Do you remember where you were when you heard about the death of Harold Holt in Portsea, Victoria in 1967? Or the first Sydney Mardi Gras and its violent aftermath in 1978? Or the 1992 Race Riots in Los Angeles? One man was there, on the ground, as each event unfolded, and got the scoop on them all. So it's likely that you first learned about them by reading his words.