Soli Fired from Cape Talk

His vocal mannerisms used to drive me nuts but he was ok.

Now I have an issue with John Matham. He's an intelligent guy but a total jackarse. He's been known to get self righteous about infidelity which is really, really hypocritical.
 
Kilgore_Trout_Redux said:
His vocal mannerisms used to drive me nuts but he was ok.

Now I have an issue with John Matham. He's an intelligent guy but a total jackarse. He's been known to get self righteous about infidelity which is really, really hypocritical.
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true, i have emailed him sometimes regarding things he said on air.
 
I always switched off the radio/(wireless) when Soli came on.
Same with Barry Ronge - 10 minute of movie news is enough.
Same with the ou who talked about astrology (a bit like rza rabbiting on) on Sunday nights after Kate Turkington.
In the mornings we are stuck with Anal Thomas and his limited views.
Lisa Chait always had incredibly interesting guests but could never keep her mouth shut while they were talking and she ruined many good interviews.
John Maytham has his head so far up the BEE arse that one can see the holes in the soles of his shoes.
Ditto for Kate Turkington, despite her often interesting guests

Redi Rireko is the only presenter on 567/702 who has the balls to say it like it is and I suspect that her future with Primedia is limited.
 
nightjar said:
I always switched off the radio/(wireless) when Soli came on.
Same with Barry Ronge - 10 minute of movie news is enough.
Same with the ou who talked about astrology (a bit like rza rabbiting on) on Sunday nights after Kate Turkington.
In the mornings we are stuck with Anal Thomas and his limited views.
Lisa Chait always had incredibly interesting guests but could never keep her mouth shut while they were talking and she ruined many good interviews.
John Maytham has his head so far up the BEE arse that one can see the holes in the soles of his shoes.
Ditto for Kate Turkington, despite her often interesting guests

Redi Rireko is the only presenter on 567/702 who has the balls to say it like it is and I suspect that her future with Primedia is limited.
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i agree 100% and then must add that when Kieno Kammies was on during the day or if i hear snippets of his night shows i think he talks too much but does nothing and when he asks what people are smoking i think he smokes his socks too.
 
I was sad when Ian Crewe stopped hosting the 12AM-4AM show on Friday mornings. In my opinion Ian Crewe is the most talented person in all of Primedia. I don't know why they took his show away from him. He avoided politics and religion and really wasn't controversial. It just happened one week that I tuned in to listen to him and somebody else was doing his show. I assumed the other presenter was standing in for him because he was sick or something but he just never returned. Now he justs reads the news on 702/567. His was the only show on 702 I found sufficiently entertaining that I actually made a point of tuning in every Friday morning.

I also like Chris Gibbons.
 
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From his facebook (warning, its long and confusing):
When I joined Capetalk under the umbrella of Primedia
the understanding was "it's great to have your brand here"
I was to week-daily generate two hours of radio
keep the clients satisfied, help the numbers grow

All agreements that involved my other talents and skills
would be negotiated through my agent/manager (a position my wife fills)
I'll be so bold as to say in it's own way all was well, everything was fine
not only me, but my team did our best to shine

Meantime Primedia was starting this Primetalent endeavour
(and from their angle the move was decidedly clever)
Primetalent would represent all talent Primedia employs
and negotiate all their deals (this is not short, girls and boys)

This involves MC work, voice-overs, endorsements, etcetera
and payment would follow a certain set of criteria
We met, took pictures and agreed to discuss the deal
with an understanding that my scenario demands a different feel

I didn't need them (excuse me if I sound arrogant) to build my name
I didn't need them to find additional income for me - which they now claim
I did literally two jobs for them (without signing up)
and on the second one I was clear: here is the rub

I was earning a pittance (The Welcome The World Party) a laughable sum
and after all my hard work, ended up feeling glum
Also at this time my Capetalk contract was coming up for renewal
I had a signed letter assuring me employment was continual

But they suddenly developed difficulties getting the contract to me
whilst assuring me it had nothing to do with the Primetalent fee.
and then found it impossible to communicate with my manager/wife
who was not prepared to meagre fee my working life

I understand their concern, appparently there were documents signed
on which no clear parameters of my involvement had been to me defined
They asked for my position repeatedly, I repeatedly concurred with my love
which was when they decided they wanted to play tough

