OAP Spotlight: Meet Radio's Big Brother!

The last few years have heralded the ascension of pop radio culture in Enugu, and certain voices over the airwaves stand out above the rest. 1 such vocalisation belongs to Osarogie Ogbomnwan, a.k.a Radio'south Big Blood brother. You lot probably recognize his distinctive baritone from his early days giving the News With Reviews on Solid Fm, or more recently doing the early morning PrimeTime Press on Urban Radio 94.v Fm. If none of these ring a bell, kindly relocate from that rock you lot live under 🙂
Click 042's Ijeoma Ossi defenseless up with Big Brother late last week at Urban Radio in Independence Layout. Outset impressions: at that place's more to this dark, proficient-looking presenter than meets the eye. His grip is firm, his eyes are serious even when he's making you laugh, and his spoken language is refreshingly blunt. "This is the starting time time I've ever washed this," he confesses. So nosotros make up one's mind to start off easy…

Where are you from and where did you lot grow up?

I'yard from Edo Land, and virtually 80% of my growing up was in Benin. I did primary schoolhouse, secondary schoolhouse and nearly 3 years of university all in Benin.

So what did y'all study those commencement three years?

Medical Laboratory Sciences. Until the department had some issues with the National Universities Council (NUC). Some universities weren't accredited, so they transferred everyone in those universities to about seven other schools with accreditation. I was sent to UNEC, and somewhen finished there.

From Med-Lab to radio presenting…that's quite a leap.

Well this volition sound very clichéd, simply I started loving radio since I was in JS2. I went to stay with my brother in Lagos for a short holiday. Dorsum then Dan Foster had just come into Nigeria on Cool Fm. He was the most astonishing matter that happened to me during that menstruum, listening to him every morn. Eventually when I got back to Benin I started connecting wires, because I wanted to go Cool Fm in Republic of benin. The point was too faint and then I gave upward afterwards a while.
At start I didn't remember of radio every bit something I really could do (for a living); I thought it was just a hobby. And then I got to a point where I was in Enugu and I wasn't doing anything. I had only graduated and wasn't really feeling the Med-Lab scene. Mentally I couldn't see myself doing a ix-to-v job, going to the role in the morning, come back in the evening, wearing a lab coat etc. So I asked someone day what I could do with my voice, and I was advised to become to a radio station and encounter if I could do voice-overs for them. A friend gave me a contact-Ola Mbadiwe, formerly of FRCN, so I called her and asked if I could do vocalization-overs. She chosen me back some nights later around 2am! Then she says, 'There's a new radio station opening upward, you should try information technology out.' That was Solid Fm. So I went at that place, auditioned for them succesfully, and started to believe that this just might be what I was meant to do. This is what I exercise with the least amount of stress. I can literally do this in my slumber.

What were the high points and low points of your career?

The high bespeak for me is every morning time that I have a expert bear witness. I've likewise met a lot of people I wouldn't normally accept met; celebs, politicians, doctors, engineers, fascinating people. The depression points were in the beginning, when I wasn't certain what I wanted to be. People often say be yourself, simply what if you're a wearisome person? You can't put that cocky on radio. So I went through phases trying to find myself. Information technology was really disappointing having a bad show and I would get very depressed. I was besides having that career battle with my parents, who weren't too swell on my chosen path. My mom was scared for me and I actually wanted to please her even if it meant getting a government job. Then those were really low times.

Wow, you've really come a long way. What would you tell your younger self?

I would say…Don't be afraid. I didn't start many things early plenty because I had a lot of fears. I would tell myself to stop existence agape and finish being lazy well-nigh risk.

What's the target for your career?

I definitely don't see myself doing radio forever. I'm passionate about a lot of things, similar photography. I want to exist behind really big media events, something as large as bringing Coldplay to Nigeria, organizing massive concerts, and generally becoming a household proper noun in the media industry.

And you're taking steps towards that goal?

Yep, step past step. I'm making equally many connections as I tin and trying to gather as much experience as I tin. Basically I desire to exist known as the person who made the show happen, not the one advertising information technology on the radio for them.

How do you similar Enugu?

I similar the fact that in that location's no traffic, and that everywhere is like 5 minutes away. Plus in that location are a lot of pretty girls here, so many. Lord have mercy! Merely at that place are really interesting people hither; some of my best friends in the world, I met here in Enugu.
What I don't like about Enugu is the mentality; I run into a lot of domestic violence confronting women and I just don't understand it. In that location's also the problem of introducing new ideas to Enugu. I feel similar the only things that actually sell here are food, alcohol and sexual activity. If you don't offer any of that, they're not interested; look what happened to the cinema. Asides that I remember it'due south an interesting town.

Back to yous then; what'due south a typical day like for you?

My alarm rings at 4am; I ignore it. So I wake upwards around 4:25 and spend the next few minutes trying to figure out where I am and request myself do I really need this job, can't I just sleep? I'thou at piece of work by v:fifteen, I go on air at 5:30 and get off at 11am. I spend the remainder of the day either pursuing office stuff, trying to get through guests I need to interview, tracking people downwards for adverts etc. A regular day ends at 2pm, then I go dwelling house to catch up the sleep I missed. Subsequently that I'm out of the business firm past seven:30pm, considering for some reason I merely tin can't stay indoors indefinitely. Usually I caput out to Extreme Lounge.

And so y'all've already mentioned photography equally a hobby. Do you have any others?

Yeah, I dear cooking. I'm very good at it too, though I don't have time to cook equally much as I want. I like photography because I like to tell stories; I want to either tell your ain story or help you imagine someone else'south. There are so many different people with unlike stories, and I'm always curious nearly those back stories. That's what I effort to capture with pictures.

Now to the inevitable question: is there anyone special?

Yes, there is. I don't actually like to publicize my relationships with PDA and all that.

We understand completely. Concluding question: what'south on your bucket list?

I want to know myself 100%. I want to know the reason why I'thou here, my purpose, how much longer earlier I become there, and so on. I want to brand my parents happy for the rest of their lives. I want to travel the world, become to Republic of malta, Republic of kenya, even Saudi arabia- I desire to go everywhere.

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Source: https://www.click042.com/features/interviews/oap-spotlight-meet-radios-big-brother/

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