MEET EMPIRE MEDIA PERSONALITY OF THE WEEK: Radio Pearl

Empire Media Personality Of The Week, Mofoluwaso Similoluwa Arobo is an On Air Personality at Orange 94.5 FM, Akure, Ondo State. In an exclusive interview with Empire Media, she made known to us how the name Radio Pearl came into existence, and many more.

Below is the interview held with her:

Empire Media: Can we meet you?

Radio Pearl: Smiles... I'm Mofoluwaso Similoluwa Arobo, born on the 11th of August  to the family of Captain and Mrs Oluyomi Arobo. I'm the third child from a family of nine (including parents). I hail from Akata, Aheri Kingdom in Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State.

Empire Media: Why the nick name Radio Pearl, how did it came into being?

Radio Pearl: Wow!!! Radio pearl😊😊. It's my on air appellation really. An on air appellation is a name that a radio presenter is been identified with.

Let me start by saying that I'm a reporter and a broadcaster at Orange 94.5fm in Akure, the Ondo State capital. When I started my career as a presenter, I discovered that there was a need for me to get an on air appellation since my colleagues had. The first breakfast show I presented was with Adeolu Gboyega who now happens to be the Head Of Programmes at Orange FM. At the end of the show that beautiful Friday morning, when Adeolu was to sign off, he identified himself as "The Biggest Boy on Radio" so in an attempt to mimic him, I referred to myself as the "Biggest Girl On Radio."

After the show that morning, the then General Manager of the station, Lion Tokunbo Jegede came into the studio and said jokingly that "you're not the biggest girl on radio because you're not big, henceforth, you'll be referred to as the smallest girl on radio since you're smallish." After that day, he started calling me the smallest girl on radio. It then dawned on me that I really needed to get an on air appellation so people wouldn't start calling me the smallest girl on radio.

I wanted something unique and beautiful, so in the process of thinking it through, the true meaning of "pearl" came to my mind. Pearl is a precious metal. Since I'm a radio presenter, I decided to merge the two, which is "radio" and "pearl" and that means a precious being on radio.

Empire Media: What a lovely appellation.

Empire Media: What brought you into journalism, broadcast to be precised?

Radio Pearl: giggles

Well, I had wanted to become a lawyer. But after three failed attempts, I decided to go for something else, still in line with my passion and dream. That's because I love to do the talking than the writing.

I love to express my views through my voice rather than using pen on paper. I'm a spontaneous person and I love to express myself whenever I have the opportunity to.

On the other hand, I discovered that God blessed me with a unique and radiophonic voice and I didn't want it to be wasted. I discovered that the voice is needed in the broadcast industry than print😉😉

Lest I forget, aside doing campus journalism in school, my first exposure outside school, was in the broadcast media.

Empire Media: How has it been coping with your profession, and all that concerns you?

Radio Pearl: Uhmmm, it's really not been easy, but I hold on to one belief, which is that "With determination, hard work and sacrifice, there's nothing that's impossible to achieve and I can attain the greatest height in life" and that has always kept me going.

Empire Media: In years to come, where do you see yourself?

Radio Pearl: I see myself doing great things in this industry just like Funmi Iyanda and the host of others. I should have carved a niche for myself in this industry. This is the path I have chosen and I'm determined to succeed in it.

Empire Media: It been nice having you with us.

We wish you success in all your endeavours. We see you elevating and soar higher.

Radio Pearl: I thank you very much for the honour.

MEET EMPIRE MEDIA PERSONALITY OF THE WEEK

 

NAME: Arobo Foluso Similoluwa

NICK: Radio Pearl

SOCIAL MEDIA:

 -Instagram:  @theradiopearl

- Twitter: @radio_pearl

- Facebook: Mofoluwaso Similoluwa Arobo

HOBBIES: Travelling, Seeing movies and Singing

DISLIKE: Dishonesty, insincerity and lies

ROLE MODELS: Maupe Ogun, Winfrey Oprah

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