|
<
Back to South African MC's |
Entertainment
Homepage |
|
 |
 |
|
Randall Abrahams - TV Personality and MC -
Johannesburg
Randall is
the Simon Cowell of South Africa (Mr. Nasty). Date
of World Idol 2003 competition: 16 December 2003.
Randall Abrahams, station manager for Gauteng radio
station YFM, gained the nickname for his harsh
comments and actions.
Randall Abrahams is a South African radio and
television personality and an independent consultant
to the digital and PR industry best known as "the
bad judge" on the M-Net reality competition series
Idols, since the show launched in February 2002.
Born in Cape Town, Randall attended Harold Cressy
High School. He attended the University of Cape Town
from 1988-1992, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (Hons). |
|
Randall Abrahams
He joined Good Hope FM in 1992 as a programming
assistant, and went on to be station manager from
1994-1997. He left Good Hope and moved to
Johannesburg where he helped establish the youth
radio station Yfm, taking up the position of Station
Manager, where he remained until 2002.
During his time at Yfm Randall was also the Deputy
Chairperson of the National Association of
Broadcasters (NAB), the industry body responsible
for promoting the aims of the broadcasting sector,
from 2000-2001. From 2001-2003 he was Chairperson of
the NAB. |
|
 |
 |
|
In 2002 he was one of the original judges of M-Net's
reality singing competition Idols, based on the
international format Pop Idol and American Idol. He
has been a judge on the show ever since, in the role
of "Mr. Nasty".
Randall was also a judge of the World Idols
television competition in 2003, in which Idols 1
winner Heinz Winckler placed fourth.
From 2002-2006 he was the General Manager of
Commercial Radio at the SABC, responsible for the
success of 5fm, Metro FM and Good Hope FM. |
|
Randall Abrahams
Since leaving the SABC he has been an independent
consultant to the digital and PR industry, while
continuing his television duties.
He has also worked as a freelance journalist,
contributing to such publications as Financial Mail,
Tribute, Y Mag, Advantage and Blink.
He has also been the owner/managing partner of the
PR firm Total Exposure (who handle the publicity for
SA's Got Talent), of the events company Mushroom
Productions and the multimedia marketing company
RAMM.
Randall is one of the judges of the SABC2 reality
competition SA's Got Talent, based on the British
"Got Talent" format, since October 2009.
|
 |
 |
|
Terms of use:
This resource:
Does not claim to be an official website, the owners
or management over any supplier, service or content.
Will not respond to requests of a personal nature,
nor offer contacts nor share intellectual property.
Is purely a marketing and brokering medium for South
African Entertainment related suppliers and related
services and therefore this resource reserves the
right to only respond to official booking and quote
requests for corporate functions and events.
Randall Abrahams - TV Personality and MC -
Johannesburg |
|
<
Back to South African MC's |
Entertainment
Homepage |
 |
|
|
|
