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Jacaranda FM wins 2 Diamond awards

By Gillian Abrahams · AdVantage archive
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Jacaranda FM wins 2 Diamond awards
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Jacaranda FM scoops Diamond awards in Entertainment and News

Jacaranda FM received 2 diamond awards at the PMR.africa City of Tshwane Leaders and Achievers Awards Breakfast held at the Pretoria Sheraton.

This followed a recent survey across the City of Tshwane which is done annually to identify and celebrate companies who have excelled at enhancing economic growth and development in the areas from which they operate, have a high level of managerial expertise, implement good corporate governance, build excellent brand awareness and are trend setters on the innovation-front.

Jacaranda FM scored the highest possible marks in the categories of ‘Local radio stations: General entertainment and music’, as well as ‘Local radio stations: News and current affairs’. The awards were received by Neil Johnson, Jacaranda FM’s Programme Manager and Denzil Taylor who heads up the station’s news department.

“As a radio station with close to 2 million listeners you can do all the research, planning, analyses, tweaking and marketing you want”, says Kevin Fine, Jacaranda FM’s GM, “results speak louder than all of them combined. The City of Tshwane offers a lucrative, diverse and affluent market to tap into. This award reaffirms Jacaranda FM’s dominance in the region and that we speak to this market in a way that gets them listening and keeps them listening for longer. As a team we are proud and honoured to receive this accolade.”

Filed under: city of tshwane · denzil taylor · jacaranda fm · kevin fine · local radio stations · neil johnson · pretoria

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