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18 August 2010
Donovan Brouard, Creative Director of RadioHeads, ponders the many failings (and rare successes) of stereotyping Read more »
10 August 2010
Jacaranda 94.2, the number 1 radio station for the Afrikaans market in Gauteng, has announced its new line-up of talented radio and content professionals. The radio station, which has also seen a positive increase of Gauteng English speakers tuning in, has backed working with some of South Africa’s most experienced radio talent Read more »
29 July 2010
702 celebrates 30 years of independent broadcasting this year. Pippa Rowles brings you a pocket history Read more »
22 July 2010
When you call Koos Bekker's daughter to chat about her blossoming broadcasting career, it's tempting to ask about her more high profile dad. However, I was so caught up in this 22-year-old's passion for radio I completely forgot Read more »
12 July 2010
Kaya FM’s My Top 10@10 hits South African screens Wednesday 14 July 2010 Read more »
05 July 2010
It is surreal doing a telephone interview with the person whose voice accompanies me and thousands of others on our drive to work. More used to hearing Darren Scott engage in on-air prank phone calls and morning chatter on Jacaranda 94.2, I had the opportunity to chat to him about his experiences as a radio DJ, the MTN Radio awards – and a few other things in between Read more »
01 July 2010
In a move likely to instigate a shakeup in the South African radio broadcasting landscape, leading KFM DJ, Richard Hardiman has signed with internet radio start-up 2Oceansvibe radio Read more »
21 June 2010
Gary Stroebel is on a mission to convince advertisers and their agents that OFM offers a viable audience and should be included in national campaigns. It’s not his only mission though, as Sandra Gordon discovered Read more »
11 June 2010
Like everybody else who is a resident of Jozi I spend a lot of time in traffic and I tend to channel hop in the mornings. However I can't help but notice that most of our breakfast shows carry a feature on "newspaper headlines" Read more »
10 June 2010
After more than twelve years with 94.7 Highveld Stereo and 20 years with the Primedia Group, South Africa’s best loved breakfast show host has announced that he will be hanging up the morning mic Read more »
 
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