Karla Grant recognised for her outstanding contribution as SBS takes home three Walkleys

NITV's Living Black host Karla Grant has taken home two awards, among several other SBS wins at the 2023 Walkley Awards for Excellence in Journalism.

Multiple teams and employees of SBS, including Karla Grant, The Feed and SBS World News, were winners at this year's Walkley Awards. Source: SBS News

Key Points

• SBS took home three Walkley Awards for Excellence in Journalism in Sydney on Thursday.
• Karla Grant's work in elevating Indigenous issues and stories has been recognised by both a Walkley and Lifetime Achievement Award.
• SBS World News' coverage of the conflict in Ukraine won an award alongside The Feed's Uncovering Incels documentary.

Western Arrernte woman Karla Grant has been recognised for her three decades of outstanding journalism with both a Walkley Award and a Lifetime Achievement Award at the First Nations Media Awards on Thursday night.

Grant was one of three SBS winners at the 68th Walkley Awards for Excellence in Journalism in Sydney, with the annual awards spanning 30 categories.

Grant is both Executive Producer and host of NITV's Living Black, with the Indigenous current affairs show celebrating 20 years on air in March.

For two decades, Karla Grant has hosted NITV's Living Black, which has picked up several accolades including Best News and Current Affairs Program at the 2023 First Nations Media Awards. Source: SBS News

Her extensive reporting has made her a champion of First Nations communities, giving them a voice, celebrating Blak excellence and holding power to account.

The Living Black team won their first Walkley Award for Coverage of Indigenous Issues and an Amnesty International Media Award for Indigenous Reporting in 2021.

The Feed wins Current Affairs Short

The Feed team - Jennifer Luu, Michelle Elias, Jodie Noyce, Gavin Blyth and Caroline Huang - were awarded a Walkley for their investigative program Uncovering Incels.

The two-part series peeled back the curtain on the "involuntary celibate" (incel) movement — groups of men who define themselves by their inability to attract a romantic partner.

Speaking to five members of the community, The Feed explored why these men congregate online and blame women for their lack of sexual relationships.

SBS World News Ukraine coverage wins

SBS's Chief International Correspondent Ben Lewis and producer Colin Cosier were awarded the Walkley for Television/Video News reporting.

Their compelling coverage of Ukraine: One Year On included the story of an Australian who had joined other foreign fighters to help defend the country.

Reporting from the front line, it was a harrowing insight into the realities of the war a year after Russia invaded Ukraine.

SBS Managing Director James Tayor congratulated all three Walkley winners and highlighted Grant's "tireless" work to elevate Indigenous voices.

"Congratulations to the SBS teams for awards across news and current affairs at the Walkleys, and further recognition for Living Black at the First Nations Media Awards," he said.

"Throughout her career, Karla has worked tirelessly to provide a voice for the voiceless, and to ensure the issues being experienced in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities are recognised as matters of significance for all Australians.

"Her dedication is underpinned by her integrity, kindness and empathy, which are among the reasons she is trusted by communities and widely respected by her peers, and extends beyond the screen through her active support for future generations of Indigenous journalists."