That’s a wrap: A week of dreams reached, golfing for a good cause, young talent, and dogs taking Ubers

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It has been a very busy week with everything that’s happened. Here’s a weekly wrap from the Ryan O’Connor Breakfast Show:

Philip Oakey paid us a visit

The Human League and Blancmange performed in Cape Town this week and Philip Oakey paid us a visit.

Dreams were reached

We heard about young Jason through our friends at Reach for A Dream – a 14 year old with big dreams. We wanted to help.

 

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Gigi’s off to Spain to showcase her talent

Gianna Khusal, known as as Gigi K. At just 11 years old, Gigi has achieved what many seasoned artists dream of: earning South African National Federation Colours in both Piano and Vocals for two years running.

A golden retriever that regularly Ubers in Cape Town

Relationships don’t always work out. That’s part of life. But it can get really complicated if you lived together and shared things. But what happens when you can’t let go of something? In this case – joint custody of a Golden Retriever…

Golfing for a good cause

We were proud to be part of the Gift of Sight Invitational. A day of golf for a great initiative to help restore the vision of thousands of South Africans.

 

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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