TUKS FM sweeps MTN Radio Awards

The fifth annual MTN Radio Awards took place on Saturday at a gala event at the Sandton Convention Centre.

The black tie event was host to various people from the radio industry, from commercial stations such as Metro FM and 5FM to campus and community stations such as UJFM, VOWFM and TUKS FM.

The awards opened with Minister of Communications, Yunus Carrim. He took the podium and made jokes with regard to elections and said that he should have worn his party’s t-shirt to illustrate which party to vote for in the upcoming elections.

The evening had a total of 33 awards that were further sub-categorised into Campus, Community, PBS (Public Broadcasting Service) and Commercial.

TUKS FM was one of the night’s biggest winners, having won nine out of the 14 awards that it was nominated for including Best Daytime Show and the coveted Station of the Year award in the campus category. 

TALK RADIO 702 won the Station of the Year award in the commercial category beating 567 CAPE TALK, Jacaranda FM, METRO FM and KAYA FM.

Radio veteran, known as the ‘King of Broadcasting’, John Berks was awarded the Lifetime Achievement award.

One of the highlights of the evening was the tribute to Nelson Mandela in the middle of the ceremony. A presentation of his photographs and quotes and voice-overs from a number of his speeches had the crowd in a roar of applause. Co-host for the evening, Alex Jay said that he felt proud of the media industry for the way in which they covered the death of the former statesman.

The winners are:  

AFTERNOON DRIVE SHOW
Campus: Tshwane FM – The Offramp
Community: MIX 93.8 FM - Ballz.co.za
PBS: RADIO 2000 - Drive Time Experience
Commercial: GOOD HOPE FM – Ozone

BREAKFAST SHOW PRESENTER
Campus: UJFM - AB Da Costa - The Continental Breakfast
Community: RADIO ISLAM - Sulaimaan Ravat - Saabahul Muslim
PBS: UMHLOBO WENENE FM – Putco Mafani - BEE Show
Commercial: TALK RADIO 702 - John Robbie – The John Robbie Show

BREAKFAST SHOW
Campus: TUKS FM 107.2 - The Wake Up
Community: MIX 93.8 FM - Blewitt for Breakfast
PBS: UMHLOBO WENENE FM - BEE Breakfast Eyondlayo Ekuseni
Commercial: TALK RADIO 702 - The John Robbie Show

BUSINESS AND FINANCE SHOW
KAYA FM 95.9 - KAYA Bizz

COMMUNITY PRESENTER
Winner: RADIO TYGERBERG - Benescke Janse van Rensburg

COMMUNITY PROJECT (UNITED STATIONS)
Campus: MFM 92.6 - Safety Campaign
Community: RADIO TYGERBERG - Madiba Day (Put a Plaster on Poverty)
PBS: LOTUS FM – Warm Hearts Campaign
Commercial: PRIMEDIA BROADCASTING – Stop Rape

CONTENT PRODUCER
Campus and Community:MIX FM 93.8 - William Scott
PBS: MUNGHANA LONENE FM - Justice Shipalana
Commercial: GAGASI FM - Jacinta Ngobese

DAYTIME SHOW
Campus: TUKS FM 107.2 - The Lunch Break
Community: 101.9 CHAI FM – The Law and You
PBS: THOBELA FM – Sedibeng Disposable Nappies
Commercial: KAYA FM 95.9 - Georgie in the Afternoon

DRAMA PROGRAMME
Community: VOW FM (Voice of Wits) - Law Focus - The Right Stuff, Female Miners
PBS: UMHLOBO WENENE FM - Ithini Na Lento?

