Extract: Nation, Memory, Myth by Steve Vizard
Posted on 11 Jun 2025
How does myth generate meaning for a nation and its citizens? How does a national myth transform into symbolic performances of cultural memory and kinship?
Adam rewrote many of the rules of morning television with his coverage of the Beaconsfield mining tragedy and the introduction of live studio performances. He helped organise Reach Out to Asia, a historic primetime concert on the steps of the Sydney Opera House, which raised $20 million for the victims of the Asian tsunami. In 2006, Adam created The Morning Show, with hosts Kylie Gillies and Larry Emdur, which instantly became the number-one program in its highly competitive slot. He joined Channel Ten in 2013 as the Network Director of morning television and resigned due to ill health at the start of January 2014, less than three months after the programs he created, Wake Up and Studio 10 were launched.
Adam is an ambassador for the Australian Foundation for Mental Health Research and Lifeline Canberra.
Posted on 11 Jun 2025
How does myth generate meaning for a nation and its citizens? How does a national myth transform into symbolic performances of cultural memory and kinship?
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