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\u201cPhoenix is a great place for people to go, there\u2019s lots and lots of wonderful people there, it’s excellent.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt gives people an avenue if they’ve got a not-for-profit business and they want to get their message out, and there’s (also) a lot of regular homebound (listeners) who ring in for requests and have a chat.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey really look forward to listening to the presenters, they talk about them as if they’re family.<\/p>\n
\u201cI had my 70th birthday here (at the home) back in August and a couple of them turned up to see me.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat was just terrific.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ken\u2019s wife Anne said he takes each day as it comes and does as much as he can for other people.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat sums up what he\u2019s been like over the years, really,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen he had his accident at the age of 21, he could have just sat in a corner and done nothing, but he got himself up and going and kept on working as long as he could.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe had our kids and now we’ve got grandchildren and it’s amazing. They didn’t think twice about the fact that Ken only had one arm and leg.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe drove the car, he went to work and the radio station. Life\u2019s been pretty normal.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
KEN Jones has lived a life. Originally from Wangaratta, after losing his right arm and leg in a motorbike accident 50 years ago, he continued a career in telecommunications against all odds. He raised three children with his wife Anne, and has been a dedicated volunteer for many years. Mr Jones is a popular long-time […]<\/p>\n