Guest of Honour
Produced within our Vision Australia Radio studios, Guest of Honour is a weekly half-hour program that profiles local South Australian identities.
Episodes
Brian spent his childhood on a farm in country South Australia. It was marginal country, so life could be hard. His farther had a stroke when Brian was just fourteen. He left the farm to work in mines and trans-shipping. Later Brian developed to dismantling bridges, working on building sites, furnaces, windmills and bores and even aerial spraying. In a great work transformation, he became a nurse in hospitals and jails. He has a re...
Debra moved to Adelaide with her family when Deb was seven. She had a special talent in highland dancing and travelled to Canada to participate in a national exhibition. This was followed by another tour when she was 14, and travelled to Scotland two years later for yet another exhibition. Over the years she has travelled extensively. She has worked in developing the skills of people and organisations - computing, team leadership a...
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Max also loved cricket. He played for Port Adelaide for 14 years, 10 in A grade. He was best known as a cricket umpire, officiating on more than 430 games on over 27 years. This included the famous 1977 Centenary Test Match against England at the MCG. He has also umpired several social and charity matches as a volunteer.
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Max is a well-known South Australian and has a passion for sports, particularly football and cricket. He loved the Alberton oval. He played for Port Adelaide and Sturt before becoming an umpire.
He umpired 160 SANFL games and the 1967 Grand Final. He was also a football radio commentator.
Having just celebrated her 90th birthday, Barbara reflects on her life. From being a tomboy as a child to a very talented tennis player, she married and had four children. Having saved and bought a car, she and family did a lot of travelling. She and Craig were married for 62 years. Barbara volunteered with Vision Australia Radio for 25 years.
Barbara died in October 2018.
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In early-adult life Judith became highly involved with the advancement of women's issue, both in Canada and Australia, then had rapid advancement in the Health Bureaucracy with management positions. Highly qualified, she became Professor of Health Care at Flinders University in 2006. No retired, she is busy with writing and research projects.
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Ian was born in England during World War II. He was a gifted student and early in his working life was engaged in Advanced Engineering in Advanced Weapons; Automatic Landing Systems and Energy Systems Effectiveness on trains - gaining prestigious awards and a PHD. He retired as a Professor in 2003
Don worked with the MTT (tramways), and joined the Air Force during WWII. He transferred to the Royal Air Force in England, and saw 38 missions over Germany, including the dreaded Dresden. He is a strong participant in community affairs and is a Life Member of several organisations.
Now over 100 years old, Bill was a Rat of Tobruk in North Africa and also saw service in South-East Asia. He has worked tirelessly for ex-service people and their families and represented Australia at various commemorations overseas. Bill dies in October, 2018.
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The son of a well-known Adelaide jeweller, Rick was an outstanding scholar whose qualifications made him eminently suitable to work as a lawyer and university professor in Australian and overseas. He has also been a candidate for State and Federal Parliament on several occasions.
Born in England soon after WWII, he came to Australia with his family for a better life. After leaving school, he was first an electrician but then devoted 28 years of his life to the SA Police Force where he loved working closely with, and caring for, his community.
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Andrew speaks of his grandfather, Bill, who grew up during the Depression and WWII. Bill was a Rat of Tobruk when he was only 18. Badly injured, he returned to Australian and devoted himself to the needs of returned service people and their families.
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The young teacher who believes so positively that she has won the "lottery of life" because of her optimistic attitudes and who became the very busy Co-ordinator of Volunteers at Vision Australia Radio in Adelaide
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The boy who grew up on the banks of the River Murray who became the world's foremost authority on citriculture by studying, growing, nurturing and sharing his vast knowledge of citrus fruits. He won a Churchill Fellowship and helped many countries develop their citrus industries.
From learning singing at the Elder Conservatorium to singing in bands, playing the piano on stage, all the adventure of being an early-days flight attendant with Ansett, working in Parliament House and the courts in Adelaide and gaining Honours in Politics as an University Mature Age Student.
His rise in the SA Police Force to the senior roles as a commissioned officer & winning of a Churchill Fellowship to study policing in the UK & North America.
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From war-torn England to Australia where she met her future husband, who was blind & how, as a couple, they were instrumental in developing what is Nor Vision Australia Radio.
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His interesting life from foraging through the rubbish at the local dump as a boy to representing Australia in cycling in the 1964 Tokyo Olympic Games
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Former ALP Senator in the Federal Parliament speaks about her life, including her time as a parliamentarian and about her father who saw action in New Guinea & the Kokoda Track.
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The first face on South Australian television when it started in 1959. His career in the public eye started with news-reading, but later extended into administration in the media & charity.
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