Nick Hamman, 5FM's Breakfast Host, shares key reasons why the 5 Heritage Tour continues to progress.

Singing in the shower makes you feel your voice deserves to be on the Billboard Top 100. The water drumming the surface is the instrumental, and your voice feels like the best thing out since the sounds of Miriam Makeba. It's authentic, intimate and sparks creativity. 

Radio outside broadcasting shares surprising similarities with singing in the shower. They both embrace interruptive yet still welcoming background sounds resonating with audiences.

The setting and unpolished background sounds allow broadcasters to tap into the same creative freedom that makes shower singing so liberating. Just as shower singing frees your voice, radio outside broadcasting frees the story. 

Before selfies, reels and stories dominated our screens, radio outside broadcasting played a pivotal role in painting vivid pictures in listeners' minds. With descriptive storytelling, radio brought the world with great imagination and out-of-the-box thinkers. Though the media landscape continues to evolve, radio outside broadcasting continues to remind us of the power of sound to connect us all. 

Legendary sports broadcaster Renier Swart excels in this regard. Notably, he has developed a unique approach to incorporating Setswana language nuances into his rugby commentary on Motsweding FM, creatively tailoring it to capture the excitement of specific game events. Swart's commentary builds a narrative around rugby games, crafting descriptions of plays and players to captivate both casual and die-hard fans. 

Radio outside broadcasts offer immersive storytelling, transporting listeners to new environments. Live broadcasts capture moments and preserve cultural heritage. South Africa's story is written in its land. Our country has a diverse landscape filled with heritage and ample untold stories. 

Eight years ago, Nick Hamman desperately wanted to write a love letter to South Africa. Today, the 5 Heritage Tour has grown into a calendar event for 5FM, which proudly and unapologetically goes in search of places, people and hidden gems.

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