Presenting Radio’s Queens: Corporates Can’t Go Wrong With These Queens!
A while back i aggregated a list of Kenya’s top radio personalities. Unfortunately, that list had very few women. but i’m back to correct that with this list right here.
This is a list of Kenya’s radio queens and hopefully you’ll agree with my take on all of them. But whichever way you lean, let me know!
#10. Mwalimu Rachel -Home Boyz Radio
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This is the lass that holds it down on HBR from 1 -2- 3. Gerrit? She hold the afternoon session and refers to it as class and the teacher gets mad love from her students who text in or tweet their requests for songs. She has a fun voice that lightens up anyone’s mood. the best time to listen to her is right after being paid and you’re thinking of going out. Her demographic is young, mainly college and uni kids and she has that on lock lock! She even has a tv music mix show on KBC!
#9. Kanana -Ghetto Radio
why is this former househelp on the list? Simply because of her reach. Her reach is wide and as i explained earlier, reach is a big deal. her being on Ghetto radio means she reaches more Nairobi and indeed Kenyan youth than any other radio personality on this list. Need to push condoms or sex ed? She’s your girl!
#8. Joey Muthengi -Capital FM
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Well, now that we’ve officially surpassed rankings -he says with a rather huge grin on his face! But moving on swiftly Joey Muthengi hosts Capital Fm’s hit show Hits Not Homework which was popularised by Eve d’Souza. That means she had the daunting task of filling Eve’s shoes but she did so so marvelously that one is hard placed to remember Hits Not Homework without Joey Muthengi on the show. She owned the show completely and i take my hat off to her for that achievement.
So influential is she amongst urban school going kids and college peeps alike that Kisima tapped her to host the event for them.
#7. Angela Angwenyi
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This lady right here has earned her strips in radio entertainment and she has the influence to prove it. When i first heard that she’d been hired by Easy and partnered with Kwach, i expected her to be entirely flummoxed by him but she held her own and they have such radio chemistry!
She seems to know both how to hold it down on her own and pair up with a partner. She even writes for Zuqka… That is Angwenyi in a packet of chips.
#6. Tina Kaggia -One FM
This is the lass that holds it down for One FM! Other than her, the most prolific one FM radio personality is Bamzigi but he’s called it a day at One FM. Don’t get me wrong, there are alot of great radio presenters on their roster but Tina just stands out. She does the One Active show which is a mid morning show and she has the youngins locked on this time slot.
Why is she golden? She can sell anything in her flirtatious borderline naughty voice. Plus she gets all the real entertainment scoops… Wonder where she gets them from. Hmmm…
#5. Sheila Mwanyigah -Easy FM
This would be the lady of radio. Calm, collected, smooth and sensual in a grown and sexy sort of context. She has a voice that you can’t help but pay attention to… The lads know what i’m getting at. The type of sultry voice that could convince an Eskimo to buy ice!
#4. Cess Mutungi -Capital FM
This lady would be the exact opposite of Sheila Mwanyigah. She is loud, boisterous and chatty. She is the type to tell you to get something and you would simply because you can’t help but trust open people. She has Capital on lock and it’s because of her that they even feature so high up this list. She is the lass who always hangs out with the lads for drinks and footy and somehow became the resident Oprah. That type of lass even Uncle Chim Tuna would trust with his life!
#3. Kalekye Mumo -Classic FM
Even though she called the Ghafla all Stars cabbages, i can’t begrudge her what’s her’s and that’s a slot in the top 3 radio queens. She has an infectious laugh, bogus insults and an endearing persona about her. She and Cess Mutungi would make quite the radio pairing! She is the type of lass you trust because you just can’t bring yourself to questioning her honour… Quite the opposite of her co-host. i guess that’s why they work so well together!
#2. Ciku Muiruri -Classic Fm
Women believe Ciku has their backs busting errant husbands left right and centre and they trust her implicitly and without question. Want to sell a product to women, Ciku comes second only to one other lass on this list. Although, she once said she couldn’t believe the fact that we’d taken one of her facebook updates about being a second wife seriously… i wonder whether we can take her number 2 billing on this list seriously… we should probably ask her that…
#1. Caroline Mutoko -Kiss FM
This lady is what you would expect to turn most listeners off; haughty, rude and no nonsense. yet these are the same qualities that have amassed for her an audience anyone else on this list would be envious of. she has the “modern” 30-45 year old women by the uhm… purse strings. When she tells them to jump, they ask how high. she is the absolute golden standard in marketing because these women have money to burn (or want to look like they have money) and want to prove just how independent they are.
Don’t get me wrong, she’s doing alot to empower women but when it comes to the shillings, this part of her demographic is all that matters!
