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- ↑ "ROD YOUNG to sign off from 7NEWS desk after four decades in media". TV Blackbox. 20 July 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
I've just had my 70th birthday and after 40 years in broadcasting, it's the perfect time to step away from the news desk.
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- ↑ "SEVEN WINS THE 2009 RATINGS YEAR IN SEQ". Yahoo!7. 30 November 2009. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
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