Raoul+Duke

Name: Raoul Duke

Age: 62

Gender: Male

Nationality: Australian

Occupation: Investigative Journalist

Marital status: Single, No children

====Born July 18, 1950. Australian investigative journalist Raoul Duke made a name for himself, introducing his own, unique subjective style of reporting from within the Vietnam War, into which he was drafted as a young man. Before this he served as the assistant to the sports editor for a base newspaper in Melbourne and chose to begin his journalism career covering the conflict he was amongst. In 1970, he gained notoriety for his highly controversial article “The Vietnam War is Decrepit and Depraved” in which he featured himself as a central part of the story. His articles often featured aspect of Gonzo Journalism in which he wrote about himself in the 3rd person within the story. ====

====Addled by his experiences in Vietnam and considered by many as slightly insane, Duke returned to Australia to become a sports journalist for a local newspaper, covering V8 supercars and motorbike races with the same intense, subjective style of reporting for which he was best known. His crazy antics at sports races whilst he was documenting caught the publics eye quickly, and he gained much attention for his larger than life persona, which was highlighted by alcohol-fueled adventures and a strong distaste for politics and authority. ====

====Recently, he has joined the environmental team, ‘The Inhabitors’ to cover their mission to seek alternative land to populate. He takes every assignment even more importantly than the last, determined to thrust himself into the midst of whatever he may be covering as if it is as important and dangerous as his work in the Vietnam conflict. ====

"The Edge!, there is no honest way to explain it because the only people who really know where it is are the ones who have gone over."

"Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming "Wow! What a Ride!"

"Life has become immeasurably better since I have been forced to stop taking it seriously."

Raoul Duke

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