274:, 20 songs from the Top 30 had been announced by Kruger four weeks earlier. While involved with this project, Kruger met and interviewed many of Australia's finest songwriters and decided to write a book; she left APRA in 2003, to concentrate on her writing. On 1 August 2005, Kruger published,
294:
Berkowitz, was born in
Romania in 1940, grew up in a United States foster home, relocated to Australia in 1958 where she met and married Lou in 1959. Lisa had a love of painting and travelling, and died in Australia on 9 November 2007.
218:
in 1986, writing on pop-culture, including Music, Film & Television, Arts & Theatre, Travel, and
Lifestyle. Kruger was a staff writer for the weekly entertainment newspaper,
128:
in August 2005, which contains interviews with 45 Australian and New
Zealand songwriters about their craft. Kruger was the Sydney correspondent for weekly entertainment newspaper,
290:
Kruger has a younger sister, Paula. Their father, Lou Kruger, was born in
England, relocated to Australia, retired in 1990 and died on 17 March 2004. Their mother, Lisa
742:
586:
278:, which contains interviews with 45 Australian and New Zealand songwriters about their craft. As of March 2009, Kruger was living in Byron Bay, broadcasting
747:
266:(APRA) during 2000–2003. She orchestrated the publicity for APRA's 75th anniversary celebrations on 28 May 2001 including the showcasing of
772:
259:. She spent a year in Los Angeles in 1998–1999 before moving back to Byron Bay in mid-1999 as PR Manager for Sunspirit Aromatherapy.
224:, becoming the Sydney correspondent during December 1986 – February 1990, and then based in London from March 1990, but she left
737:
590:
263:
147:
752:
732:
617:
509:
244:
675:
396:
757:
192:
in 1981. She completed tertiary studies with a
Bachelor of Arts, followed by Master of Arts in Theatre Studies, at the
649:
354:
314:
762:
594:
146:
with her company Kruger PRofiles and in radio broadcasting, she has also worked as
Manager of Communications for
243:
business, Kruger PRofiles, whose clients included the
Brisbane Biennial International Music Festival and the
193:
777:
267:
208:
176:
as members of the North Shore
Synagogue. She attended primary school in a class group of seven children at
248:
680:
189:
184:. She dropped out of her Communications degree course at Mitchell College of Advanced Education (now
346:
185:
271:
767:
727:
262:
Kruger returned to Sydney and became
Manager of Communications and Public Affairs with the
8:
181:
252:
220:
130:
350:
310:
685:
540:
443:
240:
143:
121:
624:
471:
163:
50:
517:
177:
721:
406:
373:
166:, the first child of English-born Lou Kruger and Romanian-born Lisa Kruger
653:
563:
215:
201:
80:
69:
251:
from 1993 and provided a weekly radio show on community radio station
212:
623:. Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Archived from
401:
239:
Moving back to Sydney in mid-1992, Kruger established a national
233:
197:
173:
135:
711:
172:
Berkowitz. She was brought up with younger sister Paula in the
159:
46:
168:
104:
374:"Songwriters speak : conversations about creating music"
343:
Songwriters speak : conversations about creating music
307:
Songwriters speak : conversations about creating music
276:
Songwriters speak : conversations about creating music
397:"Songwriter's speak - Reviews - Books - Entertainment"
587:"The final list: APRA'S Ten best Australian Songs"
507:
684:. Fairfax Media. 12 November 2007. Archived from
508:Kruger, Debbie; Paula Kruger (13 December 2007).
719:
211:in 1985 as a membership officer, she became a
336:
334:
282:on Bay FM 99.9, and running Kruger PRofiles.
180:, then secondary school with 200 students at
743:Australian people of Romanian-Jewish descent
748:Australian people of English-Jewish descent
618:"The songs that resonate through the years"
510:"Lisa Kruger Obituary (December 13, 2007)"
331:
228:at the end of the year. While writing for
591:Australasian Performing Right Association
503:
501:
499:
497:
495:
493:
465:
463:
461:
264:Australasian Performing Right Association
148:Australasian Performing Right Association
437:
435:
433:
431:
429:
427:
425:
423:
394:
584:
395:McFadyen, Warwick (10 September 2005).
