In the Zone Vol 8 November 2020 the Birthday Edition
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In The Zone Vol 8 November 2020 The Birthday Edition The birth of Zone Radio Learn a bit more about the history of the station Presenter Profile Rob and Kelly Hoffman Music 101 City Grooves Living under lockdown Looking back at seven months of lockdown The Voice of the Valley CONTENTS November 2020 Page 44 Welcome To Shorties Blue Bottle Noordhoek Blue Bottle Liquors has been operating successfully since the year 2000. We carry huge ranges of wine, malt whiskies, and are geared for all functions. Our emphasis is on personal service in a safe environment, promoting responsible drinking. Music 101 City Grooves We pride ourselves in quality products. We haven’t left it there though!! We have now extended our operation and set up a Traders Association involving several very successful independent liquor stores who understand their customer’s needs and are extremely aware of promoting responsible drinking. They have revamped their stores for a better, secure and informative shopping experience. Being part of the Blue Bottle membership means we offer better prices, professional advice and don’t forget the personal touch of the owner. Features 22 40 6 Thank you from Zone Radio Tony’s Top TIps The Birth of Zone Radio Paying tribute to all the adver- Chef Tony Zola bring us more We take a look back at the tisers that supported Zone. tips. history of Zone Radio and cel- 26 42 ebrate one year on FM. Click on the link on the left to Murphy’s Laws The shape you’re in visit our website. 10 Ryan Murphy is not impressed Dress according to your body with customer service in South shape. We must remember them Africa. Raymond Fletcher examines the 21 & 57 origins of Remembrance Day 28 Quizes and the two-minute silence. You heard it first... A quiz on local music and one New music played on Zone Ra- on The Beatles. 14 dio in October. Also in this month’s edition Living with lockdown 32 Why now is not the time to be- Health - from page 48 come complacent. The Little Wretches We chat to Robert Wagner of Sport - page 54 18 this folk rock band. Entertainment - page 62 The Perfect Storm We meet a talented South Afri- 36 can-born musician who is also Presenter profile doing incredible things for con- Meet Rob and Kelly Hoffman - servation. father and daughter. 3 for turning a dream into a re- ality, and for allowing all of us the privilege of sharing in that From the dream. In my humble opinion it is one of the best radio stations editor’s around - if not the best. And PUBLISHER I’m not saying that just because desk Hipe Media Bierman Straus I work there. an you believe that it’s Now on to more mundane EDITOR already been a year things. As you’ve probably no- Matt Tennyson Sunvalley since Zone Radio began tice, this is the 11th month of C the year. That means that next broadcasting on FM? Time re- ASSISTANT EDITOR ally does fly when you’re hav- month it’s Christmas and the Judy Roberson ing fun. month after that we will be in I did my very first show on 2021. Where did the year go? CONTRIBUTORS Zone Radio on Sunday 10 No- It feels like just the other day Raymond Fletcher Richard vember and what a pleasure it when Uncle Cyril came on Griggs, Ryan Murphy, Matt has been working with the sta- television and told us that we O’Brien, Judy Roberson, An- tion. I actually look forward to would be going into a three- nelize van Niekerk, Tony Zola. Sunday mornings. week lockdown. We often talk about the Zone It’s been a bit of a strange In The Zone is published on- We are a family orientated Optometry practice, with Family and believe me, work- year to say the very least and line every month. The articles professional staff looking after the person behind the ing at Zone really does feel like I’m sure that everyone will join used in In The Zone are copyright- eyes. being part of a family. And a me in trusting that 2021 is go- ed and may not be used without Visit us at Sunvalley Mall or call us on 021 785 3141 very special family at that. ing to be a better year. Hopeful- prior permission from the editor. When I interviewed Rob and ly they will come up with a vac- Kelly Hoffman, Rob said that cination for the Covid-19 virus The views stated in this mag- Click on the above link to one of the reasons he enjoys and we can put this nightmare azine do not necessary reflect visit our Facebook page. working at Zone Radio is be- behind us. Although I think we the