John Matisonn Biography
John Matisonn is a South African political journalist and author. Madison was one of the founding councillors of South Africa’s Independent Broadcasting Authority and from 1986 to 1991 was the South Africa correspondent for National Public Radio in the United States.
John Matisonn Age
John Matisonn was born on 30 December 1949, in Johannesburg, South Africa. He is 73 years old.
John Matisonn Height
He has not shared any details regarding his height, however, a review is ongoing and this section will be updated as soon as possible.
John Matisonn Family
John was born and raised by his caring parents in Johannesburg, South Africa. However, information regarding her family members is ongoing and this section will be updated as soon as possible.
John Matisonn Wife
He has managed to keep his love life hidden, however, a review is ongoing and this section will be updated as soon as possible.
John Matisonn Net Worth
Matisonn has an approximate net worth of $ 1 million – $ 3 million
John Matisonn Career
John Matisonn is a South African political journalist and author. Matisonn was one of the founding councilors of South Africa’s Independent Broadcasting Authority and from 1986 to 1991 was the South Africa correspondent for National Public Radio in the United States.
He started his career as a political journalist for the Rand Daily Mail. In 1979, when South Africa was under the Apartheid regime, he was sentenced to two weeks in jail for refusing to reveal his sources for an article which led to the exposure of the Muldergate Scandal.
He resigned as president of the Southern African Society of Journalists and left for the United States where he became the Washington correspondent for six South African newspapers.
Matisonn was given a presidential pardon by President P W Botha on the day he was to fly back from Washington to South Africa to serve his sentence.
He was sent by the United Nations to be the Chairperson of the Electoral Media Commission in Afghanistan in 2005, returning to the country to work for the UN as until 2010 in more senior roles.
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