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Dtv host wins big at 2012 MiW Awards

Published: 31 July 2012

SABC3 and Dtv has announced that Candice Morgan, host of Dtv, was selected as winner in the Media, TV, Radio and Press sector at the 2012 Most influential Woman in Business and Government Awards Ceremony.

<i>Dtv</i> host wins big at 2012 <i>MiW Awards</i>

The eleventh annual South Africa’s Most Influential Women in Business and Government (MiW) Awards, presented by CEO Communications, took place at on 26 July at Gallagher Convention Centre in Midrand. The awards once again recognised the inspirational women achievers in business and government who are working for the benefit of South Africa and its future generations.

No fewer than 81 finalists in 28 industry sectors, ranging from Aerospace and Defence, to Welfare and Related Community Services, were selected from hundreds of nominees and judged by an independent judging panel consisting of various high-profile industry leaders to ensure a fair and unbiased selection of winners.

Dtv gives viewers the opportunity to discover the visual world of the Deaf through a magazine programme that educates, motivates, inspires and empowers. Dtv is proudly for the Deaf, by the Deaf and is made accessible to a broader audience by means of subtitles and voice over.

Morgan who is also Miss Deaf World 2004 meets celebrities, fashion divas and sport stars. She opens the doors for the Deaf community who sometimes misses out on all the celebrity news, freely accessible to the general public as she creates Deaf awareness at the same time.

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