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For Kelowna resident Allan Holender, opportunity came in the form of radio.

Holender developed cataracts at seven, which slowly took his sight, but not his voice.

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Boomer Public Radio is completely digital and can be accessed by visiting boomerpublicradio.wordpress.com.

Holender hosts his own live show called A Boomer Home Companion which plays every Saturday from 9 to 11 a.m. along with programs called Boomertown based out of Victoria and Slow Living from California,

DJ Frank Allan from New York hosts Music Beat, and Jazz on the Rocks is from Kamloops.

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Listeners can also tune in through podcasts, which are set to launch Feb. 4.