Over the past 5 – 10 years, the South African radio industry has adopted a terrible habit of really emphasizing how dispensable their on-air talent actually is. At the time of writing this piece (and I might have missed out on some), Lesedi FM, Thobela FM, Metro FM, and Uhkozi FM had just recently in the month of March 2022 …
Comic Book Karaoke is the narrative of geek and fandom culture in a socio-political space that has fresh and new conversations. Chris Jordan hosts a variety of super-geeks and friends of the show through woman empowerment, LGBT representation, eccentric collecting, and diversity in pop culture representation. Super Geeks that join the show are Jonathan Harding, Kylie Cox, Michelle Huxtable, Theri …
5. The 5FM Breakfast Team Radio 5FM’s new breakfast show introduced Dan Corder, Xoli Zondo (sport), Mathapelo Moloi (news) and Marli van Eeden (traffic) in April 2021. The team got off to a great start, enjoying every minute of being on air. They’re a mixed bag of talent – from campus to community, regional radio and TV. This 5FM get-to-know-the-new-presenters series chats to the 5 Breakfast team …
We plan ahead so that we can have a restful and deserving festive break as we recharge for the new year. If you are a new media or corporate busy working out your training calendar for 2022, have a look through what Chris Jordan Media has to offer. Quotes and training are customized per client according to your needs. With …
Listen to the review here Encanto is a musical breath of fresh air that we all need as we push through the last stretch of 2021. In November 2016, Lin-Manuel Miranda revealed that John Lasseter, the then-chief creative officer of Walt Disney Animation Studios, had presented an idea for an animated project to himself and Byron Howard, while promoting his …
Marvel is back again in Phase 4 with “Eternals”, and a hard-to-keep-up follow-up to the brilliance of “Shang-Chi: Legend of the Ten Rings”. I was fortunate enough to watch the press preview and put together a review for you, as a head’s up (No spoilers!) of what you can expect. Listen to my audio review, below. ETERNALS AUDIO REVIEW
Since the dawn of radio (I’m guessing), well at least the dawn of my existence in the radio space which has been for the past 21 odd years, the importance of the presenter demo was an integral part of you moving forward from one station to another. So we went from tape to CD, to digital submissions to having an …
I am so happy to be sharing this super personal journey through my favorite medium in sound. I preach to media practitioners that I mentor and train, that they need to start narratives that no one has demanded, requested, or shown a direct need for – but rather pro-actively view the world around them, step in, and tell a story …
Disney’s “Raya and The Last Dragon” THE LOWDOWN Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Raya and the Last Dragon travels to the fantasy world of Kumandra, where humans and dragons lived together long ago in harmony. But when an evil force threatened the land, the dragons sacrificed themselves to save humanity. Now, 500 years later, that same evil has returned and it’s up to …
So this is quick post. I’ve tasked my media students to practice their editing by creating a mashup. Theme: OLD SKOOL R&B QUEENS VS NEW SKOOL KWAITO KINGS I’m a great sound editor, but this being my first attempt, was, like anything for your first try, hard! An invisible, non-existent vision is what sound editing is all about. You don’t …
It’s a brand new year, and with it, great opportunities for growth and development. My 3rd year in business brings together my biggest passions, Education and Broadcasting.I have been so fortunate to work with a plethora of clients, from stations that range from community to online, to commercial, to corporate companies that focus on new media skills and logistics, I’ve …
Chris Jordan Media All-Star Radio Mentorship 2021 – 2022 2021 sees the first year of a first in South Africa. Chris Jordan Media will bring broadcasting veterans together that will reach out to mentor 3 immaculately talented rising stars. Chris said, “I got tired of waiting for stations around the country to step up and take full mentorship roles for …
