FMR Programme Schedule

Rodney Trudgeon presents The Classic Morning and People of Note. In a radio career spanning almost 50 years, Rodney Trudgeon has sought to make classical music more accessible and more entertaining. After a short spell as a freelance flautist in the Durban Symphony Orchestra Rodney joined the SABC. He moved to Classic FM in 2000 and then to FMR in 2005 where he was Programme Manager until 2022. He was inducted into the Liberty Radio Awards Hall of Fame in 2019. He is also author of Rodney Trudgeon’s Concert Notes – A Selection of Favourite Masterpieces published by Jonathan Ball Publishers.

Louise Howlett presents Matinee as well as For the Love of Opera which features the latest news and reviews of opera around the world today. Louise studied classical singing at the Royal College of Music and is a versatile performer mixing classical, jazz and Broadway in unique projects wearing a number of ‘hats’ on stage as well as off. A keen promoter of classical music, Louise is General Manager of the Cape Town Concert Series, Artist Liaison for La Motte Wine Estate and co-ordinates the Unplugged concert diary of classical events across Cape Town.

Otto van der Walt presents Matinee, The Choral Life, Sunday Breakfast as well as news. He has a passion for choirs and choir music. He believes music – and specifically choral/group singing – bridges all divides and brings people together. He also believes that South African choirs, with their rich diversity, do not get enough recognition in South Africa, even though outside of its borders, they are rated some of the world’s best. He has made it his life mission to correct this.

Matinee and news presenter Chantal Coetzee is a visual artist with a great passion for history and feminism. She combines the two by creating meticulously-researched portraits, whose subjects are African Queens, powerful leaders of their people in various parts of our continent in past centuries. Her mission is to shed light on the fascinating social and political “her”-stories consistently suppressed by generations of patriarchy and colonialism. When she’s not entirely paint-spattered, she may be found hiking with her dog, cooking with her daughter or chilling with her hubby, a glass of pinotage and a good book.

Having first hosted “Jazz for all Seasons” back in 2006 on Fine Music Radio Richard returns to spice up your evenings.

From late night to breakfast radio, community, commercial and retail radio, he has done it all.
He’s also heard on nearly all platforms as a familiar voice artist.
As a DJ, MC and an entertainer for nearly 30 years, he has shared the stage with a diverse range of local and international music performers across Southern Africa.
Pure Rich Craft!

Anticipate sass, class, wit and warmth as you savour the journey of jazz together.

Andrew Williams is delighted to join FMR and says “I feel like a kid in a candy store being surrounded by legends of the broadcasting industry”. Andrew is drawn to work that ignites his passion. For 15 years Andrew worked in the hospitality industry where he managed various restaurants. He now works in the motor industry. He loves sport, animals, nature, baking and of course music! As a child he would “borrow” his sister’s cassette tapes and record himself hosting his own shows, seeing it come to fruition is a dream come true.

Diane Jane hosts the Light Lunch on Saturdays and is an entrepreneur with a passion for all that makes life beautiful. Although Diane’s studies and experience have placed her in the corporate world, she has spent the last ten years in the mining industry. From childhood, Diane has had a passion for radio and the arts and in 2015, she pursued an opportunity in radio as an addition to her career in Johannesburg. Since then, she has worked in both FM and AM, hosting shows that span from late-night specialised music to prime-time drive, and now loves calling FMR home.

Elizabeth Triegaardt Emeritus Associate-Professor (UCT); BSc(UCT,1966), FRAD. Elizabeth has hosted Invitation to the Dance since 1996. Her interest in dance music is a result of her 24-year career in ballet as a Principal Dancer and Ballet Mistress with the CAPAB Ballet Co and subsequently being the Honorary Executive Director and founder member of the CAPE TOWN CITY BALLET from 1997 to 2018. She also headed the UCT Dance Dept for 21 years. Having danced in, produced and staged all the major classics and other works by international and local choreographers, she enjoys communicating her love of dance with the FMR listeners.

John Woodland hosts FMR’s Sunday Symphony, a programme showcasing live recordings from the Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra’s symphony concerts at the City Hall, for which he also presents the pre-concert talks. John is an organist and leads his own choral ensemble, VOX Cape Town. John first joined FMR in 2006 and was part of the Collage team for over a decade. In 2022, he won a South African Radio Award for his programme celebrating the life and music of Peter Klatzow. John’s ‘other life’ is in chemistry; he is a research officer at the University of Cape Town.