Tuis Mgidi : Ikwekwezi FM
FROM A COBBLER TO A RENOWNED NATIONAL SPORTS COMMENTATOR
Ikwekwezi FM ’ s sports commentator finessed his skills when he was still in high school .
Written by : Machaba Matsapola
Tuis Mgidi was still in high school when he imitated radio sports commentators . A sports fanatic from a young age , the now 41-year-old from Tweefontein in Mpumalanga used to visualize himself as a sports commentator . As destiny would have it , Mgidi is now an IsiNdebele commentator on Ikwekwezi FM and SABC 1 .
“ Commentating was something I always loved from when I was young ; I was also a soccer player and grew up loving all kind of sports ,” shares Mgidi . After he moved to Johannesburg , he made a living by repairing shoes but his dreams to be a radio sports commentator never faded . As an avid Ikwekwezi FM listener , Mgidi heard about an opportunity to audition for a sports commentator and went for an interview in 2002 . In 2003 he auditioned and started working for Ikwekwezi FM in 2004 .
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“ My first game was at Mmabatho Stadium between Ajax Cape Town and Kaizer Chiefs ; it was an ABSA Cup competition and Ajax Cape Town won the match ,” remembers Mgidi . Mgidi says he wasn ’ t nervous at all and felt like he has been ready for a while , 14 years later , he still at it and even managed to take his skills to television doing commentary for SABC 1 in