We did really cool things like call Corporators and urged them to fill potholes by not shouting at
them but sweetly poking them. We made a politician apologies, I got a chance to train Vidya
Balan on how to become a radio jockey and more. We inspired people to vote with our Dabaa
Ke Bajaa campaign and the Chai For Cancer campaign was a really cool and strong initiative.
So at the end of the day if anyone says I only blabber on radio I would ignore them because I
probably have done a lot more for this city than many have.
What are the challenges aspiring radio jockeys might face today?
I think it has become very difficult today to become an RJ. You have 5 good stations and limited
slots in each stations, so replacing an existing RJ would be difficult. I don’t think it used to work
like before where the selections were done merely through submitting your CD. 10 years ago
the story was different. The radio industry was just beginning and they hired anyone and
everyone who they thought would be a good voice for their station. In today’s scenario, every
station has a brand Radio Jockey to promote their popularity. In such a case, aspiring RJs
should either be ready to audition and move to any city that is offered to them or go to a school
that not only trains you but gives you a guaranteed placement or just start in the production or
creative team and eventually move on to showcase their talent as and when the station
demands in the absence of their regular RJs. But yes, if not Mumbai, start with some other city
and get noticed with your work. Pritam came from Nagpur, Nasar from Bhopal and many others
have been picked from other cities to join Red FM today.