MUMBAI: Radio Nasha is India’s first ‘Cool Retro’ station and destination for listeners, who tune in and then don’t tune out. Nasha Premiere Nights is a flagship property of Radio Nasha, where the magic of classics of 70s, 80s, and 90s is brought back to the silver screen. In both Delhi and Mumbai, in the last two years, films like Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak, Silsila, Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, Disco Dancer, Don, Maine Pyaar Kiya and many others have been screened.

On 29 September 2018, Radio Nasha, in association with National Film Development Corporation, screened the cult classic ‘Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro’ to celebrate 35 years of the movie and pay tribute to Kundan Shah and Om Puri. The screening was a grand affair and was attended by cast of the movie - Satish Kaushik, Satish Shah, Rajesh Puri, Sudhir Mishra, wives of late Om Puri and kundan shah, and the crew.

The screening was preceded by a red carpet interaction with RJ Anmol who hosts the show, Ek Main Aur Ek Tu. After the screening, the complete cast interacted with Radio Nasha and spoke to RJ Rohini who hosts Jhakkas Mornings about their special moments from the film and fondly shared behind the screen stories.

On this occasion, HT Media Ltd Radio and Entertainment CEO Harshad Jain said, “With Radio Nashaour endeavor to always to take our listeners for a nostalgic trip down the memory lane. Nasha Premier Nights is our initiative where we screen a classic of 70s, 80s and 90s in a large auditorium and reminisce the nostalgia with the listeners, cast and crew. Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro is a cult classic and with the screening we are sure that we gave our listeners a ‘money can’t buy’ experience. We are thrilled at the response we received from the listeners, sponsors and the star cast of the movie, and stand committed to present many more ‘Cool Retro’ experiences. ”

Currently there is no radio station that does justice to the excitement, romance and attitude of the magical eras of 1970s-1990s. Radio Nasha 107.2 FM was launched in Delhi in March 2016 and Radio Nasha 91.9 FM in Mumbai in April 2016. Radio Nasha is the first ever radio station packed with passion, fueled by Bollywood celebrities and driven by RJs with a style that is young, energetic and classy.

The station makes retro ‘cool’ and is the destination station for listeners. Celebrity programming is a key differentiator and intrinsic to the content strategy. For the first time in the history of radio Bollywood celebrities of the stature of Anil Kapoor (hosts Jhakaas Mornings), Satish Kaushik (hosts Filmy Calendar season 3) and Amit Kumar (hosts Crazy for Kishore season 2) host daily flagship shows as Radio Jockeys.

MUMBAI: Hon. Union Environment Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan entered the venue on a bicycle peddling towards a greener India and felicitated the winners.

Alok Kumar Choudhary, CGM, SBI, Delhi Circle, flagged off the event with Indian Archer Aman Saini and Gaurav Bhiduri, renowned boxer

The marathon had participation from over 6500 runners in New Delhi who were given plantable bibs and organic tshirts

Second Edition will be taken to 15 major state capitals across the country and will be bigger and better

New Delhi: Country’s largest bank, State Bank of India and largest radio station, Radio Mirchi launched the second edition of ‘SBI Green Marathon’ supported by the Environment Ministry to promote sustainability. Shri. Alok Kumar Choudhary, CGM, SBI, Delhi Circle flagged off the event along with Aman Saini, Indian Archer and Gaurav Bhiduri, renowned Indian boxer. The marathon witnessed participation from more than 6500 enthusiastic runners.

Gracing the event and peddling his way towards a cleaner and greener India, Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Hon’ble Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change made an entry to the event and felicitated the winners of SBI Green Marathon.

When asked about the event Dr. Harsh Vardhan said, “While the young of India are the future of the country today's Green Marathon participated by almost 10000 Delhites from all walks and aThis city have proven their commitment to clean and green Delhi and a healthy life. I wish the winners the best for their efforts and am sure that all present shall carry the message of clean and healthy India".

He further stressed about "the need to be aware of Good Green Deeds and contribute to a clean environment on date and for future by responsible living. The efforts of SBI, Bhamla Foundation and Radio Mirchi along with others is highly laudable".

The Sunday morning in the Jawahar Lal Nehru Stadium observed participants from across the city running 5, 10, 21 Kms marathon, pledging for a greener future.