388:
120:(born 14 August 1962) is an Australian
720:
615:
490:
458:
441:
340:
304:
578:
420:
368:
366:
200:and decided to undertake a career in
773:University of New South Wales alumni
309:. Balmain, N.S.W.: Limelight Press.
245:Brisbane International Film Festival
541:"Debbie Kruger - Freelance Writing"
13:
561:
538:
469:
363:
196:. Kruger developed an interest in
158:Debbie Kruger was born in 1962 in
124:and pop-culture writer. She wrote
14:
789:
704:
652:. Bay FM - 99.9FM. Archived from
738:Australian freelance journalists
341:Kruger, Debbie (1 August 2005).
305:Kruger, Debbie (1 August 2005).
285:
268:APRA's Ten best Australian songs
247:(BIFF). Kruger based herself in
207:Kruger's first job was with the
668:
642:
609:
376:. National Library of Australia
298:
555:
532:
1:
616:Kruger, Debbie (2 May 2001).
585:Culnane, Paul (28 May 2001).
442:Tingle, Greg (12 July 2003).
324:
232:her reviews used Krug as her
194:University of New South Wales
753:Australian women journalists
733:Australian music journalists
516:. ajn.com.au. Archived from
153:
7:
444:"Interview - Debbie Kruger"
349:, N.S.W.: Limelight Press.
134:, for three years with the
10:
794:
676:"Lisa Kruger Death Notice"
514:The Australian Jewish News
758:Jewish Australian writers
681:The Sydney Morning Herald
209:Australian Writers' Guild
102:
97:
87:
76:
65:
57:
30:
23:
564:"Debbie Kruger - Writer"
186:Charles Sturt University
763:Journalists from Sydney
593:(APRA). Archived from
446:. Media Man Australia
280:Debbie Does Breakfast
257:Debbie Does Breakfast
16:Australian journalist
778:Writers from Sydney
182:Killara High School
520:on 15 August 2008
472:"Debbie Kruger -
126:Songwriters Speak
115:
114:
92:Songwriters Speak
83:, popular culture
785:
715:
714:
712:Official website
698:
697:
695:
693:
672:
666:
665:
663:
661:
646:
640:
639:
637:
635:
629:
622:
613:
607:
606:
604:
602:
582:
576:
575:
573:
571:
562:Kruger, Debbie.
559:
553:
552:
550:
548:
539:Kruger, Debbie.
536:
530:
529:
527:
525:
505:
488:
487:
485:
483:
470:Kruger, Debbie.
467:
456:
455:
453:
451:
439:
418:
417:
415:
413:
392:
386:
385:
383:
381:
370:
361:
360:
338:
320:
241:public relations
144:public relations
122:music journalist
111:
108:
106:
44:
40:
38:
21:
20:
793:
792:
788:
787:
786:
784:
783:
782:
718:
717:
710:
709:
707:
702:
701:
691:
689:
688:on 12 July 2012
674:
673:
669:
659:
657:
656:on 8 March 2009
648:
647:
643:
633:
631:
627:
620:
614:
610:
600:
598:
597:on 11 June 2010
583:
579:
569:
567:
566:. Debbie Kruger
560:
556:
546:
544:
543:. Debbie Kruger
537:
533:
523:
521:
506:
491:
481:
479:
478:. Debbie Kruger
468:
459:
449:
447:
440:
421:
411:
409:
393:
389:
379:
377:
372:
371:
364:
357:
339:
332:
327:
317:
301:
288:
164:New South Wales
156:
142:. She works in
103:
51:New South Wales
45:
42:
36:
34:
26:
17:
12:
11:
5:
791:
781:
780:
775:
770:
765:
760:
755:
750:
745:
