Sweet Science: Monday 6pm - Jack Hassen Historical tribute

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Monday July 11, 2011

6-8pm AEST- The Sweet Science National Boxing Program

Program #251: This week's Sweet Science boxing program is broadcast live from Koori Radio 93.7 in Redfern.

The show features the following:

- News Wrap with Peter Maniatis

Then the Jack Hassen Special :

We pay tribute to the great Jack Hassen, an Aboriginal warrior who won the Australian lightweight title and has been inducted in the Australian National Boxing Hall of Fame.

Featuring interviews with:

- Ken Rowsthorne - National Indigenous Times sports historian in studio
- Lyall Munro Jr - Aboriginal community leader to talk about Jacks significance to the Aboriginal community
- Norma Sims - Jack's wife
- Ern Mcquillan Jr - Jack Hassen friend and assistant trainer
- Arnold Thomas - ANBHOF Historian and curator of the boxing exhibition at the National Sports Museum

- Radio: The Sweet Science Australian National boxing radio program is broadcast live to over 50 stations on the National Indigenous Radio Service including:

Sydney: Koori Radio: 93.7 FM
Melbourne: 3KND: 1503 AM
Townsville: 4K1G: 107.1 FM

Internet: Listen live on – www.3knd.org.au or www.nirs.org.au or http://www.gadigal.org.au/ click on Koori Radio Live at the top of the page