10 facts about Riaan Cruywagen
He is known as the father of news broadcasting in South Africa and after it was announced that he would be retiring after 37 years, we have set out to find some interesting facts about Riaan you might not have known.
Take a look:
1. Riaan began his career as a journalist in 1965 when he started working part time at the SABC in Cape Town, while studying at the University of Stellenbosch.
2. Riaan presented his first news bulletin on 26 November 1975 at 20:00, and he still remembers the first story he read on that night: the sentencing of Breyten Breytenbach to nine years in jail.
3. After contract disputes in the mid-2000′s, the Afrikaans-band Zinkplaat wrote a song called Waar’s Riaan, referring to his absence from the news team for a while.
4. In an interview with Sarie magazine, Riaan claimed that he does not see himself as a celebrity, but rather someone who is delivering a service to his country.
5. Riaan also appeared on Who Do You Think You Are SA, the popular show that delves into your family history and traces your roots.
6. His famous advert for the 2011 Loerie Awards (where he is chilling with some models in a jacuzzi), has been viewed more than 63 000 times on YouTube.
Watch the clip here:
7. Apart from being the voice artist for the popular kids show Haas Das se Nuuskas, Riaan also lent his voice to various characters in Liewe Heksie.
8. Riaan is the SABC’s longest serving news anchor since 1975.
9. Some of the awards on his mantelpiece include an ATKV award for Afrikaans Icon, Best Male TV presenter from the Edgards Club and an Excellence in Radio and TV Presentation from the Community of Randburg.
10. When Riaan signs off for the last time on 26 November, he will have delivered more than 7 000 news bulletins since 1975.
Sources: Sarie.com, Who’s Who, TVSA
Pic: Nardus Nel, Foto24
at 11:29
LEGEND! Cruy Cruy OUT!
at 12:56
Nou ja ek is wel n’ paar jaar jonger as Riaan maar onthou goed vir Haas das en Riaan se eerste nuus bulitien. Baie dankie vir al die goeie jare en die absolute professionele manier wat jy altyd op die “kassie” gehad het – geniet n’ welverdiende aftree en nog baie jare van goeie gesondheid.
at 01:04
Riaan had piano lessons (teacher Tannie Marie du Plessis) as a teenager and plays organ in the church. Stay ever young Riaan!
at 01:52
WOW, I was six days old when he started reading the news on SABC!
It’s literally been my whole life…
Go well, Riaan is the Chuck Norris of SA TV.
at 01:05
I remember those good old days which, unfortunately, we’ll never see again. Happy retirement Riaan.
at 10:18
Na so baie jare het ou Riaan nie eens ‘n greintjie grys haartjies nie! Hoop hy gaan met sy aftrede ‘n paar grysietjies aansit.
Groete van Haas-Das se tyd!
at 08:28
Oom Riaan, jou ou doring, baie dankie vir jare se “nuus lees”. Mag daar nog baie gesonde, vreugevolle jare vir u voorle. Ek is trots om te kan se ek het saam met oom “oud” geword! Alhoewel ek nie veel met die nuus “gebodder” het in 1975 nie, sal ek nooit vir Liewe Heksie en Haas Das Se Nuuskas vergeet nie. Mag God u bewaak en nog baie jare spaar. xoxoxoxo
at 01:04
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