He describes how he came to realize the importance of archives after he started working as an archivist in the Sound Archives.
See a previous interview with him about his daily work as an archivist:
The Weekly Archivist interview: News and Actuality archivist
It is sad to see a lifetime of acquired knowledge walk out of the archives. Markus has a wealth of experience and information in the Broadcasting Industry as well as the history of South Africa through his work as a news and actuality archivist. He was unable to carry some of that tacit knowledge over to a new successor because posts have been frozen. It was not possible for him to teach his successor while he was still working here.
May you enjoy your retirement, Markus!
This is an experimental Vlog by Karen du Toit, Afrikaans Archivist in the SABC Radio Archives.
(Apologies for the less-than-perfect quality as it was recorded on a cellphone.)