The event also witnessed Air Marshal HN Bhagwat (Air Officer-in-charge Administration, & Vice Chairman) from the Indian Air Force running the 21K marathon. Additionally, Sergent Deepak Kumar and JWO Ravi Kumar from IAF who won medals in Asian Games (Jakarta) under 10 M Air Rifle Shooting category, were seen participating in this mega event. Sergent Santosh Kumar who won Bronze in the Wushu Men’s Sanda 56 KG also came forward to join the marathon.

Senior officials of the bank also contributed to the “Run for Green” theme and ran the marathon along with other participants.

The Second edition was bigger and better covering 15 major state capitals across the country. Participants were provided plant able bibs germinating into saplings and the glasses and plates provided at the event were made from bio-degradable bamboo and sugarcane biomass extract, delivering on the promise of moving towards a carbon negative footprint, the SBI Green Marathon had it all.

SBI and Radio Mirchi in the next six months will also rolling this marathon in Lucknow, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Kolkata, Bangalore, Trivandrum, Guwahati Bhopal, Chennai, Bhubaneshwar, Chandigarh, Ahmedabad, Patna and Jaipur.

Radio Mirchi MD and CEO Prashant Panday, ENIL added, “We grabbed the opportunity to partner with SBI and brought about the SBI Green Marathon which was perhaps India’s only marathon designed to raise carbon consciousness among people. Even the waste generated by this run was disposed off in an eco-friendly manner keeping the soul of the marathon intact. The culmination of many such activities made this Green Marathon stand apart from all other marathons. For such a marathon, there is no finish line. We hope everyone carries on their race towards a greener future, till we see them again”

SBI General Insurance is the health partner for SBI Green Marathon whereas SBI Life, SBI Mutual Funds and SBI Card are also significantly contributing to this zero waste event.

MUMBAI: Indian Television Dot Com’s group Radioandmusic has come up with Radio Connex 2018, an event that celebrates excellence in Radio by honouring achievers from the radio industry. The event split in various award categories also includes the best RJ category. Well on the same Delhi’s Khurafati Nitin as he is called is nominated for Radio Connex 2018, we got in  touch with RJ Nitin as look what he has to say on this.

Recently RJ Nitin was awarded with the ‘Gurugram’ achievers award as the role model of the year. He revealed that it was his first ever award. Now when asked about his excitement for Radio Connex 2018 he said, “Any award that you get is not the recognition of the work, but how much people love you. I mean awards always help you post your moral. I am pretty excited about this as it’s said that an award is not only  the litmus to see what people are doing with, but whether it is good or not. The award that I got in Gurugram did not mean that the other RJ’s were not good. So yes awards are good. Also, you get butterflies in your stomach before the results are revealed to you.”

RJ Nitin, who also did a vote appeal to the audience for Radio Connex 2018, he elaborated, “Don’t necessarily vote for me. I would just say that vote for the person, whom you think deserves this award.  Because if people vote for me when I did not deserve it, then I would be more disheartened. It’s all in the hands of the audience.”

There have been fewer platforms, where organisations have celebrated radio and awarded the excellence in the industry. Well Radio Connex 2018 is one such platform and RJ Nitin has well explained, how these award celebrations really help RJ’s. He said, “Today, on Radio, people really look up to you.  Radio Jockeys are more like friends to people. So, people don’t think of us as celebs, when people call me on my show but a friend. For example, ‘there was a person asking me, why are people putting pineapples on peaches? Do something about it people are just spoiling cuisine’. These are just basic things, which the fans are calling me for.  I talk about food all the time as I am a big foodie. Also, the award is not for you, it’s basically for the audience because it tells the listeners that they have made the right choice by tuning into your show.”

MUMBAI: Radioandmusic’s one of its kind event, Radio Connex is just around the corner and the countdown, to one of the biggest radio celebrations, has begun. Radio Connex 2018 aims to bring the entire radio Industry under one roof to honour the outstanding ones. RJ Balaji from BIG FM Chennai’s Rj Balaji, who is one of the nominees in the best RJ category, for his show Take It Easy, speaks about his nomination and more in an exclusive interview.

“I am happy that I am doing a good job and I feel content to see my name in the ‘nominee list’ for Radio Connex,” said excited Balaji.

When asked if he would bag an award at Radio Connex 2018, he exclaimed, “I actually don’t know. Whenever I go out on radio and say ‘There is a sms contest and send your sms immediately’, among the 30 - 40 lakh people, who listen to me, I hardly get 100 sms. The response is similar for voting these days.”

“I am happy, I am nominated in the best RJ category of Radio Connex because the list is huge and has biggies too. And if I win, I will be surprised,” he further said.

