It’s that time of the year when the very best on-air talent, stations and campaigns are celebrated as the South African Radio Awards announce their official nominees.
The Radio Awards honours outstanding achievements across Campus, Community, Public Broadcast (PBS), Commercial, Podcast and Internet radio, setting benchmarks for all stations and professionals to strive towards.
The entries were adjudicated by a panel of 37 judges and reviewed by BDO South Africa, the official auditors of the Radio Awards. Entries for this year’s awards were required to be broadcast on FM or AM, (and there is an internet radio category) between 1 January 2021 and 31 March 2022.
2022 marks the 12th edition of the Radio Awards and more than 1.1 million entries were received. This has significantly increased from 880 000 entries in 2021.
“The awards continue to go from strength-to-strength and it has been fantastic to see enthusiasm that stations have displayed this year,” said Taryn Westoboy, the general manager of Arena Events, the company behind the Radio Awards. “We are delighted about the level of industry participation and we look forward to hosting yet another show-stopping awards.”
Here are this year’s full list of nominees:
STATION OF THE YEAR – COMMERCIAL
• 702
• 947
• East Coast Radio
• Hot 102.7 FM
• Jacaranda FM
• Kaya FM
AFTERNOON DRIVE PRESENTER – COMMERCIAL
• Thando Thabethe – 947
• JSBU – East Coast Radio
• Khanya “Kyeezi” Siyengo – Good Hope FM
• Rian Van Heerden – Jacaranda FM
• Carl Wastie – KFM 94.5
AFTERNOON DRIVE SHOW – COMMERCIAL
• Afternoon Drive – 702
• 947 Drive With Thando – 947
• The Big Joburg Drive – Hot 102.7FM
• The Scenic Drive With Rian – Jacaranda FM
• Kaya Drive – Kaya 959
BREAKFAST SHOW PRESENTER – COMMERCIAL
• Bongani Bingwa – 702
• Anele Mdoda – 947
• Martin Bester – Jacaranda FM
• Darren Simpson – KFM 94.5
• Thabiso – Power 98.7
• Bryce – YFM
BREAKFAST SHOW – COMMERCIAL
• Anele and the Club on 947 – 947
• Darren, Keri & Sky – East Coast Radio
• Hot 102.7FM – Joburg’s Hottest Breakfast Show
• Breakfast with Martin Bester – Jacaranda FM
• The Morning Flava – Metro FM
• Y Mornings – YFM
MUSIC SHOW – COMMERCIAL
• 947 – The 947 Top 40 Powered by CTM
• 947 – The 947 Bloc Party
• Kaya 959 – The Ultimate 959 Top 30 with DJ Keyez
• Kaya 959 – Best in the City
• Metro FM – Top 40
• Power 98.7 – Power Weekend with Ab Dacosta
BEST DAYTIME SHOW – COMMERCIAL
• 5FM – 5 Lunch
• 702 – The Clement Manyathela Show
• 947 – Ayanda MVP on 947
• Cape Talk – Lunch With Pippa Hudson
• Cape Talk – The Morning Review with Lester Kiewit
• East Coast Radio – Carol Ofori
• Hot 102.7FM – The Mark Pilgrim Show
See the full list of nominees here.
