{"id":236346,"date":"2022-09-07T00:58:01","date_gmt":"2022-09-06T22:58:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/?p=120948"},"modified":"2022-09-07T00:58:01","modified_gmt":"2022-09-06T22:58:01","slug":"hot-102-7fm-makes-its-mark-with-13-sa-radio-awards-nominations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/hot-102-7fm-makes-its-mark-with-13-sa-radio-awards-nominations\/","title":{"rendered":"HOT 102.7FM Makes its Mark with 13 SA Radio Awards Nominations"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"scaip scaip-1 \">\n<aside id=\"republication_tracker_tool-2\" class=\"republication_tracker_tool clearfix\">\n<h5 class=\"adtitle\">Republish for Free<\/h5>\n<div class=\"license\">\n<p><button name=\"Republish This Story\" id=\"cc-btn\" class=\"republication-tracker-tool-button\">Republish This Story<\/button><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"license\" rel=\"noreferrer license noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nd\/4.0\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Creative Commons License\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/hot-102-7fm-makes-its-mark-with-13-sa-radio-awards-nominations.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Creative Commons License\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/hot-102-7fm-makes-its-mark-with-13-sa-radio-awards-nominations.png\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"message\">\n<p>Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Johannesburg, September 2022 \u2013 HOT 102.7FM has made its mark on the local industry with 13 nominations in the 2022 SA Radio Awards, a little over a year after going live as Johannesburg\u2019s newest commercial radio station.<\/p>\n<p>Those nominations include for its two flagship shows \u2013 Joburg\u2019s Hottest Breakfast Show and The Big Joburg Drive \u2013 and in the coveted \u2018Commercial Station of the Year\u2019 category, whilst significantly, HOT 102.7FM made the shortlist in the \u2018My Station \u2013 Most Votes\u2019 and \u2018My Station \u2013 Most Loyal Listener\u2019 categories.<\/p>\n<p>There were also two nominations for The Mark Pilgrim show in the \u2018Daytime Show\u2019 and Weekend Radio Show\u2019 categories, whilst three of HOT 102.7FM\u2019s entries in the \u2018Internet Radio Show\u2019 category \u2013 Club Classics with Shane \u2018The Duke\u2019 Wellington, Late Night Love Songs with Treasure, and Evenings with Benjy Mudie \u2013 made the shortlist.<\/p>\n<p>HOT 102.7FM was also rewarded in \u2018Radio Innovation\u2019 category, whilst its remaining nominations were for Early Mornings with Mzi in the Night-Time Show category and HOT 1027 Business with Michael Avery in the \u2018Podcast\u2019 category.<\/p>\n<p>Providing the icing on the cake, veteran radio personality Benjy Mudie has been added to the list of \u2018Hall of Fame\u2019 inductees, whilst at the other end of the spectrum, HOT 102.7FM has a \u2018Bright Star\u2019 inductee, in the form of news bulletin reader Tshegofatso Seleke.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor Johannesburg\u2019s newest commercial radio station, that\u2019s pretty impressive,\u201d said Lloyd Madurai, Managing Director of HOT 102.7FM. \u201cBut I\u2019m not all that surprised, as I believe our combination of playing the best \u2018Old Skool\u2019 and R&amp;B music, together with some of the most experienced and popular presenters in the industry, is pretty compelling. It\u2019s just nice to now get that recognition from the industry.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>HOT 102.7FM first went live on 1 July 2021, with a focus on playing only the hits from the 1970s, 80s, 90s and 2000s, and a presenter line-up featuring some of the biggest names in the industry, including the likes of the vastly-experienced Tony Murrell, Kevin Savage, Mark Pilgrim, Ursula Chikane, Simon Parkinson, and Treasure Tshabalala.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut, our presenters are just one element of the overall HOT 102.7FM offering,\u201d said Madurai. \u201cWe also like to throw the best parties, have an incredibly effective CSI division in Hot Cares that does some amazing work in the community, making a meaningful difference to a host of lives, and we generally like to have the maximum fun possible, with putting smiles on people\u2019s faces our priority.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>HOT 102.7FM congratulates all its fellow nominees and looks forward to celebrating South African radio excellence with its industry colleagues when the winners are announced at the SA Radio Awards event on the 26th of November.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_120949\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-120949\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/?attachment_id=120949\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" class=\"wp-image-120949 size-full lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/hot-102-7fm-makes-its-mark-with-13-sa-radio-awards-nominations-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-120949 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/hot-102-7fm-makes-its-mark-with-13-sa-radio-awards-nominations-1.png\" alt width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-120949\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hot 102.7FM. 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