Adjudication tasks were allocated to each individual panellist, with painstaking care taken to ensure there are no conflicts of interest. That means certain adjudicators from within the radio industry has not reviewed entries in categories within which they operate. In addition, if there is possible conflict of interest with any adjudicator and a particular entry, the adjudicator did not score that entry. As all scores are averaged, no entry has been prejudiced.
| Members of the adjudication panel for the 2013 MTN Radio Awards are as follows: |
| Alan Khan | Former Station Manager – Jacaranda 94.2 |
| Amore Truter | MTN Radio Awards Bright Star 2012 and Station Manager PUKfm |
| Andy Rice | Advertising and Marketing Expert |
| Charlene Deacon | Former Station Manager – Kaya FM |
| Cindy Diamond | Sales Director – MediaMark |
| David Mashabela | Presenter, Producer |
| Deon Maas | Author, Documentary Film Maker and TV and Radio Producer |
| Dmitri Jegels | On-air personality, media academic |
| Doc Fick | Head of Radio – NEMISA |
| Ed Jordan | MTN SAMA Award-winner, Producer and Presenter |
| Gavin Meiring | Former Station Manager – Heart 104.9 |
| Greg Maloka | Station Manager – Kaya FM |
| Ismail Variava | Head of News and PRO – Radio Islam |
| Jackie Phaka | Veteran Broadcaster and Education Policy Consultant |
| James Seerane | Treasurer of National Community Radio Forum |
| Jayne Morgan | Former BBC and SAfm Radio Producer |
| Jeremy Maggs | Co-founder of MTN Radio Awards and veteran Radio and TV broadcaster |
| John Walls | Co-founder Ultimate Media – a specialist Radio Agency |
| Kate Turkington | Broadcaster and Media Training consultant |
| Koos Radebe | Founding Station Manager – Metro FM and veteran broadcaster |
| Lance Rothschild | CEO MTN Radio Awards and former Station Manager 5FM |
| Matonya Sakupwunya | General Manager – Radio Advertising Bureau South Africa |
| Musa Kalenga | Head of Group Digital Marketing – Nedbank |
| Nomahlubi Simamane | Founder of Zanusi Brand Solutions |
| Patrick Bogatsu | Operations Manager at Gagasi 99.5FM |
| Rich Mkhondo | Chairman MTN Radio Awards |
| Rob Haynes | Media Director – Ogilvy Africa |
| Selwyn Bartlett | Former Operations Manager – Heart 104.9 FM |
| Tim Modise | Veteran broadcaster |
| Tim Zunkel | MTN Radio Awards Bright Star 2012 and Programme Manager – 5FM |
| Tinyiko Maluleke | Veteran broadcaster and media academic |
| Tony Lankester | CEO – National Arts Festival |
| Treasure Tshabalala | Veteran broadcaster |
| Zaid Bhoola | MTN Radio Awards Bright Star 2012 and Presenter – Lotus FM |
| Zandile Nzalo | Former presenter and producer for several radio and television stations |