Before joining Nandos, King worked as head of marketing and communications Africa for The Walt Disney Company. She oversaw the marketing of the company's motion picture business, three TV Channels, digital content delivery and media distribution.

"Jacaranda FM is a station on the rise; it has a world-class product and growing audiences across its FM and digital platforms," says Nick Grubb, Kagiso Media Radio chief executive.

"Finding someone to take the station to greater heights was no mean feat. King has exemplary media and marketing experience and will also inject the business with fresh perspectives. Her approach to building and empowering staff was particularly compelling. We are excited to have her at the helm," adds Grubb.

King says that she is looking forward to bringing a new level of freshness and innovation to the Jacaranda FM team. "My whole life I have been in marketing and content and the one part of my vast experience that I don't have is radio," King says.

"I'm really looking forward to feeling uncomfortable and learning new stuff. I think where content is moving, and we are seeing it happening so rapidly with the Coronavirus, there are new ways of delivering content. My experience out of the Walt Disney Company brings a new level of content that would be interesting to see how it would work in a radio environment," adds King.

"I grew up in Pretoria and watching Jacaranda grow and morph is part of my heritage. It's part of so many people's heritage. It was what we listened to when we were dropped off at school by our moms and dads or even driving to work," King says.

"Jacaranda was the radio station that took you there. I am excited about coming over to Jacaranda. I am excited to meet the team," concludes King.

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