When asked about how RJ Balaji would put across his vote appeal, he said, “People are aware of the work we do. It’s up to them to decide, who the best is.”  

MUMBAI: BIG FM, one of India’s largest radio networks, has launched exciting national as well as region specific spikes for the upcoming festive season. With markets stabilizing post demonetization and the implications of GST, BIG FM has witnessed an influx in programming volume coming into play. The channel exhibits a consistency in performance by launching innovative campaigns, curating platform-agnostic content which eventually has led to a high success rate.

Parallelly, BIG FM is also looking at partnering with advertisers for deep integration, long tenure and sponsorship sales. The radio network is invariably looking at providing a clutter free experience by reducing ad inventory in key markets. The radio network intends to increase rates by approximately 12 – 15 % in core markets and a rate correction Rs. 25 – 35 / 10 secs in smaller stations.

Commenting on the same, BIG FM CFO Asheesh Chatterjee says, "The idea is to offer our advertisers with unique value proposition by providing plethora of festival spikes, unique integration restricting cloud burst and providing extremely good ROIs for advertisers. With 90% of our stations ranked amongst the top stations as per IRS 2017, we look forward to seamlessly serving our advertisers and listeners with interesting and exciting content.”

Radio penetration has showed a phenomenal growth of nearly 100% across India between 2014 and 2017 as per a report by IRS. Only 35% of our population has access to the internet as compared to broadcast radio which has access to 99% of the Indian population. Radio medium also holds far stronger position over internet in priority states including Bihar, MP, Tamil Nadu, UP, West Bengal, Orissa etc.

Staying aligned to the brand ethos of Suno Sunao, Life Banao, the upcoming festival plan is shortly arriving to make life beautiful with interesting content and timeless music.

MUMBAI: MY FM, which is India’s largest emerging radio network, launches MY FM Real Estate Conclave, the country’s first on-air conclave on the segment.  Bringing together some of biggest thought leaders of the industry, MY FM Real Estate Conclave is an initiative to educate and acquaint the listeners on the Indian real estate market and its evolution, and provide all necessary information on real estate purchase to potential buyers. 

The seven days on-air series will cover all aspects of Real Estate and will be a complete guide to listeners in making smart investment choices The conclave will see the participation of India’s leading real estate experts who will be sharing insights on various aspects of the industry. The series will run live across all 30 stations of MY FM network. It started from 3 October and will conclude on 9 October.

Speaking on the initiative, MY FM Business Head Rahul Namjoshi says, “When it comes to investing in real estate, the buying decision depends on multiple factors and it is imperative to have access to the right information and guidance in making the purchase. MY FM constantly endeavours to bring quality information to its listeners across various subjects and real estate is one of the most significant decisions amongst all Indians. With reputed experts on our panel, we are hoping to help our listeners and potential buyers get an in-depth insight into this topic.”

The key topics to be covered in the series include: 

·    RERA – Benefits, security, assurance, actions/penalties, grievances etc.

·    CREDAI - Its role, features, objectives and processes

·    Local Development Authority – Areas under its network, it processes and regulations

·    Home Loans – Documents required, eligibility, types of loan and benefits

MY FM Real estate Conclave is the hub of all required information and guidance on real estate.

MUMBAI: BIG FM Pune’s RJ Sangram happens to be one of the nominees at Radio Connex, which is one of a kind celebration of excellence in Radio. The commemoration, which would take place at The Play Lounge, in Mumbai on 10th October 2018, 7 pm onwards aims at awarding the achievers from the radio Industry. On the same RJ Sangram has spoken on Radio Connex.

Also Read: Introducing Radio Connex - 'one of a kind' platform for Indian radio industry

On being asked, how Radio Connex will help RJ’s across India, RJ Sangram added, “I am very excited about the event. We are usually are stuck with our daily plans, but events like these give us a chance to sit back and look at our work that we have done over the past years. Secondly, we also get to see what everybody else is doing because normally your competition checks are cursory, but when something like this happens, you try to dig around a little more. We also get to know, who has done what differently and what can we do."

Earlier, RJ Sangram had asked fans for a vote appeal, as he said, “Just watch any show of mine and you will feel like voting for me. I will put 15 lakhs for every person who votes for me.”

Besides, RJ Balaji and RJ Nitin had earlier spoken about Radio Connex.

