TV PEOPLE WE KNOW…..
Tinashe ‘Flowsick’ Rodrick
Our television viewing would
be dull if it did not have its
interesting personalities who
host the various programs
from day to day. From the
breakfast show to the news
anchors, or talk show hosts,
they bring in their colourful
personalities to our living
rooms, and kind of make some
of us want to be on TV too.
One personality we have got to
know is the music TV program
‘Five’ presenter, Tinashe
‘Flowsick’ Rodrick. He’s
energetic, creative and loves
his food.
GM.: Hi Tinashe, and welcome
to Groove magazine. Tell us a
little bit about yourself. Who is
Tinashe Rodrick?
Tinashe: Umm, okay. Tinashe is a
Capricorn, born on the 1st day of
January. I like words and food.
I’m actually married to them.
GM.: You recently joined our
national broadcaster as the new
presenter for the music
television program.
Tinashe: It’s a weekly music
video countdown show called
“Five”. Basically we play the top
five videos selected by viewers
through Facebook and twitter we
get in touch with them during the
week, and then we compile them;
then on Friday we play the videos
GM.: So how has the experience
been?
Tinashe: So far it’s pretty much
new but I feel like I am actually
adding flavour to the show.
GM.: Have you always known
that you wanted to be a TV
presenter?
Tinashe: No. I have always
wanted to cook food for a living
that something that I figured out
when I was 3, or 5 years old.
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GM.: So you are a chef?
Tinashe: Professionally trained,
yes. Chinese, Italian,
Portuguese.
GM.: So how did this gig
come about if you are a
professional chef?
Tinashe: Okay! (Laughs) What
happened is, I went for
auditions at Lion Lager. So at
these auditions, they were
looking for models, they were
casting models for their ‘Raise
our flag’ campaign, and this was
last year, in 2012. So at the
audition, that was the last day, I
met this guy who is a movie
director, well I got the Lion
Lager gig, so I got caught up
and I lost touch with him. Then
I bumped into him and he told
me that he was working on a
movie, and I went for the
casting. So the movie didn’t
happen, but during the casting
he linked me up with some guys
from ZBC and then this guy, I
called him up randomly one day
and I told him that “Dude, I’ve
been watching TV, I think that
TV needs me”. Then he called
me and linked me to this one
guy, and then I auditioned for
‘Jam Down’ initially, then the