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Robert Marawa

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Robert Marawa
Born (1973-03-01) 1 March 1973 (age 51)
Kroonstad, South Africa[1]
NationalitySouth African
EducationHilton College
Alma materUniversity of the Witwatersrand
Occupations
  • Sports presenter
  • radio talk show host
  • motivational speaker
Employer(s)SuperSport
Metro FM
TelevisionLaduma
Soccerzone
Blow by Blow
PartnerZoe Mthiyane
Children1

Robert Marawa (born March 1, 1973) is a sports journalist, radio and television presenter.[2] He is currently hosting Marawa Sports Worldwide aired on 947.[3]


Education

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He attended Hilton College near Pietermaritzburg and the University of the Witwatersrand where he studied law, but later dropped out in 1992.

Career

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His television career began as a host of Laduma soccer show aired on SABC 1 in 1996.

He worked as a presenter for SuperSport and is the former host of 083 Sports@6 on Metro FM.[4]

Marawa and Azania Mosaka were co-host of the 12th ceremony of Metro FM Music Awards in 2013.[5]

Marawa signed a deal with Primedia Broadcasting for his show Marawa Sports Worldwide in January 2023.[6][7]

In January 2024, Marawa was announced as co-host of The Quantum Football Show alongside with Skhumba Hlophe.[8]

Achievements

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Liberty Radio Awards

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Year Nominee / work Award Result Ref.
2019 Sports Presenter Won [9][10][11]
Marawa Sport Worldwide Sport Show Won

South Africa Radio Awards

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Year Nominee / work Award Result Ref.
2021 Best Sports Show Won [12]

References

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  1. ^ "Robert Marawa: My little black book". TimesLIVE. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Marawa shares his life's journey". Independent Online. 15 October 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  3. ^ Geqiwe, Anele (3 February 2023). "GQ chats with sportscaster Robert Marawa about his move to join Primedia 947". GQ Magazine. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  4. ^ "SuperSport fires presenter Robert Marawa". sport24.co.za. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  5. ^ "The Metro FM Music Awards". TVSA. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  6. ^ Bardien, Yaseen (20 January 2023). "Renowned sportscaster Robert Marawa joins Primedia 947 in 'historic' move". South Africa: News24. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  7. ^ "It's a win for sports fans as Robert Marawa joins Primedia's 947". leadsa. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  8. ^ Birjalal, Alyssia (20 January 2024). "Robert Marawa and Skhumba Hlophe team up as co-host on 'The Quantum Football Show'". Independent Online. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  9. ^ "#LibertyRadioAwards: ALL THE WINNERS!". Biz Community. 13 April 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  10. ^ Kgobotlo, Boitumelo (14 April 2019). "Robert Marawa wins big at radio awards". Sunday World. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  11. ^ "2019 Liberty Radio Awards winners". Business Live. 15 April 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  12. ^ "Marawa 'fired by text' by SABC on the same day MSW wins radio award". TimesLIVE. 30 July 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
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