I was told (again) in no uncertain terms (again) that there was no other way
that it would be discussed in Joburg, that they would get back to me the next-to-next day
I felt concern, like my manager/wife alarm
my working at Capetalk was being threatened with harm

I had already worked for 5 days without a signed agreement
I was feeling under duress from management's treatment
We had an Outside Broadcast planned, it was for WC Semi-final day
I went into Capetalk to do it, I had agreed, I wouldn't let others suffer from this fray

I mailed the station manager about my considerations and my concerns
my disquiet around all the contractual twists and turns
I informed Programming of my intention to seek legal advice and not to work
but that my responsibilities towards my role in the OB I was not prepared to shirk

Programming offers me two days leave (without a contract) and warn that the OB is in danger
because of technical difficulties, not a broadcast stranger
So programming is up to date, station management has not responded to my earlier missive
If I was younger I imagine by then I would not have been so passive

When the OB got cancelled just before 11.00am I left the station
Africa Melane had agreed to do the show, in that regard there was no desperation
On leaving though, I'm slipped an unsigned copy of the contract in question
I am still confounded by that action's suggestion

Programming then calls me and asks me to put the reasons for my non-appearance on paper
which I do, 'cause by then I was thoroughly over this caper
And to once again emphasise my levels of stress
I (again) specifically employ the use of the word duress

The next day Rapport wants to synchronistically do a profile
I ask programming for input from the station, mud-slinging is not my style
By the end of day I'm suspended, gagged and informed of a disciplinary hearing
to which without a contract there's no need for adhering

But I go along believing logic will prove them wrong
ask to talk, worried that my absence without explanation was going on for far too long
I won't share with you yet the mud slung at me a week later at the so-called hearing
or the process that led up to it and made me wonder if they were law-fearing

Suffice to say, the way they chose to approach this play
does nothing to dissuade me of the fact (to this day)
that their agenda was making me part of a secondary stream of income
and when I said share fair...well, you're aware of what it's become

Programming denies an entire conversation
The charges are nothing less than character decimation
At the hearing they came waving an iron fist
whilst there was apparently no need for 1 of the nearly 30 witnesses on my list

People who were ready to speak for me and how I operate
who I have daily contact with, and to whom I relate
Now they've managed to get rid of me, and they think that they've won
and maybe they have, who knows when anything is done

The truth is when fighting exploitation
It's hard to manage the perceptions of the nation
especially if you know the workings of the media machine
where the truth can often be filtered through a screen

And when you're in dispute with a powerful organisation
the slightest wrong step can lead to devastation
but what worth our integrity if we're not prepared to fight
for what might not be profitable, but what is clearly right

And isn't it ironic, isn't it funny
that all work issues invariably revolve around money
if you ignore the hype and orchestrated hysteria
you'll find a thinking where the coin is superior

With little regard for dignity or respect
or the attendant humanity those values reflect
therefore I tell you this not for ego or delight
but only to give you access to my insight
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I do not understand any of it so maybe someone could clarify what went down??? :confused::confused::confused::confused:
 
i stopped reading half way cause he makes no sense whatsoever. he jumbles up his works and looks like he has tried to write a frikkin poem to himself.
 
Always sucks a little when old people go and new people start......

Don't know if anyone remembers when Alex Jay stopped doing the morning segment on 5FM and Mark Gilman started......... god
 
Cube3 said:
Always sucks a little when old people go and new people start......

Don't know if anyone remembers when Alex Jay stopped doing the morning segment on 5FM and Mark Gilman started......... god
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Yep I do, that was the last time I ever tuned into 5FM. Mark Gilman jeez what a douche! Really full of himself.
 
The problem is finding someone who everyone else likes, not that easy.
The stand-in they had for Solly, Shadow Twala, is also a pain in my side, I find her quite annoying actually.
Then today they had another woman whose name escapes me but I think she is a grave yard shift worker, she sucked too.
I just hope they find somebody who is current and witty, I love to laugh while negating CPT traffic
 
Cube3 said:
Always sucks a little when old people go and new people start......

Don't know if anyone remembers when Alex Jay stopped doing the morning segment on 5FM and Mark Gilman started......... god
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Yep, I know the chap who fired Alex Jay and Barney Simon, to this day he says its the worst thing he has had to do.... C'est la vie.
 
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