Botha arrived at 702 in 2015 and she speaks fondly of her time on her time at the station. “It was home, I worked with amazing colleagues.”
On Thursday, the gentle-voiced Nonn Botha put out a statement announcing her exit from radio station 702 after nearly a decade. Picture: @NonnBotha/X
Her words are supported by sports journalist, Philasande Sixaba, who posted on X on how Botha helped him during his early days on radio.Botha was hired by former 702 station manager Pheladi Gwangwa in 2015 and she speaks fondly of her time at the station.“But the listeners man…particularly during Covid when a lot of people couldn’t go home and touching base with us and coming in from a music perspective at a talk station, to keep hope alive.
The station has yet to announce who will replace her, but the broadcaster had some advice for the yet-to-be-appointed person. With all its benefits it brings as a poignant contributor to the news landscape, talk radio can be an overload for listeners on weekends and Botha’s music show was somewhat of a cathartic experience for her audience who wanted to kick-back on weekends.
Sending positive vibrations DiNonnza, Saturday and Sunday's won't be the same without your healing voice. ❤️ All the best with your future endeavors 🙏🏾“It’s been making me super emotional. Because the beauty of the country that we live in is that, yes there are challenges that we go through in life and coming in as someone from music, people can really open up to you about a lot of things and I always showed up as myself,” she said.
Though the decision is to rest, there are passions she has that she wants to dedicate her time to and the first and most important is starting a foundation, but not just any foundation.
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