Shireen Abu Akleh covered occupied Palestine for two decades. She was killed doing her job. On Friday in Jerusalem, thousands of mourners gathered for Abu Akleh’s funeral procession in what may be the largest public outpouring there since the death of Palestine Liberation Organization leader Yasser Arafat in 2004.

Lester is joined from New York by her cousin Robert Akleh. 

<p>Shireen Abu Akleh covered occupied Palestine for two decades. She was killed doing her job.&nbsp;On Friday in Jerusalem, thousands of mourners gathered for Abu Akleh&rsquo;s funeral procession in what may be the largest public outpouring there since the death of Palestine Liberation Organization leader Yasser Arafat in 2004.</p>
<p>Lester is joined from New York by her cousin Robert Akleh.&nbsp;</p>

John Maytham is a trained actor who made the switch to radio over 20 years ago when he joined the news team at Radio 604.

He then swapped reporting for anchoring an AM drive time show at a national talk radio station.

Once he set the bar for South African news and talk radio he accepted the challenge to join Primedia Broadcasting and help establish the newly founded CapeTalk, fulfilling the role of both News Editor and Breakfast Host.

He was the first host to switch on the mic on 14 October 1997.

Years later, he was also the first radio broadcaster to do a Google Hangout in South Africa.