Letter from Jeremy Mansfield

I have just received the following e-mail. It was forwarded to me and is apparently an original letter from radio personality Jeremy Mansfield. I can’t confirm the authenticity of it but the content is fair comment:
Dear Mr Mbeki
As a citizen of this country who has recently returned from abroad I would like to raise [...]

KB in for Gareth on 5FM this morning

I always keep an eye on the young generation of radio presenters coming through and at times I have been pretty critical of some of the talent that comes on air. When I head KB was in for Gareth Cliff this morning I cringed… some seriously big shoes for him to fill.
To his credit I [...]

Simphiwe joke on Highveld

Jeremy Mansfield and “Simphiwe” don’t mess around when they take a swipe at somebody…
 The team made fun of Bafana Bafana and Benni McCarthy pulling out of the side. Simphiwe’s argument was that Bafana Bafana were useless anyway and the only time South Africans beat won anything was when they BEAT FOREIGNERS AT HOME….
Hilarious but pretty [...]

Has “The Fugitive” bombed?

I have been following The Fugitive competition on 94.7 Highveld Stereo and it occurred to me that the competition hasn’t really been a success this year. 

A week or so ago I was saying how the competition is probably one of the most gripping and exciting competitions on South African radio at the moment. But judging [...]

RAW Rocks

The RAW Rocks concert in association rub between Rapport and Jeremy Mansfield’s Rude Awakening team is an interesting concept in that in a time where everybody is punting “being African”, this is a concert aimed at driving Afrikaans music and culture.

Did anyone attend the 2007 event? What were your feelings on it? Afrikaans music seems [...]

Rude Awakening

What’s the community take on the Rude AWakening (RAW) show? Undoubtedly Jeremy Masnfield makes the show but I wonder if “Joburg’s BIGGEST Breakfast show” isn’t due for a makeover? When Jeremy isn’t around I would far rather listen to just Paul Rotheram than the rest of the team. Don’t mind Darren Simpson piping up now [...]