Welcome to this podcast mini-series, I’ve wanted to bring to you for quite some time and it is finally here for its fruition. “Coffee with Convicts” introduces 3 ex-convicts Thabo, Vincent, and Alpheus who have cumulatively served sentences of 42 years and are now together running an NGO that brings the teachings of African Spiritualism to inmates here around South …
The 15-Year Journal – Episode 1 “The Ignorant Believer” Why is it that we as intellectual beings, strive to attack someone first on their belief system? My 1st journal entry was about eventually deciding to take a leap of faith by questioning my own stand on religion so that I could be a better being in this universe. The 15-Year …
I wanted to do something different and personal this year when it came to choosing my Top 5 list of “Bankable Broadcasters” for 2022. Instead of selecting fan favourites I decided to list 5 people in this industry that even with my 23 years in the industry, I still look up to as legends that have moulded the broadcasting industry …
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 …
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 …
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
I had the pleasure of chatting with the artist, cartoonist, and creator of the Manga release “Siri Watu”, a comic book South African creation from Awali Comics. Get your copy at https://www.awalicomics.com/siri-watu/ Here’s the synopsis of the story. Long ago, men were born who could do the impossible. Some were made weapons, some were feared, all were scorned and made desperate. …
A snapshot into reminding radio practitioners what exactly their ‘listeners hear and, more importantly, want from their radio station.
As we countdown the date to the release of Radio 1-on-1: 25 of the Most Asked Questions in Radio Broadcasting PART II, let’s start with snapshots of related subject matter. You can download PART I HERE I’m loving being in a reborn experimental phase of growth in my craft skills, where almost like an art movement, I’m tossing aside a …
Podcasting was developed in 2004 by former MTV video jockey Adam Curry and software developer Dave Winer. Curry wrote a program, called iPodder, which enabled him to automatically download Internet radio broadcasts to his iPod. Several developers improved upon his idea, and podcasting was officially born. Living in lockdown has provided us with a plethora of stories that range from the extremely tragic …
Announced digitally today in a live session, the 2020 Radio Awards displayed our dynamic talent in our ever-growing South African Radio landscape
