Uncledipopae's dream realised as he joins SA's Kopanong FM
Friday, August 28, 2020
Uncledipopae said he was excited about the opportunity as it also gives him a chance to sell local entertainment industry abroad
The event promoter, who is famed as Uncledipopae in the local entertainment circles, revealed that he started working for Kopanong FM on August 1, 2020 where he was given a slot for his show called TrT Drive with Michael Sekaba. He told told Arts&Culture that before getting that job, he applied for jobs at different radio stations in South Africa that included amongst others Metro FM, 5FM, YFM, and Motsweding FM where he managed to get an interview.
“My slot is aired everyday at 5:05 pm. Because of COVID-19, I couldn’t go to South Africa so I record and send my work whilst in the country. Currently, my show informs Batswana in SA about things happening in the countr,y more especially in the entertainment industry during these trying times of COVID-19. At the moment, I record and mix my work then send it to SA,” he explained.
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