Bridget Gavanga

Bridget Gavanga is a former radio presenter and Power FM station manager from Harare, Zimbabwe. She was born to Langton and Nancy Gavanga in Rusape, near the Eastern border with Mozambique, in the early 1970s. Her family moved to Chitungwiza when she was young. This is where she did her schooling at Seke 1 High School up to Ordinary level. After completing her secondary education, she did a Public Relations course at the Christian College of Southern Africa, CCOSA, in 1995, graduating with an LCCI diploma in PR the following year.

Between 1998 and 2000 she studied for and successfully completed a diploma in Journalism with the same college.

She joined the then Radio 3 now Power FM in 1997 as a guest DJ, after undergoing auditions for radio. She got lucky when one of the hottest DJs of the time, Eunice Goto, left the country. She draws her inspiration form former DJs Josh Makawa, Musi khumalo, Peter Johns, the late Tsitsi Mawarire, John Matinde, Busi Chindove, Caleb Thondlana, Innocent Manase and others.

She hosted the popular morning shows where she endeared herself with listeners. She later rose through the ranks to become the station manager following in the footsteps of other veteran female presenters like Musi Khumalo. Bubz is now one of the popular Djs in the country known for hosting shows in the country’s different clubs.

Bubz fell in love with radio at a very young age. The musical influence largely came from her siblings and cousins whom she says were very much into music and they would imitate the singing of different musicians.

She used to listen to rock music and Zimbabwean musical icons Thomas Mapfumo and Oliver Mtukudzi, and in Grade Six she appreciated the music of the late American crooner Marvin Gaye, Lionel Ritchie, Teddy Pendagras and Eveline Champagne King.

She won the 2004 Zimbabwe Union of Journalists DJ of the year.