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Memories of the Walkman

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A Sony Walkman
A Sony Walkman.(Wikimedia: Esa Sorjonen)

How did you listen to music when you were growing up? Did you record a cassette and put it in your walkman? Or, was it a CD jumping in a discman?
Dr Kathleen Williams, Head of Journalism, Media and Communication at the University of Tasmania. joins Leon Compton on ABC Mornings to reminisce down music technology memory lane

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Hobart, TAS, Popular Culture, Pop, Music (Arts and Entertainment), Television Industry
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