Phillips has been Deputy Editor-In-Chief at Messenger Newspapers since November 2008. She is also a regular columnist for the 11 publications.
Prior to that, this award-winning journalist did a year as a regional editor. Between 2004 and 2007 she worked at The Advertiser as a journalist covering the health, then education and finally the state political round. She did her cadetship at Messenger News.
TERRY PLANE
Seven Network, Adelaide
Terry Plane is the News Director for Seven Network, Adelaide
JEREMY PUDNEY
Network Ten Adelaide
Jeremy Pudney is the News Manager, Network Ten, Adelaide.
He studied Journalism at the University of South Australia, and worked as a newspaper journalist with Messenger, then The Advertiser. Jeremy began as a TV reporter with Ten Adelaide, moved to Ten Melbourne - where he was also Chief-of-Staff - before returning to South Australia.
