Jannie, the veteran broadcaster
Monday, January 10, 2011
He started with Radio Botswana in 1983 and has only ever worked for the electronic media in his life. When he joined Radio Botswana, which was then the only radio station in the country he was just fresh out of high school.
Jannie was born and bred in Serowe where he did his schooling up to secondary level. After completing his Cambridge, he moved to Gaborone and recalls that when he was a student at Swaneng Hill School they always listened to Radio Botswana especially when it came to match commentating.
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