Simon Townsend

Simon Townsend

Simon Townsend (born 27 November 1945) is an Australian journalist who became a popular television presenter during the 1980s. He is currently a tutor in journalism.

He gained national prominence in the mid-1960s when he was jailed as a conscientious objector against the Vietnam War, but he is best remembered in Australia as the host and producer of the popular children's show, "Simon Townsend's Wonder World".

On his anti-conscription stance, he said, "I suddenly decided to be a . . . objector to the Vietnam War. I then went to Sydney, I met people, I joined the groups and I read. And suddenly I had an intellectual basis for my objection to the Vietnam War. And that was when I got very busy, objecting, going to court and I ended up in Long Bay jail for a month. And in 1968 I ended up in the army prison for a month. I was court-martialled while I was there." [" [http://www.abc.net.au/talkingheads/txt/s1430162.htm Talking Heads - Simon Townsend] " ABC TV Screened: 08/08/2005. Transcript Accessed May 5, 2007]

In recent years Townsend has suffered three strokes. In August 2005, he told ABC TV he feared the next stroke might kill him.

References

External links

* [http://simontownsend.com.au Simon Townsend's Blog]


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