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Listen To Older Voices: Grant Young – Part 1

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listen to older voices: grant young - part 1  Following an extended period of lock-downs due to the Coronavirus, we are pleased to have resumed fresh face-to-face interviewing once again.

This is part 1 of a 3-part story featuring the Life and Times of Baby Boomer, Grant Young.

Born in 1949, Grant starts his talk with reminiscing about his early years in and around Geelong West. Grant, like many of his generation, led a healthy outdoor lifestyle with few restrictions. Using his imagination was an integral part of not only his life, but of the lives of the kids around him.

Grant also reflects on his love of radio, which started in the 1950’s and has continued on to today, while also sharing his recollections of the early years of television.

Even though he recalls that his early experiences at school weren’t great, as he suffered from what was then the undiagnosed ADHD syndrome. However, Grant has grown up believing that you should never stop learning, which is a belief he still follows today.

There are stories involving his memories of the wonderful music scene that developed in the 1960’s and he finishes off part 1 of his story talking about the Vietnam Conscription – a discussion that continues on into the next program.


Click to hear – Grant Young – Part 1

Previous Listen To Older Voices Programs can be found in our archive, by clicking on one link or the other

2012 to 2016   listen to older voices: grant young - part 1

 –  2016 onward listen to older voices: grant young - part 1listen to older voices: grant young - part 1

 

[Listen To Older Voices receives funding from the Commonwealth Government 
through the Commonwealth Home Support Program Program]
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Rob Greaves

I have been with the Toorak Times since April 2012. I worked as Senior Editor of the Toorak Times until 2023, when I retired. I now work as a special features contributor for both the Toorak Times and Tagg. I've been in the Australian music scene as a musician since 1964, and have worked in radio and TV and newspapers (when they were actually printed on paper) as well as working in the film industry, as the Film Unit manager on Homicide for several years. I also have extensive experience in audio production and editing.

Rob Greaves
I have been with the Toorak Times since April 2012. I worked as Senior Editor of the Toorak Times until 2023, when I retired. I now work as a special features contributor for both the Toorak Times and Tagg. I've been in the Australian music scene as a musician since 1964, and have worked in radio and TV and newspapers (when they were actually printed on paper) as well as working in the film industry, as the Film Unit manager on Homicide for several years. I also have extensive experience in audio production and editing.

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