David Gresham

David Gresham (born 1943 in Mbabane, Swaziland) is a South African independent record producer, publisher, promoter, and radio & television personality. He is best known for his career on SABC's Springbok Radio show, South Africa's Top 20 and on SABC TV's, Pop Shop. He owns David Gresham Entertainment Group. His career, starting in the 1960s and has spanned five decades.

Early life The son of a German father, he was born and brought up in Mbabane, Swaziland. He attended St Mark's School in Mbabane. After finishing high school, he was sent to South Africa by his father to become an electromedical engineer. Gresham arrived at LM Radio in January 1965, six months after the station had changed its format to pop music and broadcast as a 24 hour station. His station manager and managing director there was David Davies and worked with Darryl Jooste, John Berks, and Evelyn Martin. He would broadcast with LM Radio for two and half years but really wanted to compose and record music. At the same time as working for Teal, he was offered a freelance position as a host of on the SABC's Springbok Radio's 5.30pm drive show The Record Express. In his interview with Gresham, Lennon apologised for his comments describing himself as a fan of Jesus Christ. When television officially started in 1976, he presented the early evening music show on Friday's called Pop Shop and would host it for two years. Gresham courted controversy in the conservative parts of white South Africa when on Pop Shop, he played a music video featuring an American black singer for the first time on television. At the same time Gresham met Mutt Lange through Calder. The company obtained its current name in 1984 when it was changed to David Gresham Records. In its early days the company would write jingles for advertisements which gave the label extra money while Gresham's SABC salary paid the company's bills.

Honours Gresham was awarded a gold medal in 2016 from Midem in honour of role in the music industry.

Marriage He is married to Ismay, an ex-dancer and had three children, Larry, Leigh and Angela.