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Nigel Pierce announces solo podcast after Good Hope FM dismissal

 Since being released from his position as host of the Afternoon Drive on Good Hope FM, radio presenter Nigel Pierce has announced his solo podcast The Nigel Pierce Show.

The introductory clip for the show aired on Facebook on Monday, 1 April 2019. The announcement of The Nigel Pierce Show comes after the presenter caused a stir on social media with a series of eccentric videos, where he discusses his issues with Good Hope FM. 

In the announcement posted on The Nigel Pierce Show Facebook account, the presenter discusses what to expect from the show, stating ‘I’m allergic to boring. So this is going to be uncensored, unfiltered and free from the tyranny of mainstream and corporate radio.”

The clip begins with a depiction of Nigel conversing with a clone of himself, who introduces him by congratulating him for leaving the ‘monstrous’ and ‘monolithic’ public broadcaster’s Good Hope FM. He then goes on to ask himself what viewers can expect from his new show, to which he answers that viewers will gain insight into ‘the real Nigel Pierce’, seeing a different side of him as he presents the content he has always desired to put out. Here he again calls out mainstream media for being restrictive to one’s creativity.

Following this, he stated that he will cover a range of topics, from politics, business and community issues. He claims that this will be a unique point of view as it will be free from the policing that occurs through the channel of mainstream media channels. Providing viewers with an ambitious and controversial look at his views and ideals, The Nigel Pierce Show is bound to leave listeners waiting in anticipation.

Taylor Goodman