Afrika Similo Mdutyulwa aka Smash Afrika / YFM 99.2 Breakfast Show Host / Ground Zero Presenter (YFM 99.2 Reality TV Show) / Content Producer for TV / MC / Energetic Kid
Tell me how Smash made his way into the business of Entertainment…
I was at a traffic light and I had placard that read…just kidding! It all started on campus radio, Kovsie FM (2009), then moved to VOW FM (2011). I got a call from a colleague at the time I was at VOW FM telling me that Tholi B, (presenter of Room 69 on YFM at the time), was looking for a co presenter for his new drive time show. Tholi B then gave me a call inviting me on Room 69 to audition (oh by the way I didn’t know I was auditioning). I was one of seven dudes he auditioned and that is how I got into the commercial radio space. In April 2012 I was at a commercial radio station, which I’m currently working at.
You’ve been handling the Breakfast show #SmashandGrab on YFM 99.2 this year, how’s that going so far?
We are trying something different and we are winning, if I can say so myself. Ask the listeners, they will tell you. We are vibing with a contacted young adult who is aware of how small and big the world is today. So the show is about sharing information, entertaining and grabbing the listener’s ear for three hours with matters from around the globe and Africa.
Do you always have a good 8-hour sleep?
Nope, I get an average of four hours. Weekends maybe but never on weekdays.
List the other stuff you’re involved in.
TV (presenter and content production)
MC (corporate gigs and events)
Dance (in my car and on the dance floor)
Production Company Owner: Afrika Respect Productions (we create content for clients’ needs)
Your career path, does it feel right?
I was born to do this, everything I do, I do because I love. You will never catch me doing things I don’t love. Plus, it never feels like work, but I’m anal about being a professional.
You’re always so full of energy (lol), is this the guy you’ve always been?
Yes.
Shades or sugar? Pick one…
Shades.
How do you plan on taking over the world?
By doing what I’ve been doing all these years, putting in the work and trying to be the best at what I do and who I am.
Any deep closing words for the kids?
Listen to the kids, even when you are the kid. Have yourself a cool shoe shine day and always try leave better than you found it.
Follow Smash!
Instagram: @smashafrika
Twitter: @smashafrika
Facebook: Smash Afrika
–Bridgette Makhela
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