Also Read: RJ Balaji's initiative 'Chennai Micro' to help small-time entrepreneurs

Any award you get is not the recognition of your work, but how much people love you: RJ Nitin

MUMBAI: Radio Mirchi’s RJ Jeeturaaj has been nominated at Radio Connex, an initiation by Indian Television Dot Com group’s Radioandmusic, which aims to bring the radio industry under one roof. Out of the several nominees, we have one of the most renowned RJ Jeeturaaj who had earlier represented India at the International Radio Festival in 2013. In an exclusive interview, Jeeturaj spoke about platforms like Radio Connex that celebrate Radio.

“I’m really excited about Radio Connex. I think it’s wonderful that radio as a medium is celebrated in its own space. Awards for the best work done in radio are not only an acknowledgement, but also keeps the zest in every radio professional alive to do more, constantly innovate and keep reinventing ourselves,” said RJ Jeeturaaj.

On being asked to comment on competitions like Radio Connex that give recognition to the radio industry, he said, “The competitions are fun. It brings out the best in us and most importantly, brings the industry together. It’s a great way to learn from each other. I, however, feel that media platforms on the whole are blending seamlessly, today, and great content will also rise above the rest. Radio however will always remain to have its own role in our lives.”

Further on asking RJ Jeeturaaj on what he thinks about Radio Festivals like (IRF) International Radio Festival, which invites global RJ's and radio industry people he said, “I think only the best talent from India should represent the country at such a prestigious event. I wish the best talent win. The International Radio Festival gives us an understanding about how this medium is not only consumed but also is changing across the globe. It does keep us on our toes and is a great learning ground too. It’s a melting pot of the best work on radio so it’s going to be a lot of fun.”

MUMBAI: BIG FM, one of India’s largest radio networks has launched BuyAdsOnBigFM.com, enabling the long tail, retail SMEs and entrepreneurs to conveniently advertise with BIG FM. Apart from booking ads, the platform also offers a dashboard for ad rates, invoices and broadcast certificates and online payment options. BuyAdsOnBigFM.com app will soon be available on IOS and Android platforms.

Additionally, BIG FM shall be providing access to a 24/7 call centre and chat bots to address any incoming queries on BuyAdsOnBigFM.com. BIG FM will also appoint direct selling agents, to on board advertisers for a frictionless experience.

Speaking about the development BIG FM CFO Mr. Asheesh Chatterjee said, “BIG FM is proud to launch BuyAdsOnBigFM.com, which will allow our advertisers and agencies to request for jingles, buy ad inventory and pay online. BuyAdsOnBigFM.com is a part of our digital transformation journey which will significantly enhance customer service and showcase transparency. The advertisers will also be able to avail exclusive special loyalty and festive offers.” 

MUMBAI: RNM’s much awaited event; Radio Connex is slated to be held on 10 October 2018 in Mumbai. Marking the celebration of excellence in radio, the event will honour noteworthy talent from the radio industry for their unique contribution.

Speaking about the event, Indiantelevision Dot Com group CEO and founder Anil Wanvari said, “It’s great to bring the radio industry together under one roof. There are very few occasions when RJs, producers, sales and marketing people along with brands and agencies get together. We are very happy to bring all these constituents together, today, at the Play Lounge in Mumbai.”

“We will be very happy to announce the winners of the various categories that were decided by a very prestigious jury, which included the likes of Prahlad Kakkar (Ad Film Maker), K. V. Sridhar (founder and chief creative Officer Hyper Collective), S. Yesudas (co-founder and managing director Y&A Transformation Pvt. Ltd), Rajil Sayani (manager and son of Ameen Sayani) and me. We are delighted to announce the winners,” he further added.

The starry event will be graced by whos who from both radio and music industry, including the legendary radio announcer Ameen Sayani, Partha Sinha - Vice chairman and managing director, McCann world, music producer Meghdeep Bose, singer Lesli Lewis and others.

From the radio industry, BIG FM’s RJ Balaji, RJ Sangram, Radio Mirchi’s RJ Mir and RJ Naved etc and others will add colour to this radio galore. The event will be hosted by the dashing Fever FM RJ Anmol. The winner of the best RJ category will represent India at the International Radio Festival to be held in Malta from 29 October to 4 November 2018.

Radio Connex is a first-of-its kind celebration of radio industry that aims to honour talent from the radio world. Having in-depth researched categories, Radio Connex’s sheer motto was to discover the best ongoing practises as well as discover better practices in terms of radio advertising, servicing clients and offering them 360 degree solutions.  The idea was to bring out the best from the world of radio as well as highlight its use as a communication medium to select communities, who really tune to it.

