TshisaLIVE can confirm that Tumi Morake will be joining Jacaranda FM as a co-anchor with Martin Bester in a new breakfast show from July 3.

“I started rehearsing waking up early. I wanted to see how much I press the snooze button. I don’t know what an early Tumi’s brain does‚” she said in an exclusive interview with TshisaLIVE the day before the big announcement was made.

Tumi is with her co-anchor Martin Bester and although they’re going to be seeing each other every morning in just a few weeks‚ they hardly knew each other prior to the announcement.

“I watched one of her shows and when my friends and I left the sentiment was the same — she was great‚” said Martin.

'This is a plastic industry' - Tumi Morake's fear of asking designers to dress herTumi Morake has spoken out about her fear that designers won’t want to “glam her up” ahead of the highly-anticipated South African Music Awards (SAMAs) later this month. 

So‚ he clearly wasn’t a fan of Our Perfect Wedding?

Martin skids past the question and instead focused on Tumi and her current achievements.

“I’m excited for her new show. And this adventure. I believe we’re putting together an offering that no other radio station can match.”

It’s a strong statement considering they’re going up against big names including DJ Fresh and Somizi on Metro FM and Anele Mdoda on 947 for a bite of the morning omelette.

Tumi is confident about it. She’s not just doing the pr speech that’s expected of her‚ even though there’s someone from the Jacaranda marketing team listening in on the interview.

“This is my next big thing. We aren’t going on air to compete with anyone. Our people are our voice and we are going to represent every South African out there. I’m serious. This is a fantastic platform and I’m ready.”

So are we. So are we.