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- next month
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Dan returns from a week's stay at Paradise Beach in Mauritius to host the Hugo
Boss golf day in Johannesburg, and then travels to Durban to continue hosting the
Duke Of Edinburgh Cup, an event that also sees him join the Tsogo Sun Group's
casinos in Caledon, Pietermaritzburg and East London, as well as Johannesburg
properties Montecasino and Gold Reef City. A sixth consecutive year hosting
Vodacom's prestigious Origins Of Golf series begins with this month's event at
Simola on the Garden Route; Dan also hosts golf events for Broadlink, HLC, and the
Institute Of Directors, as well as attending the second annual Pringle Golf
Challenge. Dan's interest in wine sees him host the Johannesburg leg of the Epic
Wine Tasting, celebrating the wines of the regions visited in this year's Absa Cape
Epic, as well as hosting the Rotary Club of Paarl's charity wine auction for a second
year, where Dan will aim to beat the R300 000 raised in 2011. Dan's columns will
appear in Sports Illustrated and Discovery magazines, and Dan's golf clothing brand,
Hazard, will launch the official Springbok, Bulls, Stormers and Sharks range this
month.
- this month
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Dan will wrap up the ninth edition of the Absa Cape Epic, his seventh in total,
before travelling travels to Soweto to host a development golf clinic. Dan then
returns to Cape Town with Powerade to appear at the Old Mutual Two Oceans
Marathon expo, and will join the Tsogo Gaming group in Witbank and Langebaan as
part of the Duke Of Edinburgh Trophy, as well as continuing to support National
Braai Day in his role as an ambassador for the initiative. This month also sees Dan
host ProSport International's inaugural Ladbroke's Sports Quiz, taking place at
Newlands cricket ground, and in his capacity as a brand ambassador for adidas,
hosts the launch of the new adivan. Dan's keen interest in wine will also come to
the fore as he hosts the Cape Town leg of the Epic Wine Tasting, celebrating the
vineyards visited during this year's Absa Cape Epic.
- last month
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Dan begins a third successive year hosting the Duke Of Edinburgh golf series for
Tsogo Sun, with events in Johannesburg, Welkom, Newcastle and the Garden Route
this month. Dan will also host Country Club Johannesburg's annual Captain's Dinner,
and travel to Paarl for a fourth year to host Bokomo's annual charity golf day,
before leaving for Dublin to celebrate St. Patrick's Day in Ireland as part of his role
as an ambassador for National Braai Day. Dan then returns to South Africa to spend
eight days on the road as the host and voice of the Absa Cape Epic for a seventh
consecutive year, with the world's top international mountain bikers challenging for
the most prestigious team title in the sport.
HOT OFF THE PRESS
Dan on his travels around the world
Listen to Dan speaking of his history and travels from Belfast, New York, Stockholm
and Oslo to Finland and back!
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Dan reviews: Constantia Uitsig
Worst pick-up line you've ever heard? "Is that a ladder in your stocking, or just a
stairway to heaven?" Standing at a packed cocktail bar full of impossibly cool people,
and casually asking a dazzling blonde if she liked the menu at Constantia Uitsig, should
fall into a similar category; two years later, we were still going out...
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ABOUT DAN
Dan Nicholl is an MC, broadcaster and writer based in Cape Town. A Contributing Editor to iafrica.com, Dan has extensive radio and television experience, having worked for six
years for Cape Talk, hosted etv’s live Champions League football coverage, and worked as part of the commentary
team at the Nelson Mandela Invitational.
Dan is also one of South Africa’s most prolific MCs, working across Southern Africa as an in-demand host of black
tie dinners, awards ceremonies, charity auctions, golf days, and event launches. Vested of a sharp sense of humour,
and a natural orator, Dan has established himself as one of the country’s premier speakers, and foremost writers.
IN THE PRESS
If ever a country deserved to win the Rugby World Cup, it was New Zealand this year, writes Dan Nicholl.
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Dan Nicholl tends to avoid running, but even he could not say no to a run with Haile Gebrselassie.
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How do I describe Dan Nicholl? Professional, smart, funny and quick on his
feet. During the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa Dan hosted 22 events
spanning four weeks touching over 3 000 guests. He inspired them, he made them
laugh, and he connected them to our brand in creative and thoughtful ways. Dan is
a person you would always have confidence in living your brand.
Polly Flinn, Vice President
Global Marketing BP