There was great excitement at the Sandton Convention Centre at the 2018 Liberty Radio Awards Gala Banquet. All the winners of the various categories were announced. The theme of the 2018 Liberty Radio Awards – “Raising the bar – celebrating those who inform and entertain us” strongly resonated in the announcement of the category winners.

“Competition in each category was extremely fierce this year,” says Lance Rothschild, CEO of the Liberty Radio Awards. “Nominees who were awarded finalist status had already shown excellence in their work, and the winners truly stood tall amongst their peers . It is really great to see the ongoing commitment to entertaining and informing listeners from radio professionals. I believe that this will go a long way to ensuring the future of radio as the primary media of choice in an increasingly competitive marketplace.”

Huge excitement greeted the announcement of the Station of the Year in each of the sectors – Campus, Community and Commercial (which included PBS this year). For a station to win this coveted award, the adjudication panel takes into account: The quality and depth of the station’s entries; the on-air innovation demonstrated by the station; Audience trends; Community Outreach; and the station’s focus on its target audience and whether it is meeting this audience adequately. The stations that took home the spoils and which have bragging rights for an entire year, won against extremely stiff opposition.

Killy Bacela, Divisional Director of Group Brand and Marketing at Liberty says: “The awards bear testimony to the fact that raising the bar and creating excellent radio is an imperative not only driven by radio but also through partnerships such as Liberty.  The awards prove the important role radio plays in our country as it is more far-reaching than any other medium. It truly is a medium that celebrates the diversity in language, culture and the uniqueness of our nation.”




THE WINNERS OF 2018 LIBERTY RADIO AWARDS

AFTERNOON DRIVE PRESENTER – CAMPUS WINNER:

• UCT RADIO – NAUSHAAD MAHARAJ

AFTERNOON DRIVE PRESENTER – COMMUNITY WINNER:

• HOT 91.9 – SIMON PARKINSON

AFTERNOON DRIVE PRESENTER – COMMERCIAL WINNER:

• EAST COAST RADIO – BONGANI MTOLO

AFTERNOON DRIVE SHOW – CAMPUS WINNER:

• TUKS FM 107.2 – THE DRIVE WAY

AFTERNOON DRIVE SHOW – COMMUNITY WINNER:

• HOT 91.9 – THE BIG JOBURG DRIVE

AFTERNOON DRIVE SHOW – COMMERCIAL WINNER:

• METRO FM – THE DRIVE

BREAKFAST PRESENTER – CAMPUS WINNER:

• TUKS FM 107.2 – NICHOLAS LAWRENCE

BREAKFAST PRESENTER – COMMUNITY WINNER:

• MIX 93.8 – TONY BLEWITT

BREAKFAST PRESENTER – COMMERCIAL WINNER:

• KAYA FM – DAVID O’SULLIVAN

BREAKFAST SHOW – CAMPUS WINNER:

• PUKFM 93.6 – BIG BANG BREAKFAST

BREAKFAST SHOW – COMMUNITY WINNER:

• RADIO TODAY – TOM LONDON BREAKFAST

BREAKFAST SHOW – COMMERCIAL WINNER:

• KFM 94.5 – KFM MORNINGS WITH DARREN, SHERLIN AND SIBS

BUSINESS AND FINANCE SHOW – COMBINED WINNER:

• KAYA FM – KAYA BIZZ

COMMUNITY PROJECT – CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY WINNER:

• PRETORIA FM – OGGENDKUIER

COMMUNITY PROJECT – COMMERCIAL WINNER:

• ALGOA FM – BIG WALK FOR CANCER

CONTENT PRODUCER – CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY WINNER:

• VOICE OF WITS – DJ KEYEZ

CONTENT PRODUCER – COMMERCIAL WINNER:

• GAGASI FM – MFUNDO MABASO

DAYTIME SHOW – CAMPUS WINNER:

• PUKFM 93.6 – PUKFM LUNCH

DAYTIME SHOW – COMMUNITY WINNER:

• ALEX FM – THE REAL DEAL

DAYTIME SHOW – COMMERCIAL WINNER:

• ALGOA FM – THE ALGOA FM TOP 30

DOCUMENTARY – COMBINED WINNER:

• RSG MONITOR – VROUE TRONK

DRAMA PROGRAMME – COMBINED WINNER:

• MOTSWEDING FM – OGILVY

PUBLIC RELATIONS & CREATRIX)

BUA LE MMINO – MAKARAPA CITY

FIELD NEWS REPORTER – COMBINED WINNER:

• 702 AND 947 – MIA LINDEQUE

INTERNET/ONLINE RADIO SHOW – COMBINED WINNER:

