Veteran broadcaster Nonn Botha said the ‘personal reason’ for leaving 702 is to recharge her batteries. “I really want to reset, recharge, reflect,” Botha told The Citizen . On Thursday, the gentle-voiced broadcaster put out a statement announcing her exit from radio station 702 after nearly a decade and in it, she said personal reasons prompted her decision.
“It was home, I worked with amazing colleagues. It was nice being an elder and having young broadcasters coming in. The newsreader might be coming in, the sports anchor might be coming in and me just warming them up.
..those are some of the things I enjoyed, becoming an elder at the station” shared Botha.
Her words are supported by sports journalist, Philasande Sixaba, who posted on X on how Botha helped him during his early days on radio. 702 memories Botha was hired by former 702 station manager Pheladi Gwangwa in 2015 and she speaks fondly of her time at the station. “Yoh, I still remember the likes of Xolani Gwala welcoming me.
I remember the late Karima Brown you know, enjoying the music and just having really amazing things to say, the late Eusebius McKaiser would even write about listening to the show,” said Botha reflecting on colleagues who’ve passed on. “But the listeners man..
.particularly during Covid when a lot of people couldn’t go home and touching base with us and coming in from a music perspective at a talk station, to keep hope alive.” Through 702 ’s partnership with the music f.