Frieda
Werden
Gender: 
Female
 
Year of Birth: 
1947
 
Nationality: 
US-American
 
Email: 
wings@wings.org
 
Address: 
c/o WINGS Box 95090
Vancouver BC V5T 4T8
Canada
 
 
Activist, Journalist, Media Professional
Global, Regional, National
 

Thematic Areas

Broadcast, Internet, Recorded Media
Public Service, Community/Citizens
Diversity and Pluralism, Social Justice & Democracy
Content
Gender
 
Specific Themes: 
Women's Rights
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Women Empowerment
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Stereotypes
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Radio
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News
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Internet Rights
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Internet Governance
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Gender&Media
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Gender Mainstreaming
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Freedom of Information
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Feminism
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Community Radio
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Civil Society Media
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Access to knowledge
Specific Themes: 
Access to Information
 

Short Bio

American and Canadian radio personality Frieda Lindfield Werden was born Linda Catherine Samfield in Austin, Texas, in 1947, and married Noble Horace Dunson, Jr., in 1968. After divorcing Dunson in 1972, she changed her name to Frieda Lindfield Werden. In 1986, she co-founded and produced the radio production company Wings: Women’s International News Gathering Service. She immigrated to Canada in 2002 and three years later, Werden was elected president of the International Association of Women in Radio and Television. She also served on the International Board of Directors of the World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters (AMARC) and won a Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Campus and Community Radio Association of Canada (2006).

 
Created by: Elena Pavan Pavan