Patricia Barraclough
Patricia Mary Barraclough (5 September 1951 – 21 November 2023) was an Australian television producer.
Biography[edit]
Born on 5 September 1951, in Surrey, England, to parents Edward and Mary Barraclough (née Dennis), she moved to Australia with her family in the 1950s.[1][2] She completed her education at Sacré Cœur School in Glen Iris.[1][2]
Barraclough became engaged in the social movements of the late 1960s and early 1970s, including the Vietnam Moratorium movement, and associated with radical figures of the time.[1][2]
In 1974, she married Warwick Konopacki and started her career at ABC Television's Sydney headquarters.[1][2] During her career, she worked as an executive producer of radio in Brisbane and as a producer on the program Lateline.[1][2]
Barraclough was instrumental in launching Australian Story and the ACT edition of Stateline.[1][2] Her work often focused on community issues, such as the Mr Fluffy asbestos crisis in Canberra.[2]
In her later years, Barraclough lived in Murrumbateman, engaging in photography and wildlife conservation.[2] She was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2022 and died on 21 November 2023.[3][2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f "Vale Patricia Barraclough, celebrated ABC producer who broke ground in 40-year career". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 5 December 2023. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Laura Tingle (4 December 2023). "Acclaimed ABC producer broke new ground in TV current affairs". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ "Vale Patricia Barraclough". ABC listen. 4 December 2023. Retrieved 22 January 2024.