MULTI-CHANNEL PROMOTION
JACARANDA FM 94.2 - Lala Kakuhle Tata

MUSIC SHOW
Campus: MFM 92.6 – Worldwide Top 40
Community: EAST RAND STEREO 93.9 - Top 40 presented by Pedro Fernando
PBS: THOBELA FM - Thobela FM Top 10 Le Thabo
Commercial: METRO FM – Metro FM Experience

MY STATION
Most Votes:THOBELA FM
Most Loyal Listeners: GROOT FM

NEWS AND ACTUALITY PRESENTER
Campus and Community:RADIO ISLAM - Sulaimaan Ravat
PBS: LOTUS FM – Taresh Harreeparshad
Commercial: 94.7 HIGHVELD STEREO – Jacob Moshokoa

NEWS AND ACTUALITY PRODUCER
Campus and Community:VOW FM (Voice of Wits) - Paul McNally
PBS: UKHOZI FM - Busisiwe Mkhize – Ezanamuhla
Commercial: TALK RADIO 702 & 567 CAPE TALK – Cecile Basson - The Money Show

NEWS AND ACTUALITY SHOW
Campus and Community:VOW FM (Voice of Wits) - Law Focus - Female Miners
PBS: SAFM – AM Live
Commercial:  METRO FM – Talk with Sakina

NEWS BULLETIN READER
Campus: VOW FM (Voice of Wits) - Mvangeli Nzuza
Community: VUKANI COMMUNITY RADIO - Khungeka Mji
PBS: UKHOZI FM - Nokwazi Mbhele
Commercial: TALK RADIO 702 - Lebogang Moeketsi

NIGHT-TIME SHOW
Campus:TSHWANE FM – The Airforce One Show
Community: GROOT FM 90.5 – Mis en Mis Uit met Hendri Myburgh
PBS: MUNGHANA LONENE FM - Minkondzo ya Tingwazi
Commercial:POWER FM 98.7 - Power Life

ON-AIR PACKAGING
Campus and Community:TUKS FM 107.2
PBS: RSG My Wereld
Commercial: 5FM

PROMOTIONS STUNT / EVENT
Campus: TUKS FM 107.2 - World Record Attempt
Community: 101.9 CHAIFM - Yad Aharon Radiothon
PBS:  LESEDI FM - Champions League Promo
Commercial: EAST COAST RADIO - Freebie Thursday

RADIO ADVERTISEMENT OF THE YEAR (RAB)
Crickley Dairy

RADIO DOCUMENTARY
SAFM - Nelson Mandela's Soundtrack

SPORTS COMMENTATOR
LESEDI FM - Thabo Kofa

SPORTS REPORTER
Primedia Broadcasting – Mark Lewis

SPORTS SHOW
Campus: UJFM 95.4 - The Sports Network
Community: MIX 93.8 FM - Ballz.co.za
PBS: UKHOZI FM - Ezemidlalo no Victor
Commercial: METRO FM - 083Sports@6 with Marawa

TRAFFIC PRESENTER
METRO FM – Rob Byrne

WEEKEND RADIO SHOW
Campus:TUKS FM 107.2 - Top 30
Community: ALEX FM 89.1 - The Mixtape Radio show
PBS: SAFM – Media@SAFM
Commercial: KAYAFM95.9 - Top 40

BURSARY WINNER
Anathi Sidali

BRIGHT STARS
Salendran Thulukanam – ECR
Tyson Molemela – O-FM
Karien Basson – RADIO TYGERBERG
Mpho Phalatse – SOSHANGUVE COMMUNITY RADIO
Dewald Noel van Niekerk – TUKS FM 107.2
Terry-Ann Adams – TUKS FM 107.2

HALL OF FAME
Omar Essack – KAGISO MEDIA
Lumko Mtimde – MEDIA DEVELOPMENT AND DIVERSITY AGENCY
Ian Crewe – PRIMEDIA BROADCASTING
Angie Kapelianis – SAFM/SABC RADIO NEWS
Putco Mafani – UMHLOBO WENENE FM
Munadia Karaan – VOICE OF THE CAPE (posthumous award)

LIFETIME ACHIEVER
John Berks

STATION OF THE YEAR
Campus: TUKS FM 107.2
Community: RADIO TYGERBERG
PBS: UMHLOBO WENENE FM
Commercial: TALK RADIO 702