Happy birthday 🎂🎉 to MTV Base host Tshego Koke.

 

As the 2017 winner, Koke, who was born in Ga-Rankuwa and raised in Johannesburg, got the opportunity to gain a behind-the-scenes view of the television network’s day-to-day activities.‘Embrace the growth. You’re going to be a star!’

In less than a month, he was on MTV Base as a co-host of entertainment trends show NewsISH, joining fellow VJs Kim Jayde Robinson, Farieda “Pharoafi” Metsileng and Sandile Ntshingila.

Within three months, he was assigned his own show, MTV Base Top 30, on which he hosted the leading music charts each week and travelled the country to interact with the who’s who of the entertainment industry.ربما تحتوي الصورة على: ‏‏شخص واحد‏، ‏‏‏‏‏وقوف‏، ‏بدلة‏‏، ‏‏لحية‏، ‏أحذية‏‏‏ و‏منظر داخلي‏‏‏‏Tshego Koke, 26, the last MTV Base VJ Search winner, is a hard worker whose daily mantra is “your craft is your baby, harness it”.‘Embrace the growth. You’re going to be a star!’

Some of those he interviewed include US music stars Swizz Beatz and Migos, Nigerian chart-topper Niniola and local musicians Kwesta, Babes Wodumo, Nasty C and Distruction Boyz. His resume also includes being nominated for Cosmo Seiest SA Man

His advice to the next winner is: “Keep the right people around you, always be ready to learn.

“The nerves will always be there, but that’s a good thing. “Embrace the growth. You’re going to be a star!”

He will remain with the channel as a presenter but will explore other opportunities. “There’s more to learn and more avenues to get into.

“I just joined Massiv Metro so I really want to delve into that spectrum and learn and grow in that space as much as I can.”

The winner and new VJ will be awarded a 12-month contract as an ambassador for the network and may also host MTV Base shows.

ربما تحتوي الصورة على: ‏‏شخص واحد‏، ‏‏‏‏وقوف‏، ‏‏لحية‏، ‏نبات‏‏‏ و‏نشاطات في أماكن مفتوحة‏‏‏‏