Venue: Play – The Lounge, Lower Parel, Mumbai.

Date: 10^th October

Time: 7 pm onwards.

MUMBAI: Radio City’s popular RJs RJ Salil and RJ Archana, who have a huge fan base, are all confident to win at Radio Connex 2018 – a celebration of excellence in Radio. Mumbai’s popular RJs expressed their joy on their nomination and spoke about Radio Connex and International Radio Festival in an exclusive interview with Radioandmusic.

Speaking about his nomination in the best RJ category of Radio Connex, RJ Salil said, “It feels great to be nominated for some good work put in throughout the year and when all the love culminates into a nomination, there is no better feeling than this.”

RJ Archana also expressed her views on nomination. She said, “It’s the best feeling to be nominated by one the most intensive Radio Industry online publisher! They not only follow our journey with respect to our radio undertakings but also celebrate our overall professional milestones! They are like our family who take time out to recognize your accomplishments and give a pat on your back every time we showcase a skill set, talent or do our bit for the city!”

“Keeping faith in the work we do, we always believe we can win,” Salil added on whether they will win an award.

But Archana has an explanation on why they deserve to win. “Winning is seriously an outcome of whoever makes the most mark with their endeavors with the city, for the city as Radio is all about thinking Global, acting local! And in that aspect this year we have been one step ahead with almost all aspects! We have partnered with UNO for beach clean-up as part of the WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY, filled up more than 100 potholes across Mumbai, celebrated a black and white Holi to stress the importance of speed-breakers, and made it possible for Ramghar residents to get their toilets in Mulund. If not for all these efforts then for simply holding the spirit of Mumbai together with hope and positivity by wanting to make these positive changes themselves, we do deserve this award I believe,” she exclaimed.

RJ Salil and his radio mate RJ Archana has been nominated in the best RJ category of Radio Connex. The winner will represent India at the International Radio Festival, which is slated to be held from 29 October to 4 November in Europe’s Cultural Capital for 2018, Malta.

On being asked about Radio Connex, RJ Salil commented, “Radio Connex is a fantastic platform for RJs across India. Since there was also a voting section, it makes it even better because it allows the fans to reach out and be connected with the voices they admire.”

To this RJ Archana added, “The consistent effort that radioandmusic puts in to celebrate the medium of radio through their esteemed portal gets the much desired natural culmination in giving the nominees their due credit for all the efforts they take in their respective radio endeavors!”

Every RJ dreams of attending the International Radio Festival (IRF). On being asked about IRF, RJ Salil said, “Well, we think radio in India is now rather more connected to the people and it is very influential. We are taking giant leaps in the direction where radio as a pure platform is considered and there could be no better place than the International Radio Festival to showcase our brand of radio.”

The RJ, anchor and VJ further expressed, “We are absolutely ready with our passports, wish us bon voyage!”

Salil’s radio companion also shared her views on International Radio Festival, “If we win we certainly will make it! Representing our nation’s radio station after belonging to this medium for 16 years should equip us with the much needed wisdom with regards to radio. Also, being global citizens to similar issues we face in another corner would not just be relatable but also cathartic to hear for many of the locals!”

Radio Connex will be held today in Mumbai and will be graced by the legendary radio announcer Ameen Sayani.

MUMBAI: Radio City’s award winning RJ Ginnie Mahajan has also been nominated at Radio Connex in the best RJ category, whose winner will represent India at the International Radio Festival 2018 in Malta. Popular for her morning show, Suno Na Dilli, Ginnie talsk about her nomination, Radio Connex and more in an exclusive interview with Radio Connex.

On her nomination in the best RJ category of Radio Connex, RJ Ginnie exclaimed, “It feels awesome to have your work recognized.”

“Do I think I will win? Well, my passport and I definitely hope so. It’s very important to do your work passionately but it’s equally important to be recognized or awarded for it. The high it gives is unsurpassed,” said the former journalist.

Radio Connex is the first-of-its-kind celebration of excellence in radio. On this vibrant show that aims to recognise talent from the world of radio, Ginnie said, “Radio Connex is a great platform and to see your work recognized at a global platform is very humbling indeed. I am also excited to introduce Indian radio to an international audience and get a chance to see what they do and possibly carry back ideas.”