740:
735:
730:
706:
705:External links
703:
700:
699:
667:
641:
630:on 17 May 2008
608:
577:
554:
531:
489:
457:
419:
387:
362:
355:
329:
328:
326:
323:
322:
321:
315:
300:
297:
287:
284:
178:Masada College
155:
152:
113:
112:
100:
99:
95:
94:
89:
85:
84:
78:
74:
73:
67:
63:
62:
59:
55:
54:
41:14 August 1962
32:
28:
27:
24:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
790:
779:
776:
774:
771:
769:
768:Living people
766:
764:
761:
759:
756:
754:
751:
749:
746:
744:
741:
739:
736:
734:
731:
729:
726:
725:
723:
716:
713:
687:
683:
682:
677:
671:
655:
651:
645:
626:
619:
612:
596:
592:
588:
581:
565:
558:
542:
535:
519:
515:
511:
504:
502:
500:
498:
496:
494:
477:
475:
466:
464:
462:
445:
438:
436:
434:
432:
430:
428:
426:
424:
408:
407:Fairfax Media
404:
403:
398:
391:
375:
369:
367:
358:
356:0-9757080-3-1
352:
348:
344:
337:
335:
330:
318:
316:0-9757080-3-1
312:
308:
303:
302:
296:
293:
286:Personal life
283:
281:
277:
273:
269:
265:
260:
258:
254:
250:
246:
242:
237:
235:
231:
227:
223:
222:
217:
214:
210:
205:
203:
199:
195:
191:
187:
183:
179:
175:
171:
170:
165:
161:
151:
149:
145:
141:
137:
133:
132:
127:
123:
119:
118:Debbie Kruger
110:
107:.debbiekruger
101:
96:
93:
90:
88:Notable works
86:
82:
79:
75:
71:
68:
64:
60:
56:
52:
48:
43:(age 62)
33:
29:
25:Debbie Kruger
22:
19:
708:
690:. Retrieved
686:the original
679:
670:
658:. Retrieved
654:the original
644:
632:. Retrieved
625:the original
611:
599:. Retrieved
595:the original
580:
568:. Retrieved
557:
545:. Retrieved
534:
522:. Retrieved
518:the original
513:
480:. Retrieved
473:
448:. Retrieved
410:. Retrieved
400:
390:
378:. Retrieved
342:
306:
299:Bibliography
291:
289:
279:
275:
261:
256:
238:
229:
225:
219:
206:
174:Jewish faith
167:
157:
139:
129:
125:
117:
116:
91:
18:
728:1962 births
272:APRA Awards
253:Bay FM 99.9
53:, Australia
722:Categories
650:"Thursday"
634:2 November
325:References
216:journalist
202:dramaturgy
81:Rock music
70:Journalist
66:Occupation
37:1962-08-14
476:Reporter"
249:Byron Bay
213:freelance
154:Biography
692:21 March
660:20 March
570:21 March
547:21 March
524:20 March
482:21 March
450:20 March
412:20 March
380:20 March
190:Bathurst
150:(APRA).
72:, writer
58:Pen name
601:6 April
474:Variety
402:The Age
347:Balmain
270:at the
255:called
234:moniker
230:Variety
226:Variety
221:Variety
198:theatre
136:moniker
131:Variety
98:Website
77:Subject
353:
313:
160:Sydney
47:Sydney
628:(PDF)
621:(PDF)
188:) in
694:2009
662:2009
636:2007
603:2009
572:2009
549:2009
526:2009
484:2009
452:2009
414:2009
382:2009
351:ISBN
311:ISBN
140:krug
109:.com
61:Krug
31:Born
292:née
169:née
138:of
105:www
724::
678:.
589:.
512:.
492:^
460:^
422:^
405:.
399:.
365:^
345:.
333:^
236:.
204:.
162:,
49:,
39:)
696:.
664:.
638:.
605:.
574:.
551:.
528:.
486:.
454:.
416:.
384:.
359:.
319:.
35:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.