 She was the first woman to be appointed to the Chair of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (1982–83), having served as a member of the ABC Board since 1977.During her time at the ABC, Kramer came to be known as "Servalan" after the autocratic character in the BBC science fiction series "Blake's 7".Her other appointments include the Secondary Schools Board (1976–82), the Council of the National Library (1975–81), NAATI (1977–81) and the Universities Council (1977–86).