Acclaim for 702 staffers

Bruce Whitfield, host of Talk Radio 702's business show, The World at Six, not only recently won the Sanlam Financial Journalist of the Year Award in the broadcast category, but scooped a Citadel Words on Money Award in the print category the day before for features that appeared in FINweek on bank charges, and a runner-up award in the electronic category (television) for interviews he hosted on Summit Television.

Meanwhile, it was announced last week that colleague Mandy Wiener – a 702 Eyewitness News reporter – is one of 26 finalists from 12 countries in the CNN Multichoice African Journalist 2007 Competition. Winners will be announced in an awards ceremony to be held at the International Convention Centre in Cape Town on 21 July 2007.

“We're absolutely delighted with Bruce's wins and Mandy's progress in the CNN Multichoice African Journalist Competition,” says 702 station manager Pheladi Gwangwa. “We pride ourselves on our exceptional talent at Talk Radio 702 and this once again goes to prove that.”

In February this year, 702 won Radio Station of the Year in the southern Africa regional finals of the BBC Africa Radio Awards. The station's morning show host, John Robbie, won in the category Local On-Air Campaign of the Year. The station and Robbie are both in the running for the finals, which take place later this month in Nairobi, Kenya.