First radio station for women comes on stream ….. NEW TELEGRAPH

• Seun Olagunju, Femi Sowoolu join WFM 91.7 as on-air personalities are unveiled

St. Ives Communications, owners of WFM 91.7, Nigeria’s 1st radio station for women and their families unveiled the voices and faces that will be its core on-air-personalities recently. In what’s akin to a scene from an episode of Show- Time, the quartet of Abisola Grace Aiyeola, Nigerian British born currently studying Business Management at the National Open University of Nigeria and Nigeria’s budding actress and singer, Funmi Jinadu, who cut her teeth in radio broadcasting at BBC Bristol, UK and an active member of the National Union of Journalists, United Kingdom, Bolatito Bez Idakula, a former banker with a B.Sc.

in Politics and International Studies from the University of Warwick, England and an MSc. in Management from Imperial College London and Chinedu Faith Nwagha, a public speaker, customer service consultant and an advocate of personal development were presented to the media as the leading voices and faces at WFM 91.7.

Presenting the young and talented broadcasters at the event which took place inside the cozy environs of Protea Hotel, GRA, Ikeja, Lagos, Toun Okewale-Sonaiya stated that the quartet were selected from over 5,000 applicants that showed interest in working for WFM 91.7.

“The selection process was thorough and painstakingly executed. We were lucky to have veteran broadcasters like Femi Sowoolu, Seun Olagunju, Sydney Ufeli of Spik Rait, Saund Rait, etc. on the selection panel.

So, what we are serving the listening public are the best of our bests,” she said. Toun, a broadcaster of long standing, whose career traverse Nigeria and the United Kingdom added that, “One of the amazing qualities of these on-air-personalities is that each of them can function in any arm of the station’s operations. They are all undergoing training that will see them performing creditably well on any programme,” she enthused.

According to Toun, though WFM 91.7 prides itself as an ‘unapologetically for women’ radio station, she reiterated that “it is not just about women or straight-jacketed tailored for women; it is a radio station for women, the men in their lives and for the whole family.

The station will cover and discuss every aspect of life- sports, business, politics, governance, economy, health, family, relationship issues, youth, but to mention a few. Issues are planned to be presented from the women perspective. “Though we are licensed for women, WFM 91.7 will also cater for the men and the family by engaging on issues of local, national and international importance for all. It will operate 24 hours of talk and less music.

The station will address everyday issues for women and their families. It will be a reliable, leading and trusted source for all related news, information and matters of interests for women and their families,” she enthused.

Present at the unveiling ceremony were top officials and directors of St. Ives Communications, the holding company that runs WFM 91.7 radio station. They include: Dr. Babatunde Okewale, Executive Chairman of St. Ives Communications, Kiki Wale Okewale, Executive Director at St. Ives Communications, Olayinka Lawal, Head of Sales & Marketing atWFM 91.7 and other staff of WFM 91.7 radio.

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