Both stations walk away with a Brian Steinhobel-designed, palladium-coated, station-of-the-year trophy valued at over R25 000.
"702 was a worthy winner, demonstrating a fine understanding of the needs of both its audience and advertisers, and constantly delivering an on-air product of the highest broadcast standards," said judging co-chairman David Mashabela.
Primedia Broadcasting - Talk Radio 702, 567 CapeTalk, 94.7 Highveld Stereo and 94.5 Kfm - took home top honours in numerous categories: apart from 702 taking MTN Radio Station of the Year, Alex Jay from 94.7 was inducted into the MTN Hall of Fame for his career in radio, which spans nearly 30 years. 702 founder Issie Kirsh was honoured for his long-term contribution to the industry with the Lifetime Achievement award. John Robbie (702) won for Best Breakfast Show Presenter and Bruce Whitfield (702) won both Best Business and Finance Presenter. Chris Gibbons from 567 CapeTalk and Talk Radio 702 was named best News and Actuality Presenter.
The music stations also accumulated awards, with Homebrew, which airs across both Highveld and Kfm, taking home the award for Best Music Show. In addition, 94.7's 2010 FIFA World Cup campaign won for Best On Air Packaging.
The Eyewitness News brand, which covers all four stations, took best News Bulletin reader (Stephen Grootes), Best Traffic Presenter (Aki Anastasiou) and Best Sports Presenter (Cindy Poluta).
The Primedia stable was collectively rewarded for the United We Shall Stand for Bafana Bafana parade, which brought over 200 000 people to the middle of Sandton and thousands more to other centres around South Africa, to show support for Bafana Bafana ahead of the world cup.
"2010 was a phenomenal year to be in South Africa, and radio was at the forefront of all the action - bringing it to the country as it happened," said Primedia Broadcasting CEO Terry Volkwyn. "To be recognised as the best in the industry, at a time when everyone had upped their game, is significant and I am very proud of all our winners tonight.
"Congratulations to the remarkable people whose hard work and talent have gone into making the station great and to those who have been recognised individually tonight."
Community or non-commercial PBS space
The Non-commercial OR Community Radio Station of the Year award comprises stations broadcasting either in the community or the non-commercial PBS space. These are stations that are serving a particular mandate either in terms of a specific interest group, a tightly defined geographic area or in the case of non-commercial PBS stations, a special language group.
Radio Islam showed an in-depth understanding of its niche audience and provided programming that was both relevant, thought-provoking and entertaining, according to judging co-chairman Lance Rothschild.
| Category | DJ/presenter | Radio station | Category sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Content Producer: Non-Commercial | Zandile Tembe | Ukhozi FM | |
| Daytime Presenter | Thato "DJ Fresh" Sikwane | 5FM | |
| Daytime show: Commercial | Guy Mc Donald Afternoon Drive Show | Good Hope FM | |
| Daytime show: Non-commercial | Butterfly Corner | Radio Islam | |
| Drama Programme | No Place for You | SAfm | |
| Music Presenter | T Bose | Kaya FM 95.9 | |
| Music Show | The Homebrew Show | 94.7 Highveld Stereo and 94.5 K-fm | |
| News and Actuality Presenter | Chris Gibbons | 567 CapeTalk and Talk Radio 702 | |
| News and Actuality Producer | Anisa Ussuph | East Coast Radio | |
| News and Actuality Show | Today with John Perlman | Kaya FM 95.9 | |
| News Bulletin Reader | Stephen Grootes | Talk Radio 702 | |
| Night-time Presenter | Rob Vember | 5FM | |
| Night-time Show: Commercial | The Dr. Eve Show | Gagasi 99.5FM | |
| Night-time Show: Non-commercial | Langarm and Nama Show | Radio Riverside 98.2FM | |
| Breakfast Show: Commercial | Just Plain Breakfast | Jacaranda 94.2 | |
| Breakfast Show: Non-commercial | The Super Fantastic Show | Radio 2000 | |
| Breakfast Show Presenter | John Robbie | Talk Radio 702 | |
| Business and Finance Presenter | Bruce Whitfield | Talk Radio 702 | |
| Business and Finance Show | Talk @ 6 | Talk Radio 702 | |
| Community Presenter | "Delite" Anthony T Ngcezula | Bay FM 107.9 | |
| Community Project | United we shall stand for Bafana Bafana | Primedia Broadcasting | |
| Content Producer: Commercial | William Scott | Jacaranda 94.2 | |
| On Air Packaging | World Cup 2010 | 94.7 Highveld Stereo | |
| Promotion/Stunt/Event: Commercial | United we shall stand for Bafana Bafana | Primedia Broadcasting | |
| Promotion/Stunt/Event: Non-commercial | VIP Treasure Hunt | East Rand Stereo | |
| Sports Commentator | Masedi Simon Ramafalo | Thobela FM | |
| Sports Presenter | Cindy Poluta | Talk Radio 702 | |
| Sports Show | Discovery Sports Centre | Metro FM | |
| Traffic Presenter | Aki Anastasiou | Talk Radio 702 | |
| Wits Radio Academy Bursary Winner | Nontokozo Ngcobo | ||
| Young achiever Award | Smangele Mbatha | Gagasi 99.5FM | Cresta Hotels and Air Botswana |
| Lifetime Achievement Award | Issie Kirsh | Bairds Renaissance | |
| 2011 Induction into the Hall of Fame | Alexius Buthelezi, Max Mojapelo, Fanus Rautenbach, Ismail Variava, Shado Twala, Tim Modise, Eric Eagan, Koos Radebe and Alex Jay | ||
| My Station Award | Radio Islam | ||
| MTN Community Radio Station of the Year | Radio Islam | The Media Connection | |
| MTN Radio Station of the Year | Talk Radio 702 |
Entries were judged by a diverse panel of industry experts, co-chaired by Lance Rothschild and David Mashabela. The aim of this year's programme and objective of the judging panel was to engage with the industry across all languages, in the commercial, community and public sector. Both the number of participants and entries doubled across all languages.
Said MTN CMO Serame Taukobong: "We look forward to doubling the entries again for the 2012 event."
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