We Need to Listen to Our Inner Voice
By Dan Moyane
Dan Moyane was 10 years old when he lay on his back on a patch of grass at his parents’ home in White City Jabavu, Soweto, looking at the moon and thinking, ‘I don’t want to die unknown.’ The year was 1969, and Neil Armstrong and his team had recently achieved immortality by completing the first moon landing.
It was the knowledge that the astronauts would be remembered as long as the world turned that made Dan realise that he, too, would like to be remembered by people outside of his immediate community; just as he would like to find out more about what lay beyond his horizon.
A rare insight into the man behind the microphone
Dan’s insatiable curiosity and love of learning have ensured that his name has, indeed, become known throughout South Africa.
This is the story of how he achieved his goal – from his days as a student at the apex of South Africa’s political turmoil, to his years in exile in Mozambique and his first job in media, and the trajectory of a career that would see him become one of South Africa’s most highly regarded and influential broadcasters.
It is a career that led Dan to interview prominent leaders in Mozambique and South Africa and become acquainted with the likes of Nelson Mandela and Graça Machel, and saw him cover the country’s birth into democracy, and help shape South Africans’ understanding of the changed world around them.
I Don’t Want to Die Unknown delves into these experiences, giving a glimpse into the inquisitiveness and desire to know more, do more and be more that has driven Dan Moyane. It offers a rare insight into the man behind the microphone – his ambitions, trials, and motivations.
Part memoir, part legacy, this book bears testimony to the fact that far from dying unknown, Dan is one of South Africa’s most important, high profile media players and his story provides the framework for his next significant question: How best to use his public profile to benefit his countrymen.
About the author
Dan Moyane, author of I Don’t Want to Die Unknown, is a South African journalist who is regarded as one of South Africa’s modern day broadcast greats and in 2010 he was inducted into the MTN Radio Awards Hall of Fame. Known as the Media Elder, Dan is a storyteller with four decades of experience in journalism, media and communication.
His experience includes over 20 years of journalism, 10 years of management and leadership in media, as well as 10 years of executive experience in Corporate Communication and Stakeholder Engagement in financial services. His expertise covers journalism and media, corporate reputation, crisis communication, public relations, corporate communication, stakeholder engagement, corporate citizenship, conference moderator and event MC, executive and leadership coaching.
Dan is currently a news anchor on eNCA, a strategic marketing consultant at Momentum Metropolitan Holdings Limited, the chairman of Momentum Metropolitan Foundation and chairman of AceCubePR.
- PUBLISHER | Tracey McDonald Publishers |
- ISBN | 978-1-920707-25-5 |
- Recommended Retail Price | R320.00 |
- Classification | Biography, Memoir |
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