Basia Bonkowski (presenter)
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Basia Bonkowski, also known as Basia Rendall, was an Australian TV presenter. Shows she was the presenter of included Rock Around the World (SBS),[1] Continental Drift (SBS),[2] Music Video (Channel 10),[3] and The Big Byte (SBS).[4]
Bonkowski was a published author with Shimmer, a 2009 book about her mother,[5] and Jesse's World, a book on international adoption published in 2005.[6]
Bonkowski was born in Adelaide, one of four children of Polish immigrants. She married Kimble Rendall in 1982 and they have two adopted children. She died on 3 September 2022 from lymphoma.[7][8]
References[edit]
- ^ Anderson, Doug (18 March 1982), "Basia follows world trend", The Age
- ^ Doyle, Liz (21 February 1983), "A rocker's dream come true", The Sydney Morning Herald
- ^ Watson, Bronwyn (10 March 1986), "No more mumbles now TV rock's presented by top women", The Sydney Morning Herald
- ^ Danielson, Shane (21 March 1994), "Tech goes hip", The Sydney Morning Herald
- ^ Mills, Alison (1 April 2009), "Book a journey of life", Parramatta Sun
- ^ Bonkowski, Basia (2005), Jesse's World : a story of adoption and the global family
- ^ Sean, Slatter (5 September 2022), "Vale Basia Rendall, presenter and producer", If
- ^ Williams, Fiona (6 September 2022), "Remembering iconic SBS presenter Basia Rendall (nee Bonkowski)", SBS