PROFILE
Broadcasting, meet
Lerato Lempe
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Keleabetswe Narenti
Broadcasting has always been
lerato Lerato Lempe’s passion; as
she always knew that she wanted to
learn the ropes around how television programs are produced.
“I owe my success to God, as I have
always put him first in everything I
do.” She says
Media Personnel
Lerato Lempe, alumnus of the Vaal
Campus, graduated with a BA Communication Degree from the Vall
Campus; as well as a BA Honours in
Communication Theory and Media
Studies from the University of Johannesburg.
She proudly takes her place among
the Multichoice team as one of their
youngest employees. She is an
Electronic Programs Guide Scheduler at DSTV Digital Media. She says
that it is an intimidating title but she
is embracing it every day, “Initially I
was interested in television broadcasting because from a very young
age I was curious of how television
programs were transmitted to our
home screens, but then I decided to
do communication studies because
it has a broader spectrum, and I
could venture into any career path in
the media industry.”
Challenging environment
Half-way into her Honours year at
the University of Johannesburg,
Lerato started working at DSTV
Digital Media. She says that working
while studying was not easy but it
was worth it. “Everyone dreams of
getting a good job after graduating
and by the Grace of God I got a very
good job before I could finish my
honours.” She says.
She says that the opportunity to interact with channels and individuals
around the world, learning about the
cultures of other countries through
the television shows they watch and
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contributing to the entertainment of
the people at home and getting to
know about interesting television
shows and movies way before
they air on television is the
highlight of her job.
“As a young
person a new job
is challenging
and in order for
you to learn,
you have to deal
with the challenges.”
She says. Lerato says that it is
exciting working as an Electronic
Digital Programs Scheduler, but the
most challenging aspect about her
job is meeting deadlines at all times
and avoiding on-air errors, as the
mistakes one makes are seen by
millions of viewer and it will reflect
badly on the company.
Life at Vaal NWU
Lerato studied at the Vaal Campus
NWU from 2010 until 2012. She was
an active student during her studies, as an NWU Vaal Academic Peer
Mentor, a journalist for the campus
magazine Student24/7. “Being part
of the campus magazine was really
fun and it gave me a lot of exposure to things that were happening
around the campus.” She says.
“The lessons I have learned from
studying at the Vaal Campus will forever remain with me and if I were to
give back to the campus, it would be
to provide students with entertainment especially the postgraduate
students that live on
campus.” She says.
Extra Info
• She enjoys
spending time
with family
and friends
in her
spare time
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