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Suga
One day I want to be a drummer in a band”, says Suga, “but I don’t think I’ll ever give up radio
At just 21 she became the first female DJ to host a breakfast show on commercial radio. At the time she was also the only woman on Prime Time commercial radio nationally.
How she got into radio? On leaving school Suga enrolled at UCT to study for a BA, majoring in English and Economics at UCT, with the goal of going into Law. She got involved with UCT Radio to prove the commonly held perception that women don’t belong in radio, wrong. During her time there, the station manager secretly entered her into a ‘DJ Talent Search’ competition. “The station manager sent in my demo, without telling me”, explains Suga, “I ended up winning the competition.” And the main prize – an audition at Good Hope FM.
By now the radio bug had bitten. A very excited Suga made her way to Good Hope FM to claim her prize. “The audition was a disaster – they actually told me afterwards that it was terrible,” blushes Suga, “But, after three weeks of waiting they phoned me to say that they felt there was something there and I landed the graveyard shift between 2am and 6am .”
Just seven months later, she was given the 6pm to 10pm slot.
Suga landed a major sponsorship for an hour of her daily show. “It was an amazing one hour slot, where I had the opportunity to invite female DJs into studio to play a set live on air – it was fantastic because one of my great loves in life is to mix music and play on the decks,” says Suga. She went on to hold various residencies around Cape Town
Today, Suga presents The Cape Town shakedown from 9 to 12 every day on Good Hope FM. “I grew up listening to radio and music played an important role in my life. I believe the essence of being a DJ is the art of understanding music”, says Suga