Ukhozi FM's afternoon drive co-host Selby "Selbyonce" Mkhize feels honored to be among the greatest in the radio fraternity as he just recently got nominated in the Favorite Radio Personality in the DSTV Mzansi's Viewers' Choice Awards.
The DSTV Mzansi Viewers’ Choice Awards launch event was held at Summer Place in Hyde Park on yesterday afternoon and in the Favorite Radio Personality Selby is up against Anele Mdoda, Ntate Thuso Motaung, Dudu ‘Lady D’ Khoza and Dj Fresh.
"I am so happy. I hardly slept last night thinking about it and especially the caliber of people that I am nominated with because they are a bunch of legends who have been doing Radio way before me and to be part of them and trying to be running the same race with them for me it's a win it's self." Selby shares with Daily Sun.
Selbeyonce adds that for him, this is not a competition but rather an achievement as they are all doing phenomenal work and whoever wins wins.
Selby also opens up about his co-host Tshatha Ngobe who he says is one of his biggest supporters as he accepted him with both hands when he was just coming from a regional Radio station. "My co-host Tshatha is absolutely amazing. He has been so phenomenal from the get go and he has been with the station for 15 years and you hear of stories of people who work together and don't get along but he made my life so so simple you'd swear we've been doing this Radio thing for 15 years together."
The Woza Nabangani Bakho show host says that the one thing that has kept him grounded is knowing what kind of work to take, when to say no and not be at every event.
"You can't just be everywhere. Yes, we do need the money but sometimes being seen everywhere is just not cool. You have to create a demand for yourself and I use that time to be with my personal people, my family and friends."
Selby has also appeared on the SABC 1 soapie Uzalo where he plays himself and says that acting has always been his first love.
"I am much more comfortable with the acting now because I did Generations 1st so at Uzalo I was much more comfortable as those were my home people and I know them. " he told the people's paper.
Fans will be able to vote for Selbeyonce by SMSing 5E to 39201. Voting is open from Tuesday, 14 August at 18:00 until an unspecified date in November. It is unclear as yet when the awards will take place.