CURRICULUM VITAE – BRANDON YATES
Contact Details
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Mobile Phone:082 -
PERSONAL DATA
First Names: Brandon David
Surname: Yates
Sex: Male
Marital Status : Single
Dependants: Not applicable
Nationality: South African
Home Language: English
Other Languages: Afrikaans
Criminal Offences: None
Health: Excellent
WORK HISTORY
2017 – Present
Content producer, script writer and host of “The Sports Show” on HashTag radio. Responsibilities include rewriting sports news/ scripts, organising guests, scripting questions and hosting a sports themed chat show about sport news, fixtures and results.
2014 - 2016
Sports content producer and script writer for SABC 3’s Expresso Show. Responsibilities included rewriting sports news/ scripts, organising guests, scripting questions and creating competition ideas/ writing scripts for brands advertising on the show:
https://youtu.be/1fssNZ0YJ9Q
2013 - Present
Freelance sports journalist
Article for PlanetRugby.com
http://www.planetrugby.com/news/super-rugby-review-bulls-2/
Article for PlanetRugby.com
http://competitions.planetrugby.com/sport/comment-willemse-and-leyds-crucial-to-stormers-.html
Article for SA Rugby (national, most popular rugby magazine in South Africa): http://www.sarugbymag.co.za/blog/details/deafboks-get-test-status
2018-Present
Bartender/dancer at Crew Bar
2015 – Present
Freelance TV and radio presenter.
Presenting on SABC 2's Hectic Nine 9
https://www.instagram.com/p/BQsnl65gCqb/?hl=en&taken-by=brandonyates__
https://www.instagram.com/p/BTCISdmAJAJ/?hl=en&taken-by=brandonyates__
SABC 3's Expresso Show Sports Reporting
https://youtu.be/_kjmyW6_7Ng
Sports Show intro for HashTag radio
https://www.instagram.com/p/BXFiZoln6Gc/?hl=en&taken-by=brandonyates__
Field-reporting at Rhodes University
https://youtu.be/N23mpfNCQ-s
Radio presenting for Rhodes Music Radio: https://soundcloud.com/bdyatessport
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
High School Woodridge College
Van Staden's Pass Heights, Eastern Cape.
IEB (Matriculation Certificate)
University - Rhodes University
Completed BA-Journalism / History
REFERENCES
Mr. Tony Seifart
HashTag Radio owner and station manager
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Mr. Brandon Doran
HashTag Radio presenter
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Mr. Graeme Richards
Expresso Show sports presenter
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