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(194*-) Professor of drama, director(?), critic and filmmaker. Went to school at Grey College Bloemfontein, studied at **. Became a lecturer in drama at the [[University of the Witwatersrand]] in 19**, where he developed the film programme. *

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 ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
-Professor John van Zyl served as head of media studies at the [[University of the Witwatersrand]] for 20 years. Van Zyl was the co-founder of Classic FM, and is presently executive director of ABC Ulwazi, an educational radio production and training house. He has been programme director of the Direct Cinema Community Filmmaking Project. Van Zyl is the author of Media Wise: An Introduction to Visual Literacy.
+Professor John van Zyl served as head of media studies at the [[University of the Witwatersrand]] for 20 years. Van Zyl was the co-founder of Classic FM, and is presently executive director of ABC Ulwazi, an educational radio production and training house. He has been programme director of the Direct Cinema Community Filmmaking Project. Van Zyl is the author of ''Media Wise: An Introduction to Visual Literacy''.
 == Awards, etc. ==

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 == Sources ==
-''[[Mail and Guardian]]'', 24 September 2003.
+''[[Mail and Guardian]]'', 24 September 2003 [https://mg.co.za/article/2003-09-24-the-deciding-factor/].
 [[Amazwi]] Literary Awards database.

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−	(194-) Professor of drama, director(?), critic and filmmaker. Went to school at Grey College Bloemfontein, studied at . Became a lecturer in drama at the [[University of the Witwatersrand]] in 19, where he developed the film programme.	+	[[John van Zyl]] (194*-). Professor of drama, director(?), critic and filmmaker.

		+	== Biography ==
		+	He went to school at Grey College, Bloemfontein.
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		+	==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
		+	Professor John van Zyl served as head of media studies at the [[University of the Witwatersrand]] for 20 years. Van Zyl was the co-founder of Classic FM, and is presently executive director of ABC Ulwazi, an educational radio production and training house. He has been programme director of the Direct Cinema Community Filmmaking Project. Van Zyl is the author of Media Wise: An Introduction to Visual Literacy.
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		+	== Awards, etc. ==
		+	He won the [[Thomas Pringle Award]] in 1984 for several television reviews in the ''[[The Star\|Star Tonight Supplement]]'' of which three were given special mention.
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		+	In 1999, he was named media man of the year by ''[[The Star]]''.
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		+	== Sources ==
		+	''[[Mail and Guardian]]'', 24 September 2003.
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		+	[[Amazwi]] Literary Awards database.
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		+	== Return to ==
	Return to [[ESAT Personalities V]]		Return to [[ESAT Personalities V]]