20/07/2024
KEN DUMBO Comedy writes
JUDGES MAY HAVE A FINAL SAY ON YOUR STAY IN A COMPETITION BUT NEVER ON YOUR DESTINY.
In 2013 I auditioned for the Born & Bred presenter search where over 250 people had turned up. I was only a Grade 12 school leaver with two years experience in society 🤣😂🤣.
God knows I have always wanted to be a radio & TV presenter since my 6th Grade. The audition was an opportunity for me to show my skill and have my first job as a school leaver and ZNBC TV was a big deal for me.
To cut a long story short, from 250 participants I was shortlisted among 60 that made it to the next round and later to the 30 who where then paired to showcase their talent and skill on live TV right on ZNBC TV 1 and the public where to vote for the best duo to be new hosts of the show.
Guess what, I made it to the top 4 finalists and later on made it as a finalist male presenter by Public Votes BUT the judges came in and said despite me winning via public votes, I could not be host because I did not have any media experience compared to my colleagues 🤔🤔 shocked right, yeah that's how I was too... That's the only think that made me miss the opportunity.
I was touched , I cried BUT I did not lose hope. I kept on pushing and guess what....5 years later, I returned to the National Broadcaster as a Presenter for a Comedy show which I hosted for close to 3 years, not just as a Presenter picked by luck or chance but a qualified journalist with experience 😂🤣😂 because I had to go to school after losing that opportunity in 2013 and graduated in 2017.
From 2018 to date, I have atleast hosted TV shows and promotions for various companies on atleast four different TV stations. Even if I was not given an opportunity to be on TV now, suffice to mention that God gave me the knowledge and wisdom to create my own TV station where I make my own content and am the only presenter 😂🤣 KEN DUMBO Comedy TV 🤣 thanks to the judges that felt I was not qualified enough...they made me go to school.
I can say a lot of things to advise someone out there but let me end it by saying.... NO ONE OWNS your destiny But GOD. The negative people say about you must not break you but make you strong and make you push EXTRA HARDER.
WHEN YOU BELIEVE AND PUT IN EXTRA EFFORT...GOD GIVES YOUR HEARTS DESIRE AND BELIEVE ME....ONE DAY YOU WILL LOOK BACK AND SAY.......YES I WAS HURT ......BUR IT WAS WORTH IT.