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Episode 134: 134 - YOUNG TALENT TIME - Debbie Neat
In this episode of the Secret MENS Business podcast we speak to Debbie Neat about her life as a member of Young Talent Time. YTT has celebrated its 50th anniversary. Debbie takes us down memory lane discussing how a 12 years old experienced tv fame.
Young Talent Time ran on Channel 10 (then known as Channel O), from 1971 til 1988. The show featured a weekly junior talent quest and the Young Talent Team who regularly performed popular classics along with the top hit songs of the day.
The program was the creation of host Johnny Young and launched the careers of a number of Australian performers including Tina Arena and Danni Minogue. The show took over from “Brian And The Juniors” a similar show hosted by Brian Naylor which ended in 1970 when Naylor was promoted to the role of chief newsreader for HSV7.
Over 18 years, the show had 40 team members, some as a direct result of the weekly talent quest. Some Young Talent Timers disappeared into oblivion (many through choice) after their stint on the show was up, but many went on to have successful adult careers in show business as either actors or performers.
Because it ran for such a long time and featured young performers, Young Talent Time made an indelible mark on the psyche of several generations of Australian children, leading them to believe that if they tried hard enough, they too could be a ‘star’ like the kids they saw on television.
One memorable aspect of the show was the regular closing number, where Johnny Young would sing the Beatles song All My Lovin’ (with which he had an Australian hit back in the 1960’s), accompanied by the entire cast, (who swayed to the music) in an almost nursery-rhyme style. John would pause in the song to say goodnight individually to all the team members. He would also spend a special greeting each week to his mother.
It's time for Young Talent Time! JOIN JOHNNY YOUNG AS HE GETS THE YOUNG TALENT TEAM BACK TOGETHER FOR THIS VERY SPECIAL 50th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION! This is an updated version of the program that aired on the 1st May 2021 - it has been edited to include additional interviews, archival clips and special features.
https://www.epicentre.tv/live-events/young-talent-time-50th-anniversary
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By the HARDER SHAFT podcastIn this episode of the Secret MENS Business podcast we speak to Debbie Neat about her life as a member of Young Talent Time. YTT has celebrated its 50th anniversary. Debbie takes us down memory lane discussing how a 12 years old experienced tv fame.
Young Talent Time ran on Channel 10 (then known as Channel O), from 1971 til 1988. The show featured a weekly junior talent quest and the Young Talent Team who regularly performed popular classics along with the top hit songs of the day.
The program was the creation of host Johnny Young and launched the careers of a number of Australian performers including Tina Arena and Danni Minogue. The show took over from “Brian And The Juniors” a similar show hosted by Brian Naylor which ended in 1970 when Naylor was promoted to the role of chief newsreader for HSV7.
Over 18 years, the show had 40 team members, some as a direct result of the weekly talent quest. Some Young Talent Timers disappeared into oblivion (many through choice) after their stint on the show was up, but many went on to have successful adult careers in show business as either actors or performers.
Because it ran for such a long time and featured young performers, Young Talent Time made an indelible mark on the psyche of several generations of Australian children, leading them to believe that if they tried hard enough, they too could be a ‘star’ like the kids they saw on television.
One memorable aspect of the show was the regular closing number, where Johnny Young would sing the Beatles song All My Lovin’ (with which he had an Australian hit back in the 1960’s), accompanied by the entire cast, (who swayed to the music) in an almost nursery-rhyme style. John would pause in the song to say goodnight individually to all the team members. He would also spend a special greeting each week to his mother.
It's time for Young Talent Time! JOIN JOHNNY YOUNG AS HE GETS THE YOUNG TALENT TEAM BACK TOGETHER FOR THIS VERY SPECIAL 50th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION! This is an updated version of the program that aired on the 1st May 2021 - it has been edited to include additional interviews, archival clips and special features.
https://www.epicentre.tv/live-events/young-talent-time-50th-anniversary
The Secret MENS Business website:
https://thesecretmensbusiness.podomatic.net
The Secret MENS Business podcast:
Spotify
iTunes
Google Manager
Amazon Music
Podomatic -
https://thesecretmensbusiness.podomatic.com
The Secret MENS Business Facebook group (MEN Only):
https://www.facebook.com/groups/secretmensbusiness01
Secret MENS Business Podcast Facebook page :
https://www.facebook.com/projectselfacceptance
Instagram:
secretmensbusiness_smb