30 August 2007
Everyday Heroes is a collection of stories as told to David Griffin. The collection deals with ordinary people and their attempts to achieve, but it also shows how these people lived their lives, the things that inspired them, the setbacks they endured, and the emotions of the time.
Everyday Heroes started in a community radio station, Stereo 974 in the heart of Melbourne’s western suburbs. David Griffin conducted an hour-long interview program called Heroes.
The interviews were structured around a broad range of people, including sporting professionals, actors, politicians, coaches, authors, photographers, doctors, journalists and even local businesspeople. It was these stories, each unique, and fascinating in different ways, that form the basis of this book.
Some of the individuals are well known whilst others are not. Some of the interviewees are wealthy whilst most are not, some are young, some are older, but what they all have in common is a desire to achieve a dream and live a life they thought to be correct.
Experienced Melbourne boxing judge Aneeka Williams and Dave Russell, former Australian and World Cruiserweight champion, feature their stories in the book.
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