views of In The Zone, the cause of the real people that will still feel the effects of it for editor, the staff, Zone Radio, or make up the station. It is a sen- a long time to come. Hipe Media. timent that I can echo. A few weeks ago I went out I sometimes wonder if people to listen to some live music. I Hipe! know just how much Richard realised that it had been seven P.O. Box 31216, Tokai, 7966 and Judy put into Zone Radio. months since I did anything like South Africa. They are two of the most real that. Remember when we used people that I have met in a long to do things like that on a regu- email time. Respect and love to both lar basis. [email protected] of you. That’s about it for this month. I’ve always thought that if Next month we will be bringing Back Issues Zone Radio was a wild West you a bumper Christmas edi- To view any back issues of town then Janet Scanlon would tion, so it’s something to look In The Zone, go to www.hipe. be the sheriff. She takes no forward to. co.za. nonsense, but she has a heart of Until next month. gold. Right click on any Congratulations to Zone Ra- advertisement to visit dio on celebrating one year of their website or broadcasting on FM. Congrat- Facebook page. ulations to Richard and Judy Matt 5 Zone! cover story and months of red tape which mongpong. On 4 November we won’t bore you with, a low Richard had spent a month 2019 “The Voice powered FM licence to convert training local people from the The birth of Zone Radio the online station into a com- valley to be presenters and the of The Valley”, mercial community station in new additions throughout this What began as an idea 9,636 kilometres away would eventually grow into ‘The Voice went live on Sun Valley was finally granted. first year were Rob Hoffman, of the Valley’ - Zone Radio. But turning the idea into a reality would take a lot of com- With the help for our current Ernie Sierra, Sue Hair, Col- mitment and hard work. By Judy Roberson and Richard Griggs. 88.5fm. landlady, Susan James, prem- leen van Heerden, Alison Fara- ises were found in Sun Valley. day, Shellee-Kim Gold, Adrian n the tiny town of Krabi in ious presenters that Richard had morning, after Richard and Blaine Mills (The Canuck) The move and studio construc- Buckland, Matt Tennyson, Alan rural Thailand, the idea of a worked with in the past. Num- Donovan pulled an all nighter, opened the first show with “We tion was undertaken in October. Marriot, Rob Martin, Bilaal St- Inew radio station began to ber crunching, begging and bor- the Facebook page of Zone Ra- Will Rock You” by Queen with Chris Grant and his wonder- ofile, John Verster, Edwin Bar- take shape in the mind of Rich- rowing, scraping together what dio went live. Judy was in the the whole team beaming with ful team at NetDynamix once nard and news readers, Angela ard Griggs. resources they had and with the kitchen baking for the present- excitement. again equipped and helped to Timm, Huw Charles and Susan It would be a radio station help of some wonderful friends, ers as she too could not sleep, That was the start, with many build the studio. James (yes, our landlord reads that would play the music peo- John, Michelle and Dave, Rich- and was the first one to like the changes in the journey taking Ads were placed for volun- the news!) as well as Ashleigh ple want to hear, support South ard and Judy took the plunge. page. place, including a couple of teer presenters, Angel Black- Pitchen. African and Independent musi- Research was done on a num- Tired and excited Richard moves to different studios at wood was approached to sell Janet Scanlon, our studio cians, offer a training platform ber of ideas for the name, and and Judy and in separate vehi- for new presenters and focus on the overwhelming majority cles, drove to Park Mews where the development of small and chose the name “Zone Radio”. Rory Leonard of Meditek Sys- medium enterprises. Donovan Griggs was asked to tems had kindly allocated space After brainstorming the idea design a logo for this new on- for the station to operate from. with his partner, Judy Rober- line radio station. It is a logo Studio construction and for- son a decision was taken to turn we are still so proud of as if one matting had taken place the few “the dream” into a reality and looks into the Z and R the mag- days before with the help of the minute they arrived back in nificent Table Mountain can be Chris Grant at NetDynamix and Cape Town, work began in ear- seen in the background.