Our first broadcast at a school – Milnerton Primary

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We’ve decided to hit the road on Fridays and want to visit primary schools around the Cape Town. Our first school was Milnerton Primary – an institution in the city with over 100 years in serving the community.

Milnerton Primary has a strong sporting focus for their learners and boasts with Damien de Allende being a former learner at the school. The two time, back to back rugby world cup champion joined Ryan and the team for a chat.

Damien de Allende (left) as a youngster with his good friend Kyle and favourite teacher Mr van der Westhuisen

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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