Cape Town – Media personality Unathi Nkayi has been announced as the new host of the Johannesburg community-based radio station Star 91.9 FM’s drive time show alongside co-host Justin Toerin.
According to Times Live, an excited Unathi expressed how she was anticipating venturing into a new radio format as she joins the station.
“I am looking forward to a fresh new format of radio that I have never before attempted. To be able to speak to my community, from my community, and for my community — priceless. Being able to speak to a multicultural community is also something that I’m truly excited about because that’s the heart of radio — the heart of Joburg, the report quoted Unathi as saying.
In a statement shared on its social media pages, the radio station said that Unathi will be joining the station’s star-studded line up come March 1.
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She will join co-host Justin Toerin on the “All Star Drive” show from 15:00 to 18:00 weekdays.
“So fasten your seat belts, you’re in for the drive of your life,” said the statement.
“I have worked with Unathi in the past, and I’m honoured to give this star the platform she deserves to shine brighter than ever. Listeners will get to hear her in a way they’ve never experienced before; free, liberated, motivated, focused and unlimited,” Channel24 quoted Caren du Preez, station manager of Star 91.9FM.
Unathi was recently fired from her previous radio station Kaya 959 following a highly controversial feud between her and a fellow radio host, Sizwe Dhlomo.
“Nkayi’s contract has ended prematurely due to certain conduct that rendered the relationship intolerable going forward,” said Kaya 959 FM in a statement at the time.
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