Creative Teen Talk on FMRFine Music Radio is excited to launch a seven-part series, Creative Teen Talk, aimed at exploring and nurturing creativity and literacy in teenagers. These will be broadcast as five minute on-air inserts during Classic Breakfast at 7.15 am and then available as a 30-minute podcast on FMR’s website, from 30 June 2022.

The series is presented by Herzlia High School headmaster, educator and parent Marc Falconer.

There is also a competition element with a total of R14 000 in cash prizes. Each week FMR will be giving away R1 000 in cash to a learner plus an additional R1000 in cash for their school.

To stand a chance to win, visit www.fmr.co.za/creative-teen-talk  and click Creative Teen Talk. Listen to Classic Breakfast every Thursday morning from 30 June to 11 August, where each winner will be announced.

The podcasts and on-air talking points will be launched on the same day:

  • 30 June: Episode One: Damon Galgut, winner of the 2021 Booker Prize.
  • 7 July: Episode Two: Mia Arderne, novelist, columnist and screenwriter.
  • 14 July: Episode Three: Nangamso Mtsatse, CEO of Funda Wande.
  • 21 July: Episode Four: François Du Toit, leading concert pianist and associate professor at UCT.
  • 28 July: Episode Five: Malcolm Purkey, an award-winning theatre director and playwright.
  • 4 August: Episode Six: Kate Shand, author and community arts counsellor.
  • 11 August: Episode Seven: Bernhard Gueller, The Cape Town Philharmonic’s principal guest conductor.

What: Creative Teen Talk

Where and when: Fine Music Radio from 30 June to 11 August 2022

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