The excitement started mounting in the morning as the social networks were flooded with the #MTNradioawards hashtag. And it got increasingly hyper as it got closer to the time when the radio industry’s biggest award show – now in its third year – was about to launch.
The awards were presented at a gala dinner at the Sandton Convention Centre on Sunday night. A whopping 866 entries were received, double the number of the previous year.
Conceptualised and founded by Future Group’s Jeremy Maggs and Richard Lendrum, the MTN Radio Awards aim to promote excellence in radio – the medium that reaches more people in South Africa than any other.
“The awards banquet is the radio industry’s chance to get together as an extended family and to celebrate success, to highlight achievement and to ultimately honour those within the greater radio family whose great work ensures the longevity of this industry about which we are all so extremely passionate,” says Lance Rothschild, CEO of the MTN Radio Awards.
Serame Taukobong, chief ‘ayobaness’ officer of MTN says radio has always played “a key role in our media communications mix”.
“We launched the brand on radio, we have grown the brand on radio, and today we still use radio as one of the key influencers in communicating our messages to our customers. Our support for the MTN Radio Awards exemplifies our commitment to radio and underlines our intention to continue to use radio well into the future. We see the MTN Radio Awards as a driver for excellence in radio and as a motivator for stations to make increasingly compelling programmes that ensure listener enjoyment. After all, happy and fulfilled listeners remain loyal to their station.”
A panel of industry experts, who score each entry individually, review the entries. These scores are then centrally collated in order to determine the various winners.
“We received a bumper crop of entries this year and the quality of submissions was of a very high standard,” says Rich Mkhondo, chairman of the MTN Radio Awards.
MTN Radio Awards congratulate the respective category winners:
| BREAKFAST SHOW | |||
| COMMERCIAL: | John Robbie Show Talk Radio 702 | ||
| PBS: | Vuka Mzansi – Ukhozi FM | ||
| COMMUNITY: | Blewitt for Breakfast – Mix93.8FM | ||
| CAMPUS: | The FirstBeat – Tshwane FM | ||
| BREAKFAST PRESENTER | |||
| COMMERCIAL: | Ryan O’Connor – 94.5 Kfm | ||
| PBS: | Linda Sibiya – Ukhozi FM | ||
| COMMUNITY: | Tony Blewitt – Mix 93.8FM | ||
| CAMPUS: | Rob Forbes – TUKS FM | ||
| BUSINESS AND FINANCE PRESENTER | |||
| Bruce Whitfield – 567 Cape Talk and Talk Radio 702 | |||
| BUSINESS AND FINANCE SHOW | |||
| The Money Show – 567 Cape Talk and Talk Radio 702 | |||
| COMMUNITY PRESENTER | |||
| Thabo Mdluli – Impact Radio 103FM | |||
| COMMUNITY PROJECT | |||
| COMMERCIAL: | Toy Story – East Coast Radio | ||
| COMMUNITY: | Children of Heaven – Radio Islam | ||
| CONTENT PRODUCER | |||
| COMMERCIAL: | Joint Winners: Gary Oberholzer and JD Mostert | ||
| DAYTIME PRESENTER | |||
| COMMERCIAL: | Saskia Falken – Heart 104.9FM | ||
| PBS: | Dudu Khoza – Ukhozi FM | ||
| COMMUNITY: | Helen Desbois – East Rand Stereo | ||
| CAMPUS: | Alex Caige – TUKS FM | ||
| DAYTIME SHOW | |||
| COMMERCIAL: | Grant and Anele – 5FM | ||
| PBS: | Afternoon Talk – SAfm | ||
| COMMUNITY: | Butterfly Corner – Radio Islam | ||
| DRAMA PROGRAMME | |||
| PBS: | Radio Vuka – SAfm | ||
| COMMUNITY: | Discrimination – Radio Khwezi | ||
| MUSIC PRESENTER | |||
| COMMERCIAL: | Marian Nyako Lartey – OFM | ||
| COMMUNITY: | Cavall Burgess – Radio Today | ||
| MUSIC SHOW | |||
| COMMERCIAL: | Take 40 SA – 94.5 Kfm and 94.7 Highveld Stereo | ||
| PBS: | The Bollywood Billboard – Lotus FM | ||
