Jeremy Maggs

A highly-requested chairperson, conference MC and Facilitator, this veteran journalist and broadcaster ‘makes cents’ of the business you need to know, with an action-packed show on Hot 1027. It covers all the big moves and market trends, and features some of the biggest names and interviewees in South African business, Monday to Thursday evenings, from 67pm on 102.7FM.

Having been a journalist for over 35 years, Jeremy has worked across all media platforms – newspapers, radio, television and magazines.

He started his career as a cadet reporter on The Herald newspaper in Port Elizabeth and later moved to the Sunday Tribune in Durban. Then followed 10 years at Radio 702 where he rose to Head of News. He was instrumental in developing the Eyewitness News brand.

Television followed where he assumed the mantle as lead anchor on ‘am-today on SABC2 ‘ – the respected morning news and current affairs programme. Later he hosted the South African incarnation of hit television quiz show ‘Who Wants to be a Millionaire’ which ran for over 100 episodes.

During that time, he joined SABC radio and started the long running Sunday morning show, ‘media@safm’ which focussed on the advertising and communications industries. He also presented ‘PM Live’ and then ‘AM Live’ – at that time the country’s most influential current affairs show, which included the After 8 Debate.

In 2017 he was inducted into the Liberty Radio Awards Hall of Fame and also won the best news and current affairs programme category for his show ‘The Power Update’ which he presented for a year on Power 98.7 FM.

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