- Lev David
Lev David, (born
August 8 ,1980 ,Durban ,South Africa ) is awriter ,radio producer and presenter, andmedia consultant . He is both founder andchief executive officer of "Say Yay Media", having previously founded and headed the consulting branch of "Lev David Media".After writing for major South African
newspaper s from the age of fifteen, David went on to studyeconomics at theUniversity of Natal (now theUniversity of KwaZulu-Natal ), before being headhunted in 2001 by regional radio giant, East Coast Radio as executive producer of the "Morning Drive Show". [cite news |title=New breakfast team for East Coast Radio |url=http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?click_id=139&art_id=vn20040519120639101C103355&set_id=1 |work=Independent Online |date=2004-05-19 |accessdate=2008-06-14 ]Having resigned from East Coast Radio in
2005 to pursue other interests, David is now involved in the development oftelevision series , radio features for several radio stations and various new media initiatives. He continues to writehumour for the print media.David has been published by the South African newspaper "
Mail & Guardian " and spoke on a panel of some of the most powerful people in South Africanradio at Africa's first international radio conference, RadioCon Africa 2004. He was only 24 at the time. David appeared alongside other top South African radio personalities on the South African version of the television gameshow, "The Weakest Link " in 2004.David is joint holder (along with
Gary Mortimer ) of the South African high-altitudehot air ballooning record, reaching 30,334 feet after launching from theKwaZulu-Natal Midlands. He broadcasted live toEast Coast Radio during the record attempt. [cite news |title=Hot-air balloonists reach new record heights |url=http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=181&art_id=vn20050510072727536C642541 |work=Independent Online |date=2005-05-10 |accessdate=2008-06-14 ]References
External links
* [http://www.levdavid.com Lev David's Official Website]
* [http://www.linkedin.com/in/levdavid Lev David's professional profile at "Linkedin"]
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