DJ Fresh and small business initiative

I am quite getting into this thing that DJ Fresh has on in the afternoons where SMEs have the chance to plug their services via radio.
It’s an excellent platform for small business to get exposure and its a really nice initiative from 5FM to the listeners. From a business perspective its also a good way [...]

Gareth Cliff lions and Heather Mills…

I don’t mean to sound insensitive but if you were  listening to Gareth Cliff this morning on 5FM and heard his bit on the lions and the Heather Mills skit it was hilarious.
Well done Gareth - a good way to start the morning.

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Airtime for SA music

I was driving today flicking between Jacaranda, Highveld and 5FM and it struck me that there is a hell of a lot of airtime for SA music these days. Even more rewarding is the quality of the music being played. 

The Parlotones, Red Angel, Skwatta Kamp, Wonderboom etc. They are all getting great exposure and airtime [...]

Is Gareth Cliff currently the best DJ on SA radio?

I believe that Gareth Cliff is currently the top SA radio presenter in terms of quality of content. It’s open to debate and I hope you guys take me up on it but I base this opinion on:
A) Shows are always entertaining
B) Nice mix of music and current events
C) Prepared to scrap a bit with [...]

DJ Fresh…

When Fresh joined 5FM I was sceptical…
Having never really listened to him before I was very worried about what was going to become of 5FM… Plainly put - this white boy was worried that The Drive show was about to become a platform for Mandoza and co…
Apologies to Fresh - you made the transition and [...]

Grant and Anele on 5FM…

I’m torn on this subject…
These 2 are refreshing, young and talented (If not a bit annoying at times) and exactly what we are trying to push on this blog - talented youngsters coming through…
I thought at Highveld they did an ok job without setting the world apart - give us back Revin John and LLoyd [...]