‘The most exciting people in music are the writers at the moment’, says rock journalist Lillian Roxon boldly in 1973.

In this report about female rock groups Fanny and Pride of Women, Lillian Roxon’s passion for the advancement of women in rock shines through.

Lillian Roxon’s friend and colleague Derryn Hinch reflects on her talent and legacy during a broadcast of Today With Brian White on 2GB in Sydney on 13 August 1973, jus

Famous for her hit predictions, Lillian Roxon thinks that Bette Midler – the Divine Miss M – is 'going to be so big, I can't stand it'.

There is no pretence at journalistic objectivity in this report by Lillian Roxon about John Lennon and Yoko Ono ‘mingling with the citizens’ of New York.

'Lillian was a brilliant, brilliant writer' - Ian 'Molly' Meldrum pays tribute to Lillian Roxon's place in the history of music journalism.

Lillian Roxon boldly declares ‘I love [David] Bowie’.

This report about an Aretha Franklin concert is in a more familiar straight style of music journalism, where we experience a concert through the eyes and ears of the critic.

It’s obvious from this recording that Lillian Roxon prides herself on being able to identify which acts will make it big.

This excerpt from Today with Brian White on 2GB radio, Sydney was broadcast on 13 August 1973, a few days after Lillian Roxon’s death.