By Sparkles Touche
The SABC’s flagship IsiZulu radio station, Ukhozi FM, has appointed Pearl Maseko as its new programmes manager.
This comes three weeks after it announced a few changes in its line-up. The changes take effect on 1 April.
Pearl Maseko is not new to radio having worked at various stations including Ukhozi FM before branching out to academics.
She holds an Honours Degree in Development Studies and a Postgraduate Diploma in Higher Education and Training from the University of Fort Hare.
Add to that a Master of Arts Degree in Media and Communication from Kingston University, a National Diploma in Television Production Studies from Durban University of Technology and a certificate in Business Communications from Cape Peninsula University of Technology.
Pearl Maseko is not new on radio
Her radio work experience includes having worked for Gagasi FM as a content producer. Moreover, she is not a stranger to some people at Ukhozi FM. She also worked as a content producer on the station several years ago.
Some listeners are wondering if the recently announced line-up will be overturned now that she has joined.
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Or if there will be any further changes following this latest development. However, there won’t be any.
Besides, Pearl Maseko will resume her duties on 1 May, a month after the changes take effect.
Ukhozi FM remains Africa’s biggest radio station in terms of listenership.
According to the latest Radio Audience Measurement Survey by the Broadcast Research Council, the station has a weekly listenership of 7.6-million.
