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Farewell to Indigenous broadcasting pioneer William Thaiday

Published 23 April 2015, 6:48 am

We commemorate Uncle "Billy" Thaiday, one of the forefathers of Indigenous broadcasting media in Australia, who passed away in April 2015. NITV News’ David Liddle and Tiga Bayles remember Uncle William Thaiday. WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are warned that the following article contains images of deceased persons.

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