Nico Panagio, The Sound of Freedom, and Missing Children SA

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Nico Panagio is no stranger to South African tv, film, and radio. While he’s not entertaining us on the screen or hosting Survivor South Africa, he also head up Missing Children South Africa. It’s his work with Missing Children SA that led him to his interest in the new film Sound of Freedom.

Missing Children South Africa is a first tier emergency response service that assists the South African Police Service in all missing persons cases in the country. As a Non-Profit Organisation they relies on donations to keep operating. If you’d like more information about how to help you can click here.

Source: Missing Children SA | Instagram

Sound of Freedom, starring Jim Caviezel, is based on the incredible true story of Tim Ballard. After rescuing a young boy from ruthless child traffickers, federal agent Tim Ballard learns the boy’s sister is still captive and embarks on a dangerous mission to save her.

Phil de Lange
Phil de Lange
Phil de Lange is the producer of the Ryan O'Connor Breakfast show and has been with Smile 90.4FM since it's inception in 2013. Through his work on the breakfast show he has won two national radio awards. He has been in broadcasting for 15 years and has honed his talent at 6 different radio stations. Outside of radio he is also a podcast producer and award winning stand-up comedian.

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