International Radio Festival (IRF) is a global Radio gathering, which every RJ dreams of attending. On being asked about IRF, Ginnie said, “When we do our shows every day it is done with the sole purpose of being the best infotainment medium for a listener. To now realize that it will be showcased at a global radio gathering is fantastic.”

“I do hope I can make it and represent what radio is in India to a global audience,” RJ Ginnie concluded on whether she can will a chance to grace the global event in Malta, Europe, this year

MUMBAI:  Pune chi mulgi and Radio City star RJ Shonali is known for her local stories from the Maharashtrian city. The RJ who is popular among the locals for her show, City no. 1, has bagged a nomination in the best RJ category of Radio Connex 2018. She speaks her mind in an exclusive interview.

Speaking about her nomination, RJ Shonali said, “I feel amazing. It’s a huge achievement just to get nominated in such a colossal platform. I have given my best shot and I feel I have won the very moment when my content has reached my listeners.”

“I look at the phenomenon of winning or losing with a different perspective - if my content is creating a positive impact on the listeners’ mind, I consider it as winning in the first place. Hence, if the judges feel the same through my content, I will definitely win,” exclaimed Shonali on whether she will win the award tonight.

On Radio Connex, a celebration of excellence in Radio, RJ Shonali exclaimed, “We all work hard, but getting appreciation from such a huge platform will definitely motivate us to work more passionately.”

Lastly, on the International Radio Festival, the Radio City RJ concluded, “I feel this is very important for us. I have been seeing local and national level Radio Programming over the past 10 years of my career in the industry. This time it is different and huge, and I will surely get a new perspective and in turn bring about a creative change in my content back home. Yes, I would absolutely love to be there!”

MUMBAI: Radio City Bengaluru’s drama queen RJ Nethra knows well to make a mark with her radio jocking skills. She has been nominated in the best RJ category of the International Radio Festival at Radio Connex 2018. In an exclusive interview, she talks about her nomination and more.

On her nomination, she exclaimed, “Representing Indian Radio on an international platform will surely be a milestone in my career and that’s a dream for any radio professional. Having been nominated alongside some of the best in the country surely makes me feel on top of the world. Having said that, representing a strong southern part of India, Bengaluru, I am glad to be nominated from the only Kannada radio station “Radiocity Bengaluru”. With all the positivity, I look forward to representing Kannadigas on an international platform.”

When asked about the biggest celebration of radio industry, Radio Connex, Nethra said, “Excellence in whatever you do, sure wins hearts. And when you have people recognizing talents from across the country, putting them up on an international pedestal, I can’t thank Radio Connex enough for the honour. May the most deserving win!”

On the international radio festival, RJ Nethra commented, “I have been in the Indian Radio industry and a voice of Bengaluru for the last decade! Representing diverse cultures that India brings in - its languages, thoughts, movies and kannadiga emotions - on an international platform would be a great high. Three cheers to team Radio Connex for “International Radio Festival”- a commendable task of bringing in people irrespective of the creed and colour. Looking forward for this one with all the positivity.”

MUMBAI: Radio City RJ Harshil, who is popular among the masses of Ahmedabad, is quite excited about his nomination in the best RJ category of Radio Connex.

Speaking about his nomination in the best RJ category, RJ Harshil said, “Being nominated for the Best RJ category of Radio Connex makes me feel honoured and proud to stand amongst some of the best from the industry. Having spent around 11 years in this industry has shaped my persona and nurtured my ability to present different content effectively in the best creative manner, so as to create a lasting impact in the minds of my listeners.”

“Being part of the two-month long campaign called ‘Vototsav’ and becoming the brand ambassador of the Gujarat Elections 2017 have been a huge step in helping me initiate change. Such initiatives and awareness campaigns, whether being in the studio or being amongst the public, have created a positive atmosphere towards shaping a better city, which makes me feel positive towards winning this title,” he further added.

On Radio Connex, which is honouring the excellence in Radio, Harshil exclaimed, “Firstly, I would like to congratulate Radio Connex for recognising great talents and creative minds of the radio industry and honouring them with this prestigious award. Radio Connex gives the Indian talents of Radio like me a platform to present ourselves on the international front. It also gives a platform for cultural exchange of views amongst the radio professional all over the country. It helps quench the thirst of radio professionals like me who are eager to meet talented personalities of the industry from across the country.”

Lastly, speaking about the International Radio Festival, which is a global Radio gathering, RJ Harshil signed off saying, “I am absolutely ready for it. Just the thought of representing myself in an International Radio Festival gives me goose-bumps as this was something that I have been waiting for since the inception of my career. It is a great opportunity to meet and learn from some of the great minds that I’ve always heard about in the international radio industry.”

