The flame of excellence in the radio industry burned especially bright last night at the Sandton Convention Centre when the winners of the 2017 Liberty Radio Awards were announced. The Awards programmecelebrates and acknowledges excellence in radio and brings the entire industry together for a night of celebration.
“Radio plays a critical role in the lives of almost 94% of all South Africans – it is their primary source of information and entertainment – sponsoring these awards enables us to contribute towards raising the standard of radio broadcasting, ultimately resulting in stations providing more compelling fare for their listeners,” says Sydney Mbhele, Chief Marketing Officer of Liberty. “This, in turn, leads to better dissemination of valuable knowledge that empowers listeners with vital information; we trust that building on the successes of the radio industry will help us on building on our successes as a society – which is one of Liberty’s core values.”
“I was particularly pleased with the number of entries that we received,” says Lance Rothschild, CEO of the Liberty Radio Awards. “Thanks to Liberty’s foresight in sponsoring the awards, radio stations and personalities have a platform to benchmark their performance and to strive to meet higher standards of excellence in their craft. The quality and depth of entries was remarkable and the adjudicators had a difficult time sorting out the best of the best, all of which bodes well for the future of radio.”
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John Robbie, who hung up his headphones at 702 after a distinguished career spanning 30 years with the station, was presented with a Lifetime Achiever Award. Robbie’s career and his achievements paved the way for many broadcasters to follow and the Lifetime Achiever Award is a fitting tribute to his outstanding contribution to the radio industry.
Here is a list of the respective category finalists and winners: (Winners in bold type)
AFTERNOON DRIVE PRESENTER
CAMPUS
VOW FM DJ KEYEZ
COMMUNITY
HOT 91.9 SIMON PARKINSON
PBS
LIGWALAGWALA FM DUMISA “DJ SHABBISTO” MAVUSO
COMMERCIAL
JACARANDA FM MARTIN BESTER
AFTERNOON DRIVE SHOW
CAMPUS
VOW FM THE LIFT CLUB
COMMUNITY
RADIO ISLAM YOUR WORLD TODAY
PBS
TRUFM TRU AFTERNOON
COMMERCIAL
POWER FM POWER DRIVE
BREAKFAST PRESENTER
CAMPUS
TUKS FM DUANE VAN WYK
COMMUNITY
HOT 91.9 FM DARREN SCOTT
PBS
THOBELA FM NKGADIMENG KEKANA
COMMERCIAL
KFM RYAN O’CONNOR
BREAKFAST SHOW
CAMPUS
MFM 92.6 MFM BREAKFAST SHOW
COMMUNITY
HOT 91.9 FM JOBURGS HOTTEST BREAKFAST SHOW
PBS
UKHOZI FM VUKA MZANSI BREAKFAST SHOW
COMMERCIAL
JACARANDAFM THE COMPLIMENTARY BREAKFAST
BUSINESS AND FINANCE SHOW
TALK RADIO 702 AND 567 CAPE TALK THE MONEY SHOW
COMMUNITY PROJECT
CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY
HOT 91.9 FM A HOUSE IN 67 MINUTES IN HONOUR OF MADIBA
PBS
THOBELA FM EX-CONVICTS EMPOWERMENT
