About the MTN Radio Awards

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The 2012 MTN Radio Awards were presented at a gala banquet at the Sandton Convention Centre on 14 April 2012. This is the MTN Radio Awards’ third year of existence and the competition attracted 866 entries, in excess of double the number of entries received in 2011.

The MTN Radio Awards, conceptualised and founded by Future Group’s Jeremy Maggs and Richard Lendrum, aims to promote excellence in radio – the medium that reaches more people in South Africa than any other medium. Lance Rothschild, CEO of the MTN Radio Awards says: “The awards banquet is the radio industry’s chance to get together as an extended family and to celebrate success, to highlight achievement and to ultimately honour those within the greater radio family whose great work ensures the longevity of this industry about which we are all so extremely passionate.”

“At MTN, radio has always played a key role in our media communications mix,” says Serame Taukobong, Chief Ayobaness Officer of MTN. “We launched the brand on radio, we have grown the brand on radio, and today we still use radio as one of the key influencers in communicating our messages to our customers. Our support for the MTN Radio Awards exemplifies our commitment to radio and underlines our intention to continue to use radio well into the future. We see the MTN Radio Awards as a driver for excellence in radio and as a motivator for stations to make increasingly compelling programmes that ensure listener enjoyment. After all, happy and fulfilled listeners remain loyal to their station.”

Entries in the MTN Radio Awards are reviewed by a panel of industry experts who score each entry individually. These scores are then centrally collated in order to determine the various winners. Rich Mkhondo, Chairman of the MTN Radio Awards says: “We received a bumper crop of entries this year and the quality of submissions was of a very high standard. I know that the adjudicators had their work cut out for them in listening to so many entries, but I am delighted with the outcome of the awards and believe that we have exemplary winners this year. I congratulate the broader radio industry on the depth and breadth of talent within the industry and I am enthused by the passion and dedication which shone through in the body of entries.”

MTN Radio Awards congratulate the 2012 winners!

To view the list of winners and the judges’ comments please click here.

About the Judges

Rich Mkhondo, MTN Radio Awards Chairman and Lance Rothschild, MTN Radio Awards CEO are proud to announce the judges for the 2012 MTN Radio Awards.

This year, we have expanded the panel and incorporated many suggestions received via the website. We have a diverse range of judges, with good geographical distribution and we are still awaiting the confirmation of a few more judges who have to confirm their participation. As with most Awards programmes, peer review forms a vital part of the process of adjudication. We will ensure the integrity of the results through precluding judges from scoring entries in categories within which they have interests. This means that people from Commercial Stations will not judge entries in the Commercial sector, and people from Community Stations will not judge entries in the Community Sector. In addition, each entry is reviewed by several judges and we are able to preclude and eliminate any perceived bias.

The list of confirmed judges includes:

• Zandile Nzalo – Managing Director – Zanenza Communications
• Greg Maloka –Managing Director - Kaya FM
• Patrick Bogatsu – Programme Manager – Gagasi 99.5FM
• Andy Rice – Advertising and Media Commentator
• David Mashabela – Radio Presenter and Consultant
• Musa Kalenga – Head of Digital Marketing - Nedbank
  
• Doc Fick – Head Radio – National Electronic Media Institute of South Africa
• Alan Khan - Senior Director: Corporate Affairs at Durban University of technology
• Tony Lankester – Managing Director Grahamstown National Arts Festival
• Gilda de Araujo – General Manager Radio Advertising Bureau
• Deon Maas – Author, Publisher, Film-maker, Social Commentator and Chaos Agent
• Jayne Morgan – Broadcaster and Radio Consultant
• Ismail Variava – Station Manager – Radio Islam
• Koos Radebe – Former Station Manager of Metro FM
• Ed Jordan – South African award winning musician
• Lance Rothschild – CEO MTN Radio Awards
• Jeremy Maggs – Founder MTN Radio Awards
• Rich Mkhondo – Chairman MTN Radio Awards
• Selwyn Bartlett – Entertainment and Events Consultant and Former Station Manager
• Charlene Deacon – Independent Media Consultant and former Managing Director of Kaya FM
• Jackie Phaka – Former SABC Radio Station Manager
• Nomahlubi Simamane – Top businesswoman and expert in branding and marketing

The Team

Future Group, a media and marketing solutions company, is proud to bring you The MTN Radio Awards. Co-founders Richard Lendrum and Jeremy Maggs acknowledge that the MTN Radio Awards would not be possible without the sponsorship and commitment of MTN. We have enjoyed excellent support from MTN, still one of the foremost advertisers on radio in South Africa.