Keith Conlon, LL.B. 1968, B.A. 1968 (University of Adelaide), OAM, is a veteran Australian broadcaster based in

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. Conlon previously presented talk radio station

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's breakfast program with

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, and formerly with Jon Blake,

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and

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. He is also the current chairman of the Crows Foundation for children in need. In 1971,

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's Department of Adult Education appointed Conlon as the Producer/Manager of its new community radio station which commenced broadcasting as VL5UV on 28 June 1972. He also formerly hosted ''

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SA'' on the

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from 1995 until it was cancelled in November 2011. Conlon has also worked at ABC 891 where his former colleague John Kenneally was his producer. He presented the weeknight edition of ''

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'' in South Australia from 1989 to 1992. In 2012 Conlon was teamed with Jane Reilly and he retired in 2013. Conlon has had a life-long interest in South Australian history, and in December 2017 he was appointed to a 3-year term as chair of the

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, an independent advisory body on heritage matters to the Minister for Sustainability, Environment and Conservation, and the Minister for Planning.Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources > SA Heritage Council
Retrieved 23 December 2017.

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