Darren Scott joins HOT 102.7FM

The Just Plain Drive Show sees a return to South African radio for Scott, who has been in the United States for the past 18 months.

According to the station, Scott is a household name in South African radio and television, having been in the business for 40 years, including stints with the likes of:

• Capital Radio
• 5FM
• 702
• East Coast Radio
• OFM, and
• Jacaranda FM.

Scott also enjoyed a successful TV career, largely with MultiChoice's SuperSport, where he fronted Boots & All rugby show for many years.

But radio has always been his first love and since those first days on Capital Radio his track record speaks for itself — 14 SA Radio Awards, including over 30 nominations, the station says.

"We're constantly looking at ways to take our on-air offering to the next level and Scott's appointment is very much in line with that," says Lloyd Madurai, managing director of HOT 102.7FM. "He's an incredibly experienced and talented presenter and a name that resonates deeply with our audience. I'm looking forward to seeing Scott take one of our flagship shows to the next level."

The Just Plain Drive is on HOT 102.7FM Monday to Friday, 15:00 to 18:00, with Scott teaming up with experienced news presenter Tara Penny and sports guy Dylan Rogers to form a new drive show combination.

The show also launches with a new sponsor, in the form of Tsogo Sun's Gold Reef City, and listeners can look forward to the popular Crack the Code game on the show, brought to you by Gold Reef City, says the station.

According to Scott, listeners can also look forward to:

• plenty of laughs
• cheeky banter
• loads of music trivia
• "less blah blah" 
• some great 'Old Skool' music, and
• a couple of fun features, including the 4+1 Challenge and Tara’s Breaking News Song.

"Radio is in my blood and I realised just how much I missed it when I made the move to the States," says Scott. "So, when the chance to join HOT 102.7FM came up, I jumped at it. I also love what Lloyd and his team have created at HOT and their approach to making great radio played a huge role in making this an opportunity I couldn't pass up."

Scott's appointment is just the latest exciting news out of HOT 102.7FM, with the station recently honoured in three categories at the 2024 New York Festivals Radio Awards — widely regarded as the 'Oscars of the radio industry', HOT 102.7FM adds.

The station says that it has also recently launched four new online streams on the HOT 102.7FM website and app:

• HOT Rock
• HOT Easy
• HOT Funk, and
• HOT Club.

HOT 102.7FM concludes that it has also celebrated a significant growth in listenership, according to WhyFive’s annual BrandMapp survey, which put the station's current audience in the region of 613 000.

For more information, visit www.hot1027.co.za. You can also follow HOT 102.7FM on Facebook, LinkedIn, X or on Instagram.

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