COMMERCIAL
947 947 GETS BABY CAYLUM TO BOSTON
CONTENT PRODUCER
CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY
HOT 91.9 FM JOHN WALLAND
PBS
UMHLOBO WENENE FM MPUMELELO MALI
COMMERCIAL
POWER FM POWER UPDATE – NEO LEEUW
DAYTIME SHOW
CAMPUS
PUKFM 93.6 PUKFM INTERNATIONAL TOP 40
COMMUNITY
101.9 CHAIFM CORRUPTION BUSTERS
PBS
UMHLOBO WENENE FM SJL (SIJIK’ ILANGA)
COMMERCIAL
POWER FM POWER TALK
DRAMA PROGRAMME
RSG BLOEDLYN
FIELD NEWS REPORTER
KAYAFM95.9 TUNICIA PHILLIPS
MULTI-CHANNEL PROMOTION
ALGOA FM LAUNCHING THE ALGOA FM APP
MUSIC SHOW
CAMPUS
PUKFM 93.6 ROOIWYNSONDAG
COMMUNITY
HOT 91.9 FM THE BEST MUSIC IN THE WORLD EVER
PBS
UMHLOBO WENENE FM IKWAYALA EZIPHAMBILI
COMMERCIAL
KFM AND 947 THE COCA-COLA TOP40SA
NEWS AND ACTUALITY SHOW
CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY
INANDA 88.4 FM IZWE NEZALO
PBS
LOTUS FM WALK THE TALK WITH ALAN KHAN
COMMERCIAL
POWER FM POWER UPDATE
NEWS READER
CAMPUS
VOW FM KATLEHO SEKHOTHO
COMMUNITY
HOT 91.9FM GLADYS SITHOLE
PBS
SAFM NOMSA MDHLULI
COMMERCIAL
EWN TARA PENNY
NIGHT-TIME SHOW
CAMPUS
TUKS FM ALT LA FEMME
COMMUNITY
RADIO ISLAM REV IT UP
PBS
RADIO 2000 TALK ON 2000
COMMERCIAL
JACARANDA FM HOUSE PARTY WITH JAZZY D
PROMOTIONS STUNT/EVENT
CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY
GROOTFM 90.5 #SKOOLMETDIEBESTEGEES
PBS
UKHOZI FM VUKA MZANSI BREAKFAST SHOW
COMMERCIAL – NB – JOINT WINNERS
ALGOA FM LAUNCHING THE ALGOA FM APP
KFM HUAWEI KDAY BUS
RADIO DOCUMENTARY
EWN THROUGH THE CRACKS – THE UNTOLD STORY OF MBUYISA MAKHUBU
RADIO INNOVATION
EAST COAST RADIO THE EAST COAST RADIO FUGITIVE
SPORTS PRESENTER
KAYA FM SANDILE VAN HEERDEN
SPORTS SHOW
CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY
HOT 91.9 FM JOBURG PM WITH DAVID O’SULLIVAN
PBS
SABC / SAFM DISAPPOINTMENT FOR BLITZBOKS IN RIO
COMMERCIAL
POWER FM POWER SPORTEXTRA
STATION IMAGING
CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY
HOT 91.9 STATION IMAGING – HOT 919
PBS
UMHLOBO WENENE FM IMAGING
COMMERCIAL
POWER FM STATION IMAGING
TRAFFIC PRESENTER
5FM MS COSMO
WEEKEND SHOW
CAMPUS
PUKFM 93.6 ROOIWYNSONDAG
COMMUNITY
EMALAHLENI FM RAISE YOUR VOICE
PBS
UMHLOBO WENENE FM IBUZWA KWABAPHAMBILI
COMMERCIAL
KFM AND 947 THE COCA-COLA TOP40SA
NOMINATION CATEGORIES
BRIGHT STARS
CHARONIKE NEL PUK FM
HERMAN HUMAN EAST RAND STEREO
KATLEGO MAHLANGU VOW FM
KENEILWE MOHAPI CAPRICORN FM
LWAZI MPOFU TRUFM
MBALENHLE SHANDU NQUBEKO FM
NONJABULO “NJABS” ZWANE GAGASI FM
STHABISO NYABA INANDA FM
HALL OF FAME
FAKIR HASSEN
JEREMY MAGGS
LYNN JOFFE
REV NOMATHAMSANQA RWEQANA
TONY SANDERSON
ZOLA YEYE
LIFETIME ACHIEVER
JOHN ROBBIE
LISTENER VOTES
MY STATION LISTENERS CHOICE – MOST VOTES
HOT 91.9 FM
MIX 93.8 FM
NQUBEKO FM
RADIO 2000
RISE FM
MY STATION LISTENERS CHOICE – MOST LOYAL LISTENERS
HOT 91.9 FM
MIX 93.8 FM
NQUBEKO FM
RISE FM
UJFM 95.4
STATION OF THE YEAR
CAMPUS
MFM 92.6
COMMUNITY
HOT 91.9 FM
PBS
UMHLOBO WENENE FM
COMMERCIAL
KAYA FM
