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ABC reporters receive Andrew Olle Scholarship

Kamin Gock and Ellie Grounds named recipients of annual scholarship honouring ABC News legend.

Two ABC reporters recipients have been awarded the Andrew Olle Scholarship, for 2023: Kamin Gock and Ellie Grounds.

The scholarship honours the life and work of the late ABC journalist Andrew Olle, who was one of Australia’s most admired broadcasters across Four Corners, 7:30 and ABC Radio.

The scholarship is designed to create career development opportunities for young ABC journalists and to promote the values that epitomised Olle’s journalism.

Kamin Gock is currently a multi-platform journalist / reporter with ABC News in Sydney. He was previously a journalist with Channel Nine in Perth. He reported on the Northern Rivers flooding earlier this year and hopes to develop skills in visual storytelling and investigative training.

Ellie Grounds is a reporter with triple j’s youth current affairs program Hack. She was previously a video journalist with the ABC’s Regional and Local team based in Longreach where she established a strong track record for elevating regional stories to a national platform. She hopes to spend the scholarship period learning from ABC videographers, photographers, and investigative journalists.

“Having a year unbound (to an extent) by traditional deadlines or work arrangements would provide a unique opportunity to experiment with storytelling techniques and try things without fear of failure,” Grounds said.

“This is the opportunity I have been hoping for that could open doors to learn from the best and hone my craft,” Gock added.

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