The 2018 Liberty Radio Awards went down this past weekend at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg.
This year’s awards went down under the theme: ‘Raising the bar – celebrating those who inform and entertain us’, which according to the awards strongly resonated in the announcement of the category winners.
The annual awards promote and recognize excellence in radio, with the objective of ensuring that radio remains one of South Africa’s foremost media choices.
Here is the complete list of the 2018 winners:
AFTERNOON DRIVE PRESENTER
CAMPUS
Winner: UCT Radio-Naushaad Maharaj
COMMUNITY
Winner: Hot 91.9-Simon Parkinson
COMMERCIAL
Winner: East Coast Radio-Bongani Mtolo
AFTERNOON DRIVE SHOW
CAMPUS
Winner: Tuks Fm 107.2-The Drive Way
COMMUNITY
Winner: Hot 91.9-The Big Joburg Drive
COMMERCIAL
Winner: Metro Fm-The Drive
BREAKFAST PRESENTER
CAMPUS
Winner: Tuks Fm 107.2-Nicholas Lawrence
COMMUNITY
Winner: Mix 93.8-Tony Blewitt
COMMERCIAL
Winner: Kaya Fm-David O’sullivan
BREAKFAST SHOW
CAMPUS
Winner: Pukfm 93.6-Big Bang Breakfast
COMMUNITY
Winner: Radio Today-Tom London Breakfast
COMMERCIAL
Winner: Kfm 94.5 Kfm-Mornings With Darren, Sherlin And Sibs
BUSINESS AND FINANCE SHOW
Winner: Kaya Fm-Kaya Bizz
COMMUNITY PROJECT
CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY
Winner: Pretoria Fm-Oggendkuier
COMMERCIAL
Winner: Algoa Fm-Big Walk For Cancer
CONTENT PRODUCER
Winner: Voice Of Wits-Dj Keyez
COMMERCIAL
Winner: Gagasi Fm-Mfundo Mabaso
DAYTIME SHOW
CAMPUS
Winner: Pukfm 93.6-Pukfm Lunch
COMMUNITY
Winner: Alex Fm-The Real Deal
COMMERCIAL
Winner: Algoa Fm-The Algoa Fm Top 30
DOCUMENTARY
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
COMMUNITY
Winner: Radio Khwezi-Night Time Crew
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
COMMERCIAL
Winner: Kaya Fm The Law Report
NEWS BULLETIN READER
CAMPUS
Winner: Uct Radio-Naushaad Maharaj
COMMUNITY
Winner: Mix 93.8 Fm-Helen Desbois
COMMERCIAL
Winner: 702-Tara Penny
NIGHT-TIME SHOW
CAMPUS
Winner: Pukfm 93.6-Rooiwynsondag
COMMUNITY
Winner: Kingfisher Fm-Masabelane With Tasco
COMMERCIAL
Winner: Ofm-A Touch Of Thabang
PODCAST
COMBINED
Winner: East Coast Radio #Getreal – With Vanessa Goosen
PROMOTIONS STUNT/EVENT
CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY
Winner: Tygerberg 104 Fm #Vreesloos2017
COMMERCIAL
Joint Winners: Algoa Fm-Algoa Fm Big Walk For Cancer And 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
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
COMMUNITY
Winner: Hot 91.9
COMMERCIAL
Winner: Algoa Fm
