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It has been a month since I have been on Gagasi 99.5. I have had the joys of making errors such as calling the station Gagasi 99.5 fm. I have gotten stage fright and have had moments of silence on air. I have typed whilst the microphone is on and my listeners had to tell me that they can hear me typing. I have had great interviews such as co-hosting the first hour of my show on the 23rd March 2011 with Ray Phiri who was celebrating his 57th Birthday. I have had great writers in studio with me: Cartoonist: Qaps Mngadi, Umlazi Born: Sifiso Mzobe; Funny Ndumiso Ngcobo, Unassuming Thando Mqolozana who is also known as Caster Semenya not because of his sexuality but because of the title of his very engaging book : A Man who is not a man. I have also felt like, I was touched by angels in the studio by the awe inspiring sisters such as writer Zukiswa Wanner and Actress Delisile Malinga who plays the part of Sara in Generations. I have had wonderful musicians such as Natalie Rungan singing happy birthday to Ray Phiri on my show. Concord Nkabinde composed a song in 2minutes and serenaded Chikapa whilst strumming his guitar. The guitar is also known as Concords wife. Yes Concord is married to his guitar. I don't lie. Beautiful and talented muso Simphiwe Dana has also graced the Zookey Zone and we have never been the same again. The song Ilolo suddenly sounded sweeter than ever before.
These beautiful conversations shared with the Gagasi 99.5, over one and a half million listeners has been hair raising, caused my palms to sweat and lead my heart to palpitate to say the least #truestory.
No words could describe the feelings I have inside my tummy when a call comes in (illegally as in, no calls have been requested from listeners) and the voice says: Zookey you are blessing me or Zookey what you just did brought my lost love back to me. Wow! how humbling.
The facebook Zarlings is a group of people that are my kindred spirits. They dance when I play a dance song and go down memory lane when I take them there. Their fingers are always ready to comment or tell me what they are up to via my facebook page: zookey on gagasi 99.5. I feel like I am a captain of a Boeing Z.O.O.K.E.Y 101 flight to an informed, styled, fabulous and exciting lifestyle and society of kindred spirits. Gagasi 99.5 is an Urban Youth station and touching young adults in a special way is W.O.W! I did wanna say it is orgasmic but I thought neh. Let me say it is W.O.W :-)))
I do get a lot of sms's and emails saying I am sounding sexy, and I really wonder...but that is a different topic for another day. I have also had a handful of proposals coming my way but neh, lets skip that topic as well :-)
Saturday Morning, comes and I am up and away at 4am. The sunrise catches me in studio, dancing myself awake on the Zookey Sunnyside-up Breakfast show.
Beautiful friends like Fabulous Dhiya, Prayerful Noxie, Mad yet Encouraging Lazola, Supportive Sakhile, Mad & Ultra cute Makhosi have made my one month on radio a place of comfort. These friends tell me I sound like S*(&%$ and after that tell me that they love me and I know they mean it. Coz your best friend will tell you look horrible when you do and your enemy will tell you , you like great in your worst. Bubu has sat up, Zwe has sms'd before and after most shows, Jabu has uploaded her FB status 4 frends to listen up, so has Bubu and Nonto, Mthoko has even written a poem about my show...I mean are those friends or are those friends?
Oh well. This is my second month, which started off with a BANG. American based Lihle who is actually my soul sister, alongside Pastor Vusi Dube helped me pull an April Fools prank about me being engaged to sexy musician: Zakes Bantwini, who I had never met never mind spoken to. Which was a good thing. His lady love helped us with the prank, which is big ups to her as well.
How is it like to be on radio people ask? Well it is an experience. You have to go through it to know it. It was my dream that I never followed yet it somehow found me. Collin Zondo, sat with me on my first day of studio and gave me a one out of ten for my performance and all I can say is: iron sharpens Iron. Tp and Vusi helped me before I went into studio to show me what to do and what not to do...So big ups to them.
Follow your dream. It could be a nightmare to others, but truth be told, your dream is probably the only thing you own and don't need to pay for but if you follow it, it will pay you well.
For the effervescents that tell me I am sounding good and encourage me even when media diss me, well that happend once, in my 1st month and the post is on my station page, thank you. Vilo Naidu, you are great you metrosexual you. Oops that sounded like I am swearing at you. Not really. I like the way you guys do your manicures, facials and wear flip flops to show off your pedicures. Its great to have interactive friends. Dineo, thanks to you too oh Gullible one. Amanda, you the ish sister girlfriend.
Thanx to Buhle Mkhize, from Eshowe for giving us fashion, beauty and coming trends at 09h10 every Saturday morning all the way from New York City...other exciting features such as WIRELESS HOOK UPS start this Thursday which is people finding love on the Zookey Zone. If you are lonely and looking drop me an email on zookey@gagasi995.co.za. Tell me who you are, how old you are, what you are looking for in love. CONFESSIONS MONDAY is a series where you tell me WHAT YOU WILL NEVER DO AGAIN so you send me an email saying: I WILL NEVER and carry on with what you will never do, because it caused you so much hurt or trauma etc. Tuesday's we will have our: AND THESE SAID feature. This will be our celebrity sections, which allows for celebs to tell us what they are reading and how their current read is shaping them.
Love and respect Zarling.
Zookey
