Click here to enter<\/a><\/p>\nLive, in-person auditions, hosted by Kyeezi from The Great Drive, will take place on 14 March<\/strong> at the SABC Auditorium in Sea Point, where entrants will meet the judges to show their on-air fire, before a Top 10<\/strong> will be selected to each deliver a music \/ lifestyle link in the hope of making it to the Top 5<\/strong>.<\/p>\nThis year\u2019s judging panel brings together some of the station\u2019s most respected voices and leaders. Entrants will be evaluated by station management<\/strong>, The Morning Show host Leigh Anne Williams<\/strong>, The Roger Goode Breakfast host Roger Goode<\/strong>, The Great Drive co-host Celest Anthony<\/strong>, and The Lunch Club co-host Carissa Cupido<\/strong>. Their combined experience, instinct and industry insight have shaped some of the country\u2019s most exciting radio talent, and now they are ready to find the next rising star.<\/p>\nThe Top 5<\/strong> will officially be announced on 16 March<\/strong>, followed by their live, on-air interviews on The Great Drive from 16 to 19 March<\/strong>.<\/p>\nThe journey culminates in an epic finale on 20 March<\/strong>, hosted during The Great Drive\u2019s live broadcast from the SABC\u2019s Sea Point auditorium. The finalists will have one last opportunity to show who most deserves the crown – rallying the support their family, friends and other fans to join them in an absolutely riveting live, on-air face-off, before the winner is announced live at the event.<\/p>\nThe entire journey will be covered on-air as well as across all of Good Hope FM\u2019s social media platforms, where fans can show their favourites ALL the love.<\/p>\n
Since kicking off in 2009, this platform has launched the careers of some of SA\u2019s most exciting radio voices – 5FM\u2019s Nick Hamman, Rinaldo Felaar, Noni Radebe, Dalin Oliver<\/strong>, and Kyeezi<\/strong>, to name a few. The legacy lives on, with Mihle Ngxishe<\/strong>, 2024\u2019s winner, who impressed so much during the training that she\u2019s now hosting her own show, Crack of Dawn<\/em>, every Saturday morning from 4 to 6 a.m. on Good Hope FM.<\/p>\nMihle says that \u201cwinning Good Hope FM’s 2024 Presenter Search felt like a jumpstart to the career of my dreams. Completing the world-class training and then getting the added bonus of being part of the station has gotten me some exciting memories – from interviews on the set of Expresso during World Radio Day to being in rooms with truly inspirational women in Cape Town through the Warrior Woman Awards. And how I host my own show. It\u2019s surreal! This is an absolutely amazing experience that gives you plenty of opportunities, so you need to knock on that door right now!\u201d<\/p>\n
Masi Mdingane, Business Manager of Good Hope FM and 5FM<\/strong>, says, \u201cThis competition is more than just a talent search. It\u2019s a launchpad. We\u2019ve seen it time and again – one audition can change everything. If you\u2019ve got the passion, the voice, and the drive to join the legacy that is Cape Town\u2019s original, this is your chance to make radio your reality.\u201d<\/p>\nThe winner prize package<\/strong> includes full radio training by the best in the industry, R5 000 cash<\/strong>, a R3 000 Tiger\u2019s Milk voucher<\/strong> and a range of super cool Good Hope FM branded items. The runner up<\/strong> will also receive a full set of super rad promotional items, with yet more prizes being added to the list as the competition progresses.<\/p>\nThis is your moment to step up, stand out and show Cape Town what you are made of. Good Hope FM is ready to give you all the tools you need to get started in the epic world of broadcasting. All you need to do is enter.<\/p>\n
Be there. Be bold. Be heard\u2026 and be on your way to being a radio star.<\/p>\n
Stay in the loop<\/strong> with the Good Hope FM Presenter Search 2026 by staying tuned to Good Hope FM, following us on all social media, downloading the Good Hope FM App.<\/p>\nYou can also get all of Good Hope FM and the SABC\u2019s best content by heading on over to SABC PLUS<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Good Hope FM, Cape Town\u2019s Original, is opening the mic once again to get you the hottest training opportunity in radio, and a foot in the door to make it BIG on the airwaves. The station is calling on bold, bright, big dreaming talent from every corner of the country to step forward and claim […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":6169,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6168","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-newsbeat"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goodhopefm.co.za\/goodhopefm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6168","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goodhopefm.co.za\/goodhopefm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goodhopefm.co.za\/goodhopefm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goodhopefm.co.za\/goodhopefm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goodhopefm.co.za\/goodhopefm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6168"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.goodhopefm.co.za\/goodhopefm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6168\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goodhopefm.co.za\/goodhopefm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6169"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goodhopefm.co.za\/goodhopefm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6168"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goodhopefm.co.za\/goodhopefm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6168"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goodhopefm.co.za\/goodhopefm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6168"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}