| Intro | South African actor |
| Is |
Actor Journalist Film actor |
| From | South Africa |
| Type |
Film, TV, Stage & Radio Journalism |
| Gender | female |
| Birth |
10 September 1958, Cape Town, City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa |
| Age | 62 years |
| Star sign | Virgo |
| Residence | South Africa |
Shado Twala is a South African radio DJ, journalist, entrepreneur and radio and television producer best known as a judge on SA’s Got Talent. Twala was raised in Cape Town. She first came to public attention in 1989 when she was chosen as the best presenter in a national poll that won her a trip to New York on an exchange programme to learn more about presenting. She started her career in radio at Bop Radio in the 1980s. Later radio positions include 702 Talk Radio, Radio Metro, P4 Radio, 567 Cape Talk Radio and Heart 104.9FM (which was P4 radio rebranded). During this time, she also wrote articles for the Sunday Times, Two Tone Magazine, Tribute Magazine and the Old Mutual Jazz Heritage Magazine. She is currently managing her own entertainment business, Black Olive Entertainment, and is also a Public Relations and Media Consultant for Just Mesh Creative Communications.
Shado is one of the judges of the e.tv reality competition SA’s Got Talent, since October 2009.