{"id":243072,"date":"2022-11-16T09:29:02","date_gmt":"2022-11-16T07:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/?p=124665"},"modified":"2022-11-16T09:29:02","modified_gmt":"2022-11-16T07:29:02","slug":"weekend-tweaks-and-new-algoa-fm-garden-route-drive-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/weekend-tweaks-and-new-algoa-fm-garden-route-drive-show\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekend tweaks and new Algoa FM Garden Route Drive Show"},"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\/11\/weekend-tweaks-and-new-algoa-fm-garden-route-drive-show.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Creative Commons License\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/weekend-tweaks-and-new-algoa-fm-garden-route-drive-show.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>A total of three new shows will be introduced to \u201cfeel good weekends\u201d on Algoa FM while Garden Route listeners can look forward a new afternoon drive show starting Monday, 28 November.<\/p>\n<p>New to the station, Nelisa Kala, will be introduced to Sunday Lunch. Originally from Nelson Mandela Bay, Kala cut her teeth in community radio before joining East Coast Radio in KZN during 2017.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m thrilled to be joining Algoa FM,\u201d says Kala. \u201cI grew up in Algoa Country and to me, this is much like coming home. I look forward to engaging with the many listeners to the station and sharing with them,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCharl Leslie will present an all new Sunday mid-morning show focussed on the music we all love,\u201d says programme manager Mio Khondleka.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhether the songs are from the mirror ball memory palace or the hippie, hippie shake \u2013 Britpop, eighties or some good old fashioned rock \u2018n roll, I look forward to playing the music we all love,\u201d says an enthused Charl Leslie.<\/p>\n<p>These changes follow the departure of Lance Du Plessis, who after close-on 30 years, will be leaving the station.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLance is a true mensch and has been an absolute stalwart for Algoa FM,\u201d says managing director Alfie Jay.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHumility, Integrity, Respect \u2013 these are the words which have defined his time with Algoa FM.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhilst it is unfortunate that we are parting ways, Lance has recognized our need to evolve and respect to him for understanding the decision we have taken.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLance has indicated that he intends to make use of his teaching degree and we wish him every success,\u201c says Jay.<\/p>\n<p>December marks 11 years during which Algoa Country listeners have adopted the Garden Route into their everyday lives, \u201cand now more than ever, we are critically invested because the family is growing,\u201d says Jay.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs we build towards some exiting plans we hope to introduce in 2023, we are remodelling our tailor-made afternoon drive show in the Garden Route,\u201d he adds.<\/p>\n<p>Simon Bechus will be joining Algoa FM from George where he has been residing for the past four years.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to his Emcee and Club Deejaying skills, Bechus cut his teeth in television where he first worked for Ajman \u201cChannel 7 to&nbsp; 9\u201d presenting a cooking show and a magazine programme interviewing celebrities such as Elton John, Ronan Keating, and Kelly Rowland to name a few.<\/p>\n<p>After that he moved to Pakistani Channel, ARY Digital and later Zee Arabiya where he presented music shows engaging with a host of international celebrities and viewers from all over the Middle East and North Africa.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat actually excited us was his radio experience which comes from ten years spent at Dubai 92FM, where he presented the weekend special, and Radio One, where he first presented weekday lunch and then the afternoon drive show for four years each,\u201d says Khondleka.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s beyond a dream come true.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGiven the choice of any other radio station, I would still have chosen Algoa FM. I can\u2019t wait,\u201d says an enthusiastic Bechus.<\/p>\n<p>He will present an all new Saturday afternoon show between 3 and 7pm, while during weekdays, he will focus his energy on drivetime in the Garden Route.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn order to evolve, changes must be implemented in line with strategy which is based on a combination of scientific fact and gut-feel,\u201d says Jay.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile the pandemic may have hindered our plans, it also helped to fuel and shape our growth ambitions, not only for the business but also in the Garden Route,\u201d adds Jay.<\/p>\n<p>The station\u2019s inaugural Charity Golf Day at the Kingswood Golf Estate during August was well received, and an all-round success which benefitted Carpe Diem School in George.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe also elected to include a start\/finish point in the Garden Route for the Algoa FM Big Walk for Cancer. These are just two of the initiatives introduced to build further affinity with our audience and stakeholders in the market,\u201d says marketing manager, Lesley Geyer.<\/p>\n<p>The changes to Algoa FM\u2019s line-up will take effect on Monday, 28 November 2022.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Video:<\/strong> Weekend tweaks and new Algoa FM Garden Route Drive Show<\/p>\n<p><strong>More Info on Weekend tweaks and new Algoa FM Garden Route Drive Show here:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.algoafm.co.za\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/www.algoafm.co.za\/<\/a><br \/><strong>Twitter<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Siyathetha\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/Siyathetha<\/a><br \/><strong>Facebook<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SiyathethaCommunications\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SiyathethaCommunications\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mypr.co.za\/save-with-myprs-monthly-flat-fee\/\">CLICK HERE to submit your press release to MyPR.co.za<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <span class=\"post-views-icon dashicons dashicons-chart-bar\"><\/span> <span class=\"post-views-label\">Press Release Views since 1 July 2022:<\/span> <span class=\"post-views-count\">36<\/span> <\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-pagination pagination\">Pages: <span class=\"post-page-numbers current\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Page <\/span>1<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/weekend-tweaks-and-new-algoa-fm-garden-route-drive-show\/2\/\" class=\"post-page-numbers\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Page <\/span>2<\/a><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\">Source: MyPR.co.za<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republish for Free Republish This Story Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. 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