ARE we a country of a bunch of inept people - or are we just a society that takes jobs for pals a bit too far?
How else can one explain the hiring of Caesar Molebatsi to host SAfm's breakfast show?
The last I heard of Bra Caesar was during the days when he used to huff and puff on his TV talk show.
When the programme was discontinued I celebrated because the show didn't add value to my life or the life of my countrymen. Now somebody has done the unthinkable: resuscitating his broadcasting career - or what was left of it.
His most irritating feature is his voice. No one with that sort of voice should be on radio - and whoever hired him should also be fired for torturing our ears .
This radio morning programme sets the tone for the day and it baffles me that a station that prides itself as the news and information leader of radio in South Africa can mess up a show as crucial as this one.
I have nothing against the man himself, but with all this talk about the ruling party wanting a media tribunal radio listeners should maybe petition the SABC to have their own tribunal to say who gets hired to present what programme.
As for me, I listen to the radio for a living so, whether I like it or not, I have to tune in.
You have to listen to the man to understand what I am talking about.
His voice sometimes shoots off like Usain Bolt breaking the 100m record and at other times it finishes off like a beaten marathon runner.
I don't expect Bra Caesar to be like Oprah or Larry King but a man who has been in the game for donkey's years should know that you don't have to give a speech before you ask a question.
This is what lets him down during the debate. He spends a minute or two asking a simple question.
As a result you get lost as a listener as to what he is on about.
And you are guaranteed to get annoyed and switch to another station.
If there's a chance for Bra Caesar to go to a voice clinic, let him. Perhaps with a trained voice we might just have a well-rounded programme because, to be honest, he is calm and handles his guests with the utmost respect.
Do so. It might just work wonders.
Caesar has no voice for news and info leader
ARE we a country of a bunch of inept people - or are we just a society that takes jobs for pals a bit too far?
How else can one explain the hiring of Caesar Molebatsi to host SAfm's breakfast show?
The last I heard of Bra Caesar was during the days when he used to huff and puff on his TV talk show.
When the programme was discontinued I celebrated because the show didn't add value to my life or the life of my countrymen. Now somebody has done the unthinkable: resuscitating his broadcasting career - or what was left of it.
His most irritating feature is his voice. No one with that sort of voice should be on radio - and whoever hired him should also be fired for torturing our ears .
This radio morning programme sets the tone for the day and it baffles me that a station that prides itself as the news and information leader of radio in South Africa can mess up a show as crucial as this one.
I have nothing against the man himself, but with all this talk about the ruling party wanting a media tribunal radio listeners should maybe petition the SABC to have their own tribunal to say who gets hired to present what programme.
As for me, I listen to the radio for a living so, whether I like it or not, I have to tune in.
You have to listen to the man to understand what I am talking about.
His voice sometimes shoots off like Usain Bolt breaking the 100m record and at other times it finishes off like a beaten marathon runner.
I don't expect Bra Caesar to be like Oprah or Larry King but a man who has been in the game for donkey's years should know that you don't have to give a speech before you ask a question.
This is what lets him down during the debate. He spends a minute or two asking a simple question.
As a result you get lost as a listener as to what he is on about.
And you are guaranteed to get annoyed and switch to another station.
If there's a chance for Bra Caesar to go to a voice clinic, let him. Perhaps with a trained voice we might just have a well-rounded programme because, to be honest, he is calm and handles his guests with the utmost respect.
Do so. It might just work wonders.
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