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s early years, besides editing, O'Grady wrote much of its content – under various pseudonyms – covering both local and international artists. At the Australian Rock Music Awards in 1977, he was nominated for Best Rock Journalist. Through his articles, he championed the early careers of Skyhooks,
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Anthony O'Grady married Linda Campbell, a social worker, in 1987 and the couple had two children before divorcing in the 1990s. In the 2000s his health deteriorated and he was placed on
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at the end of 1981. He said he was dissatisfied with how the magazine's profits were being invested in "starting up new, invariably unsuccessful publications" rather than improving
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bass guitarist Keith Welsh. According to O'Grady, it was "a tip sheet ... to highlight records that are starting to work at radio and/or retail" before they appeared on the
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Anthony Austin O'Grady was born on 28 January 1947 and was raised in Sydney, New South Wales with two siblings. He attended
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O'Grady produced radio specials on various Australian artists. He returned to Sydney and resumed music writing in 1998, after
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into the 2010s. He wrote numerous music-related obituaries, including Andrew McMillan (February 2012),
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O'Grady, Anthony (25 April 2013). "Vocal warrior who owned the stage.(Timelines)(Obituary)".
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s "investigative journalism and in-depth profiling". He then wrote freelance articles for
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and other periodicals. In 1984 he curated the music soundtrack for the feature film
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Soldiers of Rock 'n' Roll: an Audio Documentary of Radio Birdman
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and graduated with honours in English Literature; he entered
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Australian writer, music journalist, editor and producer
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People educated at Saint Ignatius' College, Riverview
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O'Grady entered music journalism as a contributor to
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Index

Macquarie Park Cemetery and Crematorium
University of Sydney
Rock Australia Magazine
Rock Australia Magazine
The Bulletin
National Film and Sound Archive
Cold Chisel
Saint Ignatius' College, Riverview
University of Sydney
Honi Soit
Go-Set
Ear for Music
Skyhooks
1975 Sunbury Pop Festival
Rock Australia Magazine
Jeff St John
Wendy Saddington
Chain
the Angels
Cold Chisel
Midnight Oil
Radio Birdman
Glenn A. Baker
Stuart Coupe
Andrew McMillan
Clinton Walker
The Bulletin
Street Hero
Brashs
The Music Network

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