MUMBAI: Jaipur’s popular RJ Karthik from MY FM is hopeful about winning at Radio Connex 2018 today.

Speaking about his nomination in the best RJ category, RJ Karthik said, “We usually announce winners of Bollywood awards, but announcing that I have been nominated is great. Also, the biggest achievement is when listeners are very happy that their favourite RJ has been nominated.”

“When it comes to winning the award, it is the audience, who is the real winner, who listens to their favourite Radio Jockey. Rishan Bhatia sir, Rahul Namjoshi sir, Vinay sir, Viplove Gupte sir, we follow their ideology. I thank my MY F team,” he further added.

On Radio Connex, the RJ exclaimed, “Providing a platform like Radio Connex to all RJs is in itself an awesome feeling. Also, Radio’s one on one connect is thus brought to the fore through a prestigious award like this.”

“Rishan sir was behind the Monday Motivation show, which made people realise that radio can also a bring a change in the society,” he further told.

Lastly, on the international Radio Festival, RJ Karthik commented, “IRF itself means that you are telling the world that radio is still there for you and is the best source of entertainment in the world.”

“If I win, I will get to visit Malta, meet RJs and radio people there” Kartik concluded.

RJ Kartik is currently among the top three most followed RJs on Facebook in India. He recently garnered over one million views on his official Facebook handle.

MUMBAI: Radio Connex, one of a kind radio celebration is all set to be held today in Mumbai.

With mind-blowing enthusiasm, the radio industry has shown towards this gathering, its quite exciting to see everyone from the radio industry under one roof. Well this massive event will be hosted by RJ Anmol, whom where he shares a few words,

Speaking about the same RJ Anmol said, "The only plan is there is no plan. It’s a Radio event, it is unplanned, that's how radio works and only when it is unplanned it comes from the heart. Also, I am from the industry itself ya, it's about my people and I know them.”

"This event would just feel like a family having fun," he further added.

Well as RJ Anmol would host the show, we are super excited to watch him slay his 'anchor styles' at Radio Connex.

MUMBAI: The recently held Radio Connex 2018 was a vibrant get together of Radio industry. Marking presence of some noteworthy names including legendary radio announcer, Ameen Sayani, who was honoured for his legendary contribution by Mr. Anil Wanvari founder and CEO Indiantelevision dot com group, Sam Balsara founder, chairman and managing director Madison World and Madison Communications. Ameenji and ace ad film maker Prahlad Kakkar. Ameenji not only attended the event in spite of his ill-health, but also interacted with the whole radio clan. The show was hosted by RJ Anmol from Radio Nasha.

Another key highlight of the show was RJ Devaki, who won the best RJ award in the International Radio Festival category. Ahmedabad RED FM's this Gujju girl had not only come decked up in her traditional attire but also grooved to her states number on the red carpet. She will be representing India at the International Radio Festival 2018, which is slated to be held in Malta from 29 October to 4 November 2018.

Speaking about the event, founder and CEO Indiantelevision dot com group Mr Anil Wanvari said, "It was great to have the entire Radio clan under one roof. There are very rare occasions like Radio Connex 2018, which manage to do so. Also, we were honoured to have Ameen Sayaniji grace the event."

On her victory RJ Devaki, who is popular back in Ahmedabad for her show, Morning No.1 said "I am very excited to win the best RJ award at Radio Connex 2018. It's for the first time that Radioandmusic has done awards in India and this will be the second among the radio awards, we have in the country. We were very delighted to be a part of this show. And of course, winning an award and then going to Malta to celebrate my country, what can be amazing by this?" 

When it comes to the Zonal category, the best RJ award was bagged by four RJs from their respective zones. While RJ Salil and RJ Archana from Radio City (MUMBAI) won from the West Zone, RJ Naved from Radio Mirchi and RED FM's RJ Raunac (Delhi) jointly won from the North Zone (Delhi). The East zone winner was RJ Mir (Radio Mirchi) while the South Zone was ruled by RJ Balaji from BIG FM Chennai.

"Not everyone can win, but there is always a tomorrow, where somebody else can win. So, to all the winners, who won this time, congratulations and to all those, who haven’t, there is always a tomorrow and all the best to everyone," exclaimed Wanvari as he congratulated the winners while acknowledging the participants also.

