{{short description|Australian broadcaster (1942-2002)}} {{about||the educator and social activist|Elizabeth Powell Bond}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{infobox person | name = Elizabeth Bond | birth_place = | birth_date = {{birth year|1942 }} | death_place = | death_date = December {{death year and age|2002|1942}} | education = University of Melbourne | occupation = Radio broadcaster, television presenter, journalist | employer = Australian Broadcasting Commission }} '''Elizabeth Bond''' (1942 – December 2002) was an Australian radio broadcaster, TV host and journalist.<ref name=bio>Nicholson, John; Nattrass, Sue (11 January 2003) [https://www.smh.com.au/national/pioneer-was-courageous-voice-at-abc-20030111-gdg37y.html Pioneer was a courageous voice at ABC], ''The Sydney Morning Herald''. Retrieved 15 October 2019.</ref>
==Education== Bond graduated from the University of Melbourne in 1962 with a Bachelor of Arts with honours in English and German.<ref name=bio/> Bond attended the university with Germaine Greer, whom Bond credited with teaching her how to apply make-up.<ref name=bio/> While at the university, Bond appeared as an extra in a production of ''Saint Joan'' which starred Zoe Caldwell.<ref name=bio/>
==Career== After a successful audition in December 1963, Bond commenced working for the Australian Broadcasting Commission in Melbourne, working in various capacities.<ref name=bio/>
Bond relocated to Sydney in 1970 where she presented her own program on 2BL.<ref name=bio/> The program was dropped after Bond attracted criticism for making controversial comments on the program following a discussion with social commentator Ray Taylor, angering ABC management, prompting protests and accusations of Bond being a "left wing libber on the ABC".<ref name=bio/><ref>Dunlevy, Maurice (2 July 1983) [https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/116415668 Red tape and high culture: 50 years of ABC], ''The Canberra Times''. Retrieved 15 October 2019.</ref>
During this time, Bond appeared on ABC Television, hosting ''Matinee'' and ''At Home with Elizabeth Bond''.<ref name=bio/> However, Bond expressed the view that she didn't enjoy television work and said she had no desire of becoming a media personality.<ref name=bio/>
Following a short-lived marriage and the birth of her son, Bond took a break from radio but returned to 3LO in 1977 to take over from Terry Lane on the ''Mornings'' program.<ref name=bio/> Following an initial outcry immediately following Lane's departure, listeners warmed to Bond and she was able to command a large audience, covering topics such as national and international politics, business affairs and media analysis.<ref name=bio/> Bond was explicit in her instructions to her producer to never be asked to help promote television shows, movies or books as they were a national broadcaster, and "not a PR company".<ref name=bio/>
Following disagreements with management about proposed changes to her program, Bond resigned from the ABC at the end of 1979.<ref name=bio/> Following her resignation, Bond accepted an offer to work for ''The Age''.<ref name=bio/>
In 1981, Bond was appointed as the first community relations officer at the Royal Women's Hospital in Melbourne.<ref name=bio/>
Bond became the first female commissioner of the Liquor Control Commission, which was later renamed the Liquor Licensing Commission.<ref name=bio/> Her work there prompted her to enroll in a law course at Melbourne University in 1989, which she graduated from in 1995.<ref name=bio/><ref>(28 March 1988) [https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/101985148 New liquor licensing body for Victoria], ''The Canberra Times''. Retrieved 15 October 2019.</ref>
Throughout the 1980s, Bond served in a number of roles including as a foundation board member of the Meat Market Craft Centre, as a chairperson of St Martins Youth Centre, as a member of the ethics committee at the Royal Southern Memorial Hospital and as advisory committee member with the ABC.<ref name=bio/>
=== Recognition === In October 1979, Bond received a gold citation at the United Nations Association of Australia's media awards.<ref>(23 October 1979) [https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/110607830 Major media prizes], ''The Canberra Times''. Retrieved 15 October 2019.</ref>
==Personal life== Bond suffered from rheumatoid arthritis from the age of 16.<ref name=bio/> Because of this, she often used a wheelchair.<ref name=bio/> In her final years at the ABC, she asked to be carried from her house to her car, and then from her car into the studio so she could continue working.<ref name=bio/>
==Death== Bond died in December 2002.<ref name=bio/> Her death prompted a number of tributes including from political commentator Max Teichmann.<ref name=bio/>
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