Departures of note

Johnny Young, born Johnny Benjamin Arthur de Jong in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, was an Australian singer, composer, record producer, disc jockey, and television host. He rose to fame in the mid-1960s with the number-one hit "Step Back" and a cover of "Cara-lyn," while hosting the pop music program The Go!! Show and touring with the Rolling Stones and Roy Orbison.

As a composer he wrote number-one hits including "The Real Thing" and "The Girl That I Love" for Russell Morris, "The Star" for Ross D. Wyllie, and "I Thank You" for Lionel Rose. He presented and produced the long-running Network Ten variety show Young Talent Time from 1971 to 1988, which launched the careers of performers such as Tina Arena, Dannii Minogue, Jamie Redfern, and Debra Byrne.

Young was inducted into the Logies Hall of Fame in 1990 and the ARIA Hall of Fame in 2010, becoming the first person inducted into both. He died at age 79 after a brief battle with pancreatic cancer.