Zimbabwe: Kudzai Violet Gwara – KVG was nominated at Africa’s wide Ladies in Media Awards for the category of Africa Female Entertainment Show Host of the Year in Radio.
Kudzai Violet Gwara is known as KVG and a Zimbabwean radio anchor. She also hosts television shows and events and is also a brand influencer. She hosts the 326 Express Show on Star FM in Zimbabwe.
KVG was born and brought up in Harare, Zimbabwe. She joined the biggest urban radio stations in Zimbabwe at 21 and became the youngest radio presenter in Zimbabwe, where she began presenting 326 Express show with former co-host Phatisani Sibanda.
At that time, the show was rated as one of the most listened drive time shows in Zimbabwean radio. Back in 2016, KVG hosted the 326 Express from the United Kingdom. The show became the first live broadcast from the UK and made history on Zimbabwean Radio.
KVG is also the producer of 326 Express Show and is a popular presenter for Coca-Cola, on The Beat show on ZBC TV. In 2013, KVG hosted the D’Banj show in Zimbabwe.
Then, in 2016, she hosted the Jah Cure concert at the Harare International Conference Centre. KVG also hosted the Star FM Music Awards in 2021.
Other female hosts who are nominated for the same category are:
- Jacinta Ngobese from South Africa
- Vanessa Marawa from South Africa
- Azeezah Hashim from Kenya
- Pendo Anita from Rwanda
- Nthabeleng Matela from South Africa
- Kudzai Violet Gwara from Zimbabwe
- Rita Issaka from Ghana
- Noella Kareen Yalley from Ghana
- Delay from Ghana
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