Thursday 19 June 2008

RED'S HOT

Wednesday June 18, 2008

Red’s hot


RedFM helps listeners deal with those long hours in traffic jams.

AIR RAVES by ANTHONY THANASAYAN

HAVE you tuned in to the hot, new evening drive time show on RedFM yet? It is called the Red Evening Drive. Or simply, “RED”.

And you can hear it on weekdays at 4pm. According to a spokesperson from the station which, by the way is operated by The Star, RED is already proving to be a hit with listeners – especially with audiences caught in traffic jams on their way home from work.

For four hours every day, hosts JD and Dilly will be out to entertain those on the road.

Not an easy task certainly for any radio deejay to accomplish.

However, RED has enough features on the show to help listeners overcome those crazy, tedious long hours in their vehicles.

“Music from the Movies”, for example, is a regular feature with a tricky trivia slant. Listeners are invited to match a soundtrack with a particular film.

Another mind game is the “Brainfreeze” segment where a tough riddle is tackled each day.

For the musically inclined, there is “Like A Version”. It is a feature that combines classic originals of the yesteryear with some of today’s top tracks.

Finally, be sure to catch the special recordings of “Marco’s Success Tips” on life and business that are aired daily on the show. Then catch the communication specialist on Wednesdays at 4pm when Marco Robinson personally drops by into the studio to share his success tips with listeners.

Listeners are invited to email in their questions to the special guest at marco@yourredfm.com.

Meanwhile, Father’s Day, observed on Sunday, saw quite a few interesting specials on our FM stations.

LiteFM’s daddy’s day offering was a football trivia contest.

The grand prize winner of the weeklong competition last week will be chauffeur-driven with dad on June 29 to the Euro 2008 football final viewing party at the Swiss-Garden Hotel in Kuala Lumpur.

The treat includes a two-day stay at the same hotel for the duo.

“My Dad, My Hero” was ERA FM’s feature last Friday. The station’s announcers Kieran, Adi and Nana conducted a lively chat with three dads on the air.

The first was Toi, of Akademi Fantasia (AF) 6 fame. He was unable to spend the critical three months with his son after he was born. This was because three days after the toddler’s birth, Toi had to join the other AF contestants for the television show.

The second was celebrity dad Aznil Haji Nawawi – arguably the most popular and successful TV personality in the country. He is also an ERA radio announcer.

Aznil, a single father of two, spoke of how being divorced was never an excuse for not giving his very best to his children.

The third dad was ERA’s announcer Nana’s father. He hilariously had his daughter blushing when he recalled how frustrating it was for him when he had to change her diapers frequently when she was a child.