SUZANNE BRENNER is the founder and owner of PROWRITE WRITING SERVICES cc, which was conceived as a way of bringing together her multi-faceted background in print, television, and theatre.
She is a BA graduate of the University of KZN, Durban. She holds Associate and Licentiate Teachers Diplomas from Trinity College, London, and completed the following courses: Thomson Foundation Current Affairs; IMMSA Dispute Resolution; Charl de Witt Labour Law.
Suzanne Brenner served as a staff representative interacting with management in the transformation of the SABC and also on the Minister for Posts, Telecommunications & Broadcasting Pallo Jordan’s task group for the integration of the public broadcasting services.
Background prior to PROWRITE
1998 – 2003:
- Bulletin writer Television News, SABC 3
- Writer & director industrial theatre
- Text “Stylish Living in South Africa” (Christmas 1999) for Struik Publishers
- Producer video history & live production Barrow Construction centenary celebration
- Scriptwriter “Generations”, SABC 1’s prime-time soap
1989 – 1997 SABC TV:
- Senior Producer Arts Unlimited (Collage) Exec-Producer Books Unlimited; presenter; voice artist
- Producer Eco-Check (50/50)
- Producer Antenna, Sundowner
- Seconded to Television News election unit 1994
1983 – 1988 Republican Press:
Editor Darling
Deputy Editor Personality
Entertainment Editor Scope
1980 – 1983 SAAN:
Editor/writer Express Beat, self-conceived supplement in Sunday Express
AND…
- Publisher/editor/writer SA Country People sold in tandem with music album of the same name
- South African correspondent Billboard Magazine (US)
- Columnist Daily News (Durban)
- Freelance writer for National Magazines, IPC Magazines and Spare Rib (UK)
- Stage actress in SA and UK (co-founder/resident actress/writer Theatre Downstairs, Cape Town)