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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.
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)
