A true ‘country bumpkin' – so long, Marcel Theron

Pull quote: “I will take all these fond memories with me as I continue on my new journey to the East of Namibia.”- Marcel TheronMichelline NawatisesMarcel Theron was born at Otjiwarongo. After her studies at the University of Namibia, she travelled with her now husband to the United Kingdom for a two-year work/holiday experience. During their time there they worked in an old-age home for a long time before she got work at an optometry practice. “I loved working with the elderly people as so many people tend to forget about their loved ones once they go to an old age home, yet these people have so many interesting stories about life to share,” she says. On their return, after working on the family farm for a year, she started working as an ophthalmic assistant at Olympia Eye and Laser Centre. While she was at the centre her husband and family friend from Kudu FM 'kidnapped' her on a random day for lunch and took her for a voice test at Kudu FM.“And that is where my radio career started,” Theron says. She was there for two years when Kolie van Coller called her in for an interview at Kosmos 94.1 and as they say, the rest is history.She believes that her acting degree at the University of Namibia helped her a lot with showing personality on the radio. There is a big difference between being a presenter and being a personality. “You must be on the radio as you are in real life because people want to get to know you,” Theron adds.Through her personality on radio, she also wanted people to 'feel' the real her and the God that she believes in and that there is truly hope where all else seems to fail. Theron says that joy is something that comes out from the inside that affects the countenance of a person. One of her happiest childhood memories is from Grootfontein where they used to live in a house with a big marula tree in the front yard and a water ditch next to the house. “Oh, my, how we used to slide down that moss-covered slide when it rained (Obviously not to the delight of my mother who saw our torn shorts),” she says. School for her was all over Namibia as her father travelled a lot with his work. There are great memories at Kosmos 94.1, each person that she worked with which brought something unique to the team and a lot of funny moments. “I remember when working with ‘JL’ and I was busy making coffee, the news jingle started to play and I had to do news. I ran like mad, slipped along the way almost fell, grabbed that paper and tried not to laugh out loud on air.” Theron recalls times when the words she said came out completely wrong or she got the hiccups just as the news was about to start.“So many bloopers and thousands of ears that can hear them. I will take all these fond memories with me as I continue on my new journey to the east of Namibia.” Her biggest support is her husband Gerrit and they will be starting their new adventure amid cow dung and a veggie patch on a farm with their three children.Before she departs to her heavenly dwelling, Theron would love to experience a truly white Christmas and see the aurora borealis (are natural polar lights found in both the northern and southern hemispheres that can be truly awe-inspiring). Theron emphasises that you should find your peace in the Lord and, as she always signs off on the radio: "Die lewe is 'n lied, sing hom saam, noot vir noot."

A true ‘country bumpkin' – so long, Marcel Theron

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