Makhalemele is the producer of The Joyride (Mondays to Fridays from 15:00 to 18:00), and De Waal produces the Good Morning Breakfast (Mondays to Fridays 06:00 to 09:00). The winners will be announced at a gala dinner on Tuesday, 2 December.

According to OFM's programme manager Tim Thabethe, the nominations are a great recognition for the hard work OFM’s producers put into the two drive programmes.

"The nods also showcase the effort that the Good Morning Breakfast and The Joyride put into entertaining audiences across the Free State, North West, Northern Cape and Vaal," adds Thabethe.

OFM CEO Nick Efstathiou says, "The SA Radio Awards is regarded as the pinnacle acknowledgment of great radio delivery and entertainment to your car radio, home radio or your office radio — judged by our peers. OFM entered amazing content and initiatives this year for the SA Radio Awards. I am super proud of all the entries we submitted."

"I want to congratulate Thabethe and his radio team for the two nominations received. To Jaco de Waal and Motlatsi JayBee Makhalemele, congratulations on being nominated as Best Producers in the Commercial Radio category. The OFM management team are very proud of them," concludes Efstathiou.

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