Early Life
Born 4 May 1960, Denton is the son of Kit Denton, writer and the author of the novel The Breaker, about Australian soldier and folk hero Breaker Morant. He went to Roseville Primary School in Sydney, before attending Blue Mountains Grammar School in Wentworth Falls NSW. In 1977 he attended Guildford Grammar School. He studied media and communications at Mitchell College of Advanced Education (MCAE) (now the Charles Sturt University) in Bathurst NSW for a Bachelor of Arts in Communication - graduated 1982–83. He was involved in the campus radio station, 2MCE.
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