Today is truly the end of an era. Veteran newsreader Riaan Cruywagen will be reading his last news bulletin on air this evening at 19h00 on SABC2.

Today marks exactly 37 years since Cruy-Cruy, also known as the Miagi of Awesomeness, or simply Riaan, appeared on TV for the first time as South Africa’s favourite anchor. He read his first news bulletin on 26 November 1975 at 20h00. Since then, he has done more than 7 000 broadcasts! Cruywagen is also known for being the voice on one of the first children’s TV programmes ever to be broadcast in South Africa: Haas Das se Nuuskas. 

Apart from his ability to present the news in a professional, objective way, we have also grown to love him for his incredible sense of humour. Check out this hilarious advert he starred in for last year’s Loerie Awards:

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In June this year, Cruywagen also became a YouTube sensation when a series of videos showing South Africans how to be awesome went viral. In the videos he shares signature party tricks, how to be a cool cat and how to be impressive.

From all of us here at 2oceansVibe, Riaan, thank you for the past 37 years. You are legend personified.

[Source: iol]