SHIMMY ISAACS TO JUDGE GOOD HOPE FM CAMPUS PRESENTER SEARCH

Award-wining creator, writer, actress, comedian and producer, Shimmy Isaacs, will be joining the Good Hope FM Campus Presenter Search judging panel in helping to decide which young talent gets a golden
ticket start in the world of radio.

Widely regarded as one of South Africa’s most talented bilingual actresses and funniest female comedians, Shimmy is a perfect match for the search for the next hottest on-air talent to move in behind the mic at Cape Town’s Original.

Shimmy Isaacs obtained Honours Degree from AFDA, later specialising in a performance technique called “THE NEED” at the Black Nexxus School of Performance in New York City. She later returned to South Africa and took up the position of Lecturer in the Acting Department at AFDA Cape Town. She also won the Best of Ikwezi Award in 2009 for her production “Dens Wit Me” a Cape Flats Musical
Comedy that she produced, co-wrote and performs in. The production went on to be performed at the Suid-Ooster Fees at the Artscape Theatre, as well as recent Women’s Month celebrations.
In addition to her impressive array of live shows, tours, international festivals, productions and TV appearances, Shimmy also recently produced “Mince jou hare” – her own show on Showmax.
And she’s bound to have a TOUGH job, with some of SA’s finest young talent making it through the ranks.

The Good Hope FM Campus Presenter Search has seen unprecedented demand. After three (3) days of massive queues and intense competition at Cape Peninsula University of Technology in District 6, Northlink Tygerberg Campus and the University of the Western Cape for the live audition phase of the search, three (3) finalists were announced: Naledi Kedimotse, a second year student in Consumer Science in food and nutrition, Amber Eland, first yearstudent in Business Management and Mihle
Ngxishe, a thried year LLB student. To fill the remaining two (2) spots to make up the Top five (5), a Top 14 was first selected from hundreds of online entries that the station received, and later narrowed
down by the judges to two (2) online winners, announced on Thursday, 22 July 2024 on Good Hope FM’s The Great Drive with Kyeezi – a former campus presenter search finalist. They are Zenande Bholoti from the University of the Western Cape and Kezia Lategan from AFDA Cape Town.

The Good Hope FM Presenter search will culminate in a riveting final in front of a live audience on Wednesday, 28 August 2024, live on The Great Drive with Kyeezi at the SABC’s Sea Point Auditorium, with the Top 5 going head-to-head before the ultimate winner is announced live on the show. Amazing prizes, including the ultimate prize of an amazing training programme with Good Hope FM, as well as R5 000 in cash, will be up for grabs.

The #GoodHopeFMCampusPresenterSearch has launched the careers of many of the country’s top on-air talents, including Nick Hamman, Dalin Oliver, and Kyeezi… and we’ll soon find out who will be next.

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