• PULPIT MEDIA GROUP – I AM YOUTH

MULTI-CHANNEL PROMOTION – COMBINED WINNER:

• JACARANDA FM – SINGING BILLBOARD

MUSIC SHOW – CAMPUS WINNER:

• TSHWANE FM – THE NIGHT PULSE

MUSIC SHOW – COMMUNITY WINNER:  

• RADIO KHWEZI – NIGHT TIME CREW

MUSIC SHOW – COMMERCIAL WINNER:

• VUMA 103 FM – SUNDAY GOSPEL SHOW

MY STATION – MOST VOTES WINNER:

• HOT 91.9

MOST LOYAL LISTENERS – WINNER:

• HOT 91.9

NEWS AND ACTUALITY SHOW – CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY WINNER:

• RADIO ISLAM – SABAHUUL MUSLIM

NEWS AND ACTUALITY SHOW – COMMERCIAL WINNER:

• KAYA FM – THE LAW REPORT

NEWS BULLETIN READER – CAMPUS WINNER: 

• UCT RADIO – NAUSHAAD MAHARAJ

NEWS BULLETIN READER – COMMUNITY WINNER:

• MIX 93.8 FM – HELEN DESBOIS

NEWS BULLETIN READER – COMMERCIAL WINNER:

• 702 – TARA PENNY

NIGHT-TIME SHOW – CAMPUS WINNER:

• PUKFM 93.6 – ROOIWYNSONDAG

NIGHT-TIME SHOW – COMMUNITY WINNER:

• KINGFISHER FM – MASABELANE WITH TASCO

NIGHT-TIME SHOW – COMMERCIAL WINNER:

• OFM – A TOUCH OF THABANG

PODCAST – COMBINED WINNER:

• EAST COAST RADIO #GETREAL – WITH VANESSA GOOSEN

PROMOTIONS STUNT/EVENT – WINNER:

• TYGERBERG 104 FM – VREESLOOS2017

COMMERCIAL – JOINT WINNERS:

• ALGOA FM ALGOA FM – BIG WALK FOR CANCER
• JACARANDA FM JACARANDA FM – BILLBOARD

RADIO INNOVATION – COMBINED WINNER:

• SMILE 90.4 FM – AMPLIFYING THE GOOD NEWS IN THE MOTHER CITY

SPORTS PRESENTER – COMBINED WINNER:

• POWER 98.7 – THABISO MOSIA

SPORTS SHOW – CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY WINNER:

• HOT 91.9 – HOT SPORT WITH JOHN WALLAND

COMMERCIAL – WINNER:

• METRO FM – THE ULTIMATE SPORTS SHOW

STATION IMAGING – CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY WINNER:

• HOT 91.9

COMMERCIAL – WINNER:

• POWER 98.7

TRAFFIC PRESENTER – COMBINED WINNER:

• PHALAPHALA FM – RENDY S

WEEKEND RADIO SHOW – CAMPUS WINNER:

• PUKFM 93.6 – INTERNATIONAL TOP 40

COMMUNITY – WINNER:

• HOT 91.9 THE TONY MURRELL SHOW

COMMERCIAL – WINNER:

• MUNGHANA LONENE SWITSHONGO – TOP 30

BURSARY AWARD – WINNER:

• ADADUME MGADLELA

BRIGHT STARS – INDUCTEES:

• AGANANG FM –  NTHABISENG MOTLHODI
• EAST COAST RADIO – JASON MCCALL
• EAST COAST RADIO – SIMON CARTER
• GAGASI FM – LANGALETHU CELE
• KFM 94.5 – CARL WASTIE
• MAGIC 828 AM – BYRON MACDONALD
• OFM – LERATO LELIA
• TRU FM – SIMAMKELE MGUGA
• TUKS FM 107.2 – QUINTUS POTGIETER
• TUKS FM 107.2 – TAYLA WELCH
• UMHLOBO WENENE FM –  ZUKISWA MQUMBISA

HALL OF FAME – INDUCTEES:

• DAVE TILTMANN
• DUDU ‘LADY D’ KHOZA
• HAIDER ALI DHORAT
• KEVIN SAVAGE
• LLOYD MADURAI
• MEL GAHLER
• PHUMZILE MNCI
• THUSO MOTAUNG
• WILSON B NKOSI
• ZWELI NOKHATYWA

STATION OF THE YEAR – CAMPUS WINNER:

• PUKFM 93.6

STATION OF THE YEAR – COMMUNITY WINNER:

• HOT 91.9

STATION OF THE YEAR – COMMERCIAL WINNER:

• ALGOA FM