If you’re like most companies, you struggle to keep your employees engaged. A study by Deloitte University Press found that 87% of organizations cite engagement as one of their top challenges. That explains why 3 out of 4 employees are open to or looking for a new job. Poor engagement usually stems from poor communication. Employees often lack a connection with …
I just spent a great time consulting and training the Ekurhuleni FM programming, sales, and marketing team. I focus on, and love upskilling community radio in South Africa, because like my products do, my academic textbook “A Word on Radio” (which was used for 5 years at media colleges) and my audiobook “Radio 1 on 1: 25 of the Most …
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 …
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 …
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 …
It’s finally here! The long-awaited, much anticipated live-action release of “Cruella”, with Emma Stone taking the frontline of portraying (as voted) – The Evilest Disney Villain of all Time”. Thanks to Disney, I got to watch the film, and have a short, concise audio review for you here. Press Play! And indulge in the fabulousness. “CRUELLA” AUDIO REVIEW
Chris Jordan Media All-Star Radio Mentorship 2021 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 our next …
The 5 Most Bankable Radio Broadcasters 2020 5. Robert Marawa Popularly known as “Madluphuthu”, This here is radio royalty. Not everyone has achieved what he has achieved. Robert Marawa started out on SABC as a TV sports presenter. He later made a shift to radio. He currently hosts the Discovery Sports Centre show on MetroFM. MarawaTV is an all-access, opinion …
It is indeed the hailed, and very momentus occasion that marks the end of another year. And not to sound redundant, but yes, not just any year, THIS year. The year that world came to a literal grinding holt, to only never stop spinning and spinning off its axis for the human race with all it has implicated on our …
Disney and Pixar’s “Soul” Soul is a 2020 American computer-animated comedy film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for distribution by Walt Disney Pictures. It is directed by Pete Docter and co-directed by Kemp Powers, and written by Pete Docter, Kemp Powers, and Mike Jones. Starring: Jamie Foxx, Tina Fey, Questlove, Phylicia Rashad, Daveed Diggs, Angela Bassett Production companies: Walt Disney Pictures, …