While Radio City rocked at the event by bagging the maximum honours at Radio Connex 2018, other stations also cherished victory in their respective category. The event saw some fabulous performances by Yatra Band by Aanchal and the 7 Bantaiz, who made the audience get up and groove. Radio Nasha's star RJ Anmol was the apt host of the show.

Radio Connex was the first-of-its-kind celebration of excellence in Radio. Indiantelevision Dot Com group's Radioandmusic is an online news portal, which carries stories from the world of radio and music. Anil Wanvari owns four websites, including RNM, under his company. The other three websites are Indiantelevision, TellyChakkar and Animation Xpress.

MUMBAI: The festivities in India have begun and with Navratri just around the corner, everyone is all set for nonstop fun and dance grooving to the foot tapping Garba beats. To match up with the festive craziness, Magic 106.4 FM has joined hands with Dance with Madhuri and has launched Garba coaching classes. Dance with Madhuri is an online dance academy venture by Bollywood actress Madhuri Dixit, which gives its users the chance to learn various dance styles from the best choreographers.

Commenting on this new collaboration, Madhuri Dixit says, “Dance is an expression of spirit and life. With the Navratri season around the corner, we at dancewithmadhuri.com are collaborating with Magic 106.4 FM for exclusive Garba coaching classes. I urge all the listeners to tune into their festive mood and participate in this contest. The few selected winners will get an opportunity to get coached by the very popular Kruti Mahesh, who is an expert choreographer and a part of my team at dancewithmadhuri.com.” 

To recognise the Garba skills of Mumbaikars Magic 106.4 FM got popular choreographer Kruti Mahesh on board to provide Garba training. Kruti Mahesh has extensively worked with Madhuri Dixit and is also a part of her online academy. Kruti Mahesh went on ground to train the selected winner societies and enhance their Garba dance skills. Taking the garba hype a step further, some lucky listeners also won passes for popular pandals making the festivities brighter for them.

Commenting on the Garba coaching classes concept, Magic FM COO Nisha Narayanan says, “Magic 106.4 FM always stays true to its words, which is ‘Jee Le Zara’. With Garba coaching classes the idea was to engage with the listeners giving them another reason to celebrate the festivities. Dance with Madhuri was a perfect platform which enabled us to get on board a talented choreographer like Kruti Mahesh to teach Garba to our listeners. Being a relatively new channel, I personally think Magic106.4 FM has made a huge progress in terms of programming and reaching out to the listeners while taking small steps in building a connect with them.”

MUMBAI: MY FM, the radio arm of Dainik Bhaskar group, has partnered with Gujarat Fortune Giants for the ongoing Pro Kabaddi League 2018. The radio network has become the official radio partner of the Gujarat Fortune Giants. As part of the partnership, the radio station will be hosting a series of on air activities across various platforms that will include on-ground activities and on air initiatives.

The content will primarily be driven by all its three stations in Gujarat, namely Ahmedabad, Surat and Rajkot. The collaboration is aimed at resulting in a creative, innovative and a mutually beneficial partnership.

Commenting on the association, MY FM Business Head Rahul Namjoshi said, "We are happy to associate with the dynamic team Gujarat Fortune Giants. The previous seasons of Pro Kabaddi League have received overwhelming response and this season looks promising. It has always been our priority to bring interesting content and unique experiences to our listeners. From organizing Kabaddi classes to giving away GFG original merchandise, to conducting friendly matches between residents in select housing societies, we are bringing opportunity for our listeners to be a part of the exciting league.”

For this association, MY FM has planned an on air festival of Kabaddi with programming to help bring Kabaddi champions closer to the listeners. On daily basis, the GFG team anthem and specially compiled Piyush Mishra poem will be played. The network will have bytes of team player aired across all the three stations. Special segments like Kamaal Hai Kabaddi and Gaano Ki Raid will be promoting the day's matches. Fans can win official team merchandise by participating in Khel Kabaddi Ka, an RJ led contest.

In a unique promotional initiative, MY FM is organizing visits to 16 societies by its RJs,in six of these societies, the network is conducting two matches - Fathers Vs Fathers and Mothers Vs Mothers. With an aim to reach out to fans and educate masses on the sport, it is also organizing Kabaddi ki class, a fun and entertainment session on Kabaddi tricks and learnings.

GFG fans will be able to experience the most seamless kabaddi playing and listening experience with MYFM. The GFG team members and promoters will be visiting MY FM studios to interact with fans.