birth_place subject awards notableworks birth_date image article_title name occupation
sydney , australia rock music , travel 1995 travel writer of the year rock brain of the universe australian title -lrb- x3 -rrb- travel writer of the year 2000 australian '' thoroughfares '' 2001 on the road to damascus and other fabulous 28 july 1952 glen a baker.jpg glenn a. baker
 glenn a. baker journalist , editor , author , broadcaster
glenn a. baker

glenn a. baker -lrb- born 28 july 1952 -rrb- is an australian journalist , commentator , and broadcaster well known in australia for his vast knowledge of rock music .
he has written books and magazine articles on rock music and travel , interviewed celebrities , managed bands such as ol' 55 and promoted tours of international stars .
in the mid-1980s , baker took the bbc 's `` rock brain of the universe '' crown three times .
baker was the australian editor of `` billboard '' for over 20 years .
he won the inaugural australian travel writer of the year award in 1995 from the australian society of travel writers , he won the award again in 2000 .
