Palesa Lemeke, who managed the news desk on 5 Weekend Early Mornings and 5 Weekend Breakfast, was nominated for Best News Bulletin Reader.

5FM's acting business manager Michael Bossenger says, "5FM has seen substantial growth, especially in recent months, and these nominations — as well as the diversity of categories we've been nominated in — serve as strong, humbling confirmation that we're on the right track in delivering the absolute best in youth radio to our listeners and clients."

"Being nominated three times in the Radio Innovation category shows that we're dedicated to pushing creative boundaries and generating innovative content that resonates with our audience. We are extremely proud of both our more established and brand-new talent for delivering world-class music, content, news, interviews, events and community projects — across the airwaves, online, on socials and face-to-face — all to the Power of 5," concludes Bossenger.

According to 5FM, the awards that the station has been nominated for are:

  • Best Afternoon Drive Presenter: Roger Goode 
  • Best Afternoon Drive Show: The Roger Goode Show on 5 
  • Best Community Project: 5 Drive Heritage Tour
  • Best Content Producer: 5 Lunch, Leshabe Rampedi
  • Best Drama Programme: 5 Breakfast, Thabonovella
  • Best Music Show: The Roger Goode Show on 5
  • Best Night-Time Show: The Roger Goode Show on 5
  • Best Podcast: 5 Unscripted
  • Best Radio Documentary: 5 Drive, Matrics in Antarctica
  • Best Radio Innovation: 5 Drive, 5 Sensation
  • Best Radio Innovation: 5 Breakfast, Long Distance Love
  • Best Radio Innovation: 5 Drive, Matrics in Antarctica, and 
  • Best Traffic Presenter: Yonaka Theledi.

In addition, three new members of the 5FM team were also nominated for the campus radio station work they did before joining the 5FM team:

Tshepang Moji, now host of 5FM Weekend Early Mornings on Saturdays, was nominated for:
  • Best Breakfast Show Presenter
  • Best Afternoon Drive Presenter, and
  • Best Afternoon Drive Show.

Jodell Tantij, who now hosts 5FM Weekend Early Mornings on Sundays, was nominated for:
  • Best Afternoon Drive Show, and
  • Best Content Producer.
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