5FM Bags 13 Nominations At 2023 Radio Awards

Johannesburg – Friday, 06 October 2023 – 5FM, SA’s favourite youth radio station, has bagged a cool 13 nominations at the 2023 Radio Awards. This follows the station winning the award for Coolest Radio Station at the 2023 Sunday Times GenNext Awards, as well as earning a Silver Award in the Rapport Jou Keuse readers’ choice awards.

The awards that the station has been nominated for are:

• Best Afternoon Drive Presenter: Roger Goode
• Best Afternoon Drive Show: The Roger Goode Show on 5
• Best Community Project: 5 Drive Heritage Tour
• Best Content Producer: 5 Lunch, Leshabe Rampedi
• Best Drama Programme: 5 Breakfast, Thabonovella
• Best Music Show: The Roger Goode Show on 5
• Best Night-Time Show: The Roger Goode Show on 5
• Best Podcast: 5 Unscripted
• Best Radio Documentary: 5 Drive, Matrics in Antarctica
• Best Radio Innovation: 5 Drive, 5 Sensation
• Best Radio Innovation: 5 Breakfast, Long Distance Love
• Best Radio Innovation: 5 Drive, Matrics in Antarctica
• Best Traffic Presenter: Yonaka Theledi

In addition, 3 new members of the 5FM team were also nominated for the campus radio station work they did before joining the 5FM team:

• Tshepang Moji, now host of 5FM Weekend Early Mornings on Saturdays, was nominated for Best Breakfast show Presenter, Best Afternoon Drive Presenter and Best Afternoon Drive Show.
• Jodell Tantij, who now hosts 5FM Weekend Early Mornings on Sundays, was nominated for Best Afternoon Drive Show and Best Content Producer.
• Palesa Lemeke, who mans the news desk on 5 Weekend Early Mornings and 5 Weekend Breakfast, was nominated for Best News Bulletin Reader.

5FM’s Acting Business Manager, Michael Bossenger, says, “5 FM has seen substantial growth, especially in recent months, and these nominations, as well as the diversity of categories we’ve been nominated in, serve as strong, humbling confirmation that we’re on the right track in delivering the absolute best in youth radio to our listeners and clients. Being nominated 3 times in the Radio Innovation Category shows that we’re dedicated to pushing creative boundaries and generating innovative content that resonates with our audience. We are extremely proud of both our more established and brand-new talent for delivering world-class music, content, news, interviews, events and community projects – across the airwaves, online, on socials and face-toface – all to the Power of 5."

Stay tuned to 5FM, download the 5FM app for iOS and Android, visit www.5fm.co.za and follow the station across all social media channels for more.

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About 5FM

5FM is not just a radio station. 5FM is a multimedia brand that builds and shares content across digital and on-air media channels informed by the youth. 5FM’s purpose is to bring together the youth of South Africans through the power of music. As an entertainment powerhouse 5FM features some of the most well-known media personalities and music DJs in South Africa. The station embraces content that is relevant, youth driven and co-created with the 5FM community while proudly supporting the South African music industry. 5FM has won numerous awards, including seven consecutive Generation Next awards for Coolest Radio Station, 2012 Commercial Station of the Year at the MTN Radio Awards and the Most Influential International Station at the Worldwide Radio Summit in Los Angeles. 5FM lives loud!

Visit 5FM online at www.5fm.co.za, or find us on the following social media platforms:

• Facebook: www.facebook.com/ThePowerof5FM
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/5FM
• Instagram: https://instagram.com/5fm/
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2NrMnw60a-Z-E77FfMKqkA
• Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/5FM/
• SnapChat: Thepowerof5fm

Distributed by: Altus VenablesPR Specialist - 5FMaltus@5fm.co.za / 079 632 9852

On Behalf of: Michael BossengerActing Business Manager – 5FM