The kindness of strangers: I was a broke youth radio host who couldn’t afford a Beck ticket – then a listener called in

As a uni student my pay went towards petrol and books, with little left for fun. But I never expected anyone to buy me a ticket Read more in the kindness of strangers series I was a teenager – just a little kid, really. It was 2003 and I would often co-present the Youth Show on Brisbane community radio station 4ZZZ. Part of the job was to read out the weekly all-ages gig guide, at a time when there was lots of live music to discover. Beck, one of my favourite artists, was coming to play at ...

By Jessica, as told to Katie Cunningham