| COMMUNITY: | Jubel en Juig – Radio Pulpit | ||
| CAMPUS: | Totally SA Show – TUKS FM | ||
| NEWS AND ACTUALITY PRESENTER | |||
| COMMERCIAL: | David O’ Sullivan – Talk Radio 702 | ||
| COMMUNITY: | Nothile Zwane – Radio Khwezi | ||
| NEWS AND ACTUALITY PRODUCER | |||
| COMMERCIAL: | Glynis Crook – The Midday Report – 567 Cape Talk and Talk Radio 702 | ||
| PBS: | Veronica Fourie – AM Live SAfm | ||
| COMMUNITY: | Ejaz Khan – Radio Islam | ||
| NEWS AND ACTUALITY SHOW | |||
| COMMERCIAL: | The Midday Report – 567 Cape Talk and Talk Radio 702 | ||
| PBS: | 50 Jarige Herdenking van Umkonto we Sizwe – RSG | ||
| COMMUNITY: | The Big Picture Programme – Radio Islam | ||
| AFTERNOON DRIVE PRESENTER | |||
| COMMERCIAL: | Martin Bester – Jacaranda 94.2 | ||
| PBS: | Ba2cada Leine – Lesedi FM | ||
| COMMUNITY: | Yusuf Moosagie – Radio Islam | ||
| AFTERNOON DRIVE SHOW | |||
| COMMERCIAL: | The Fresh Drive – 5FM | ||
| PBS: | Sekunjalo the Exclusive Drive – Ukhozi FM | ||
| COMMUNITY: | The Drive Show – Bay FM | ||
| NEWS BULLETIN READER | |||
| COMMERCIAL: | Tessa van Staden – 567 Cape Talk | ||
| COMMUNITY: | Karlien Kruger – Bok Radio | ||
| CAMPUS: | Anton Meijer – TUKS FM | ||
| NIGHT TIME PRESENTER | |||
| COMMERCIAL: | Thabiso Sikwane – Kaya FM | ||
| PBS: | Ashraf Garda SAfm | ||
| COMMUNITY: | Sakha Isizwe – Radio Khwezi | ||
| NIGHT TIME SHOW | |||
| COMMERCIAL: | That Show with Rian – Jacaranda 94.2 | ||
| PBS: | The Weekend Fix – Lotus FM | ||
| COMMUNITY: | Sakhisizwe – Radio Khwezi | ||
| ON-AIR PACKAGING | |||
| COMMERCIAL: | Sung Intros – 94.5Kfm | ||
| PBS: | African Renaissance – SAfm | ||
| COMMUNITY: | Jingles etc – Radio Islam | ||
| PROMOTION/STUNT/EVENT | |||
| COMMERCIAL: | Double up – Jacaranda 94.2 | ||
| PBS: | Wafa Wafa – Ukhozi FM | ||
| COMMUNITY: | Go Green – East Rand Stereo | ||
| CAMPUS: | 93.36 hour Marathon – PUKfm 93.6 | ||
| SPORTS COMMENTATOR | |||
| PBS: | Jo Hudla – Ukhozi FM | ||
| SPORTS PRESENTER | |||
| COMMERCIAL: | Sias du Plessis – 5FM | ||
| PBS: | Feroz Shaik – Lotus FM | ||
| COMMUNITY: | Josie Raath – Radio Pulpit | ||
| CAMPUS: | Andrew Hope – UJFM 95.4 | ||
| SPORTS SHOW | |||
| COMMERCIAL: | The Discovery Sports Centre – Metro FM | ||
| PBS: | The Sports Show – Phalaphala FM | ||
| COMMUNITY: | Sportsfire – Radio Today 1485AM | ||
| CAMPUS: | The Sports Network – UJFM 95.4 | ||
| TRAFFIC PRESENTER | |||
| Kgomotso Meso – Kaya FM | |||
| WEEKEND RADIO SHOW | |||
| COMMERCIAL: | The Epic Rhythm – Kaya FM | ||
| PBS: | The Bollywood Billboard – Lotus FM | ||
| COMMUNITY: | Screaming Reels – Radio Islam | ||
| PROGRAMME INNOVATION AWARD | |||
| Sedibeng – Thobela FM | |||
| PROGRAMME CONCEPT AWARD | |||
| Phat Joe Morning Show – Heart 104.9FM | |||
| DOCUMENTARY – LONG | |||
| Gangsterism – The Voice of the Cape | |||
| DOCUMENTARY – SHORT | |||
| Metered Taxis – 567 Cape Talk | |||
| BURSARY WINNER | |||
| Mfanafuthi Khumalo | |||
| BRIGHT STARS CLUB | |||
| Amoré Truter | PUKfm 93.6 | ||
| Motseki Mabuya | Thetha FM | ||
| Zaid Bhoola | Lotus FM | ||
| Zeenat Abdool | SABC Radio Channel Africa | ||
| Tim Zunkel | OFM | ||
| HALL OF FAME | |||
| Stan Katz | |||
| Peter de Nobrega | |||
| Robin Alexander | |||
| Cocky “Two Bull” Tlotlalemaje | |||
| Martin Rattle | |||
| Cyril Mchunu | |||
| Lindi Nthuli | |||
| Bob Mabena | |||
| Dan Setshedi | |||
| Dumile Mateza | |||
| LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD | |||
| Pietie Lotriet | |||
| MY STATION AWARD (as voted for by the public) | |||
| Most number of votes: | Ukhozi FM | ||
| Most loyal listeners: | Radio Islam | ||
| STATION OF THE YEAR | |||
| CAMPUS: | TUKS FM | ||
| COMMUNITY: | Radio Tygerberg | ||
| PBS: | Ukhozi FM | ||
| COMMERCIAL: | 5 FM | ||
