David Mbeha from Namibia wins TLC Entertainment's Next Great Presenter search; says 'I made a promise to my mother that I will really pursue this dream'.

A beaming David Mbeha from Namibia has won the TLC Next Great Presenter search competition, with the Namibian from a small town saying in a moving speech that he made a promise to his mother to pursue his dream of becoming a TV presenter.

David Mbeha will now become the on-air presenter of the 4-part show TLC Top 10 starting on TLC Entertainment (DStv 172) on Thursday, 3 December.

TLC Top 10 as a new programming strand on TLC Entertainment will broadcast over the course of 4 episodes some of the most popular programming on the channel since 2011 with David Mbeha introducing and talking about it.

David Mbeha who won the lion's share of the vote beating Mpiwa Bagwasi from Botswana and Star Khulu from South Africa in the top 3.

He was announced the winner on Wednesday night at a swanky programming upfront presentation at Level Three in Johannesburg where Discovery Networks for the Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa (CEEMEA) region held the factual entertainment brand's annual content preview for 2016.

As part of his presenting prize David Mbeha wins a holiday for two to the island of Bali, as well as a feature article in the January 2016 issue of South Africa's Cosmopolitan.

"I grew up with this huge dream of one day wanting to be a TV host. Coming from a very small town in Namibia where nothing much really happens, I really want to go on to work with a brand that strives to find and celebrate everyday differences," said David Mheba.

"TLC Entertainment is a brand that is passionate, and tells riveting stories, and has such unique content - content that you would never find on any other channel."

"Last year in June I made a promise to my mother that I will really pursue this dream, and chase it no matter what, to become a TV presenter. And that is what I have really done from day one. And tonight I've fulfilled that dream," said David Mbeha.

Top 3 candidates in TLC Entertainment's Next Great Presenter search are Mpiwa Bagwasi, David Mbeha and Star Khulu who viewers will now vote for.

The top three candidates have been announced in TLC Entertainment's (DStv 172) Next Great Presenter search and are Mpiwa Bagwasi from Gaborone in Botswana, David Mbeha from Windhoek in Namibia and Star Khulu from Johannesburg in South Africa.

Viewers will now have to vote from 28 October for who they want to present the show TLC Top 10 starting in December on TLC Entertainment for 4 episodes running favourite pieces of programming shown on TLC Entertainment before.

"For me it started with a dream and I was fortunate enough to find this opportunity which validated that dream," says Mpiwa Bagwasi.

"I look forward to the next stage," says David Mbeha. "I feel so privileged to have been selected as one of the three finalists," says Star Khulu.

"We chose our top 3 finalists based on their passion for TLC and how they came alive on camera," says Lee Hobbs, the vice president of channels for emerging business at Discovery Networks International for the Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa (CEEMEA) region.

"The 12 semi-finalists were extremely talented and proved that they are all capable of having a successful career in the entertainment industry."

Lee Hobbs says the final decision over which one of the 3 finalists is the winner will be left to TLC Entertainment viewers.