One of South Africa’s top radio men, Anthony Duke, lost his battle with cancer on Saturday. He was 70 years old. Click here➡️
White said: “Anthony Duke decided to take a chance and put me on air at 5fm, launching my career like a rocket. This also created new radio friends and relationships.
“I was a news anchor at 5fm, and my fondest memory was Ant phoning me early one morning saying: ‘You always wanted to do a show – well do the breakfast show this morning. The presenter is sick.’ He hung up, I was terrified, the rest is history.” Ursula Stapelfeldt, former Fanta World Chart show presenter and Top Billing host, remembered Duke fondly: “Anthony Duke was radio to so many of us privileged enough to have worked with him. That man knew and loved music. He knew and loved radio and was exceptional at it. Was Ant Duke demanding? Yes, he was. But he was also fair and had a hand in guiding some of radio’s greatest talents. Rock on, The Duke of Radio, and thank you for everything.
Benjy Mudie, a former record company executive, said: “I have known Ant for over 40 years, from the early days of Capital Radio. He was not only one of the top radio people, unrivalled in the industry, but a dear friend who shared a passion for great music with me. Our entertainment world has just got so much smaller.
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