Stephen Kirker

28 years in radio broadcasting 27 years as on-air anchor 13 years as a technical producer 2 years as copy editor/subeditor 4 years in residential and mechanical maintenance South African citizen 5 Strengths: Adaptability, Restorative, Strategic, Empathy, Consistency

Home & vehicle maintenance and repair, dog-walking, custom fabrication - Self-employed OJS Services

(2022-10)

Writer/Editor/Researcher - Self-employed

(2021-07 - 2024-01)

Copy editing, writing, and researching for a successful PhD thesis, and post-graduate ghost-writing/editing of a book, proposals, and essays.

Head of News - Hot919

(2019-08 - 2020-09)

Bulletin writing and presenting, sourcing, and editing audio, training, reporting, and staff management. Introduced new recording and audio ingestion protocols.

Subeditor - Newzroom Afrika

(2019-04 - 2029-08)

Subedit field journalist scripts, news items, straps etc

Anchor (various freelance roles) - SABC

(1994-04 - 2019-08)

Researching, scripting, interviewing, presenting, recording, and editing.

• Radio News – bulletin anchor (2013-2019)
• Radio News – current affairs anchor (2015-2019)
• Radio News – sport anchor (2009-2019)
• SAFM – music, relief, and sports programme anchor (2005-2018)
• SABC Sport – anchor/producer (2013-2015)
• 5FM – music programme anchor (1994-2003)

Technical Supervisor - Channel Africa

(2005 - 2009)

Staff and studio access management, training, developed repeatable, equitable roster and streamlined audio capturing and processing system, outside broadcast planning, standard equipment testing and selection, inventory management.

Technical Producer - Channel Africa

(1996 - 2005)

Live broadcast control, recording and mixing of radio programmes, and audio feeds.

Geological Officer - Vaal Reefs Exploration & Mining Company

(1988-10 - 1993-02)

Geological support in a major production section, underground mapping and problem-solving, diamond drill layout, core logging and interpretation, and mining department liaison.

Master of Arts - Journalism and Media Studies - University of the Witwatersrand (2017 - 2021)

National Higher Diploma - Economic Geology - UJ (1991)

International Baccalaureate; Cambridge GCE Ordinary Levels - Waterford Ka-Mhlaba (1980 - 1986)