Daniel Corder (born 10 November 1993) is a South African television, radio, and Internet personality. He currently presents The Dan Corder Show for eNCA. He previously worked for Good Hope FM (2015–2024) and 5FM (2021–2024). He also has a political commentary YouTube channel and podcast titled The Issue with Dan Corder.
Corder began his radio career with UCT Radio in 2014 and 2015.[4] Corder won an MTN Award for his campus radio show Rise and Grind and contributed to the BBC World Service's coverage of Rhodes Must Fall.[5] With Erik Mulder and Declan Manca, Corder created a short documentary titled Luister interviewing black students about their experiences at Stellenbosch University.[6]
After graduating, Corder was hired by Good Hope FM to host The Weekend Breakfast Show. He co-hosted The Hype with Sherlin Barends in 2016[7] and started the Finding the Hype campaign, which offered local undiscovered artists a chance to receive radio play.[8][9] The campaign was nominated for a 2016 Liberty Radio Award. Corder then had his own show Beats by Dan in 2017 and took over the weekday Good Hope FM Breakfast from Nigel Pierce in 2018,[10] where he would remain until the end of his tenure in March 2021. At age 24 in 2018, Corder was South Africa's youngest breakfast show host.[11]
In April 2021,[12] Corder joined 5FM in as a weekday breakfast host. He founded the company Good Sequences in 2023, through which he started the political commentary YouTube channel and podcast The Issue with Dan Corder. Clips from Corder's videos and streams also gained popularity on TikTok.[13]
Corder left 5FM in April 2024 to present the satirical late night show The Dan Corder Show on eNCA, following suit from previous late night show host Loyiso Gola. [14][15] Corder's show has received mixed to negative reviews. [16]
Personal Life
Corder was in a relationship with film director and producer Jessie Zinn.[1][17]
