{"id":882204,"date":"2026-11-02T07:37:15","date_gmt":"2026-11-02T05:37:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=882204"},"modified":"2026-11-02T07:38:12","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T05:38:12","slug":"timeprints-david-osullivan-reflects-on-his-broadcasting-career-and-why-he-stepped-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/industry-news\/882204\/timeprints-david-osullivan-reflects-on-his-broadcasting-career-and-why-he-stepped-away\/","title":{"rendered":"TimePrints \u2013 David O\u2019Sullivan reflects on his broadcasting career and why he stepped away"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In this episode of TimePrints, the new podcast hosted by Aki Anastasiou, David O\u2019Sullivan discusses his impressive broadcasting career and why he decided to step away and spend more time with his family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>O\u2019Sullivan is a writer, broadcaster, and media consultant who is an extremely recognisable face and voice to South Africans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He began his career in the radio industry, and worked for stations like Capital Radio, Talk Radio 702, Power FM, Hot919 FM, and Kaya FM.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>O\u2019Sullivan also had a brief stint as a media lawyer, before returning to his true passion of journalism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He then presented live sport on SABC TV from 2001 to 2012 and worked for Carte Blanche as a presenter on the Oscar Pistorius Trial Channel in 2013 and 2014.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, O\u2019Sullivan consults to corporate organisations on media-related matters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This involves training executives on how to approach interviews and making podcasts for both internal and external communications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"David O\u2019Sullivan: Journalism, fatherhood and telling South Africa\u2019s stories | Time Prints\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NR9xfK2zvbY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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