Fee Mak officially Joins BBC 1Xtra to host the ‘Weekend Breakfast Show’
Fee Mak is now the new presenter taking over the Sunday ‘Weekend Breakfast Show’ on BBC Radio 1Xtra. From the 14th of August, Fee Mak will be on your airwaves from 7-11am.
Faron McKenzie, the head of BBC Radio 1Xtra says: “I’m so excited to have Fee join as a permanent member of our team. Her broadcasting talent, positive energy, and passion for music are undeniable and I know she’s going to bring something very special to our listeners on a Sunday morning!”
Fee Mak says: “Can someone wake me up from my dream please?! From joining the network a year ago as a dep to now having my own slot is still very much a (pleasant) shock. I’m so grateful and honoured to be following in the footsteps of the legend that is Cuppy! Looking forward to bringing all the good energy, laughter and great music every week! Let’s go!”
Fee Mak
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BBC Asian Network is launching four new shows this week including BBC Introducing and the Asian Network Takeover which includes hosts Jasmine Takhar and DJ Kizzi.
The new BBC Introducing show will be hosted by Jasmine Takhar. It will be a two-hour weekly slot featuring brand new music from Asian artists. Jasmine Takhar says: “This one’s a personal victory for me. It’s such an honour to be the voice for brand new music with BBC Introducing. “I’ve been championing rising talent and music from outside of London for the last few years and to be selected to host this show is a big deal. The British Asian music scene is thriving and it’s an amazing feeling knowing that I’ll be playing a huge part in selecting incredible new music that this scene has to offer. I’m absolutely buzzing!”
Another new show is the Asian Network Takeover which will be every Wednesday, 10pm to midnight. The show is essentially a new format for the former Residency show. It will feature six new DJs who will host for one month each, before returning six months later. The first DJ will be DJ Kizzi who is joining the station at just 19 years old.
Head of Station, Ahmed Husain says: “This is an exciting time for everyone involved and it’s the biggest change the station has seen in a generation. “The new changes reflect our growing audience and how they consume our content. We’re now able to offer much more for our audience to explore and listen to on BBC Sounds, with regular mixes on the radio and on-demand, as well as a focus on new music. “We’re also stamping our authority in Birmingham with three brand new shows and moving forward on the success of the Big Debate with a brand new look and feel to the delivery of our news and current affairs programming on the station.”
BBC Radio 1 is changing its schedule for 2021 and Fee Mak is one of the new presenters joining the line-up. From this Friday, Fee Mak will be taking over Early Breakfast on Fridays. The show will feature a different presenter every month.
The Head of Radio 1, Aled Haydn Jones, has said it is a really exciting time for Radio 1 as they prepare to welcome the next generation of talent and on the new Friday morning rotation they’re going to be hearing from some fantastic new presenters over the coming months.
Fee Mak says: “I’m so grateful and gassed for this opportunity. This is something that I could’ve only imagined in my dreams, and now it’s really happening! It’s such an honour to be a guest presenter on Radio 1 for a month and I cannot wait. It’s lit!”
Rebekah Walker has joined Tottenham Hotspur FC as the clubs new host. This follows the news that Spurs have started a new partnership with Twitch by launching an official channel on the world’s leading live streaming platform. Viewers will be able to take advantage of a live three-hour watchalong stream on match days, presented by Rebekah who is a lifelong Spurs fan. It will also feature N17 Live presenter Ben Haines.
Since the start of January, live watchalong shows have been available for all domestic home and away games. The channel will also feature training tutorials and tips from Tottenham Hotspur’s Global Football Development coaches and collaborations with Club partners.
Rebekah says "Having been a huge Spurs fan my whole life, becoming the host of Tottenham Hotspur official Twitch channel is nothing short of amazing. If you had told me that I’d go from attending games and following the club to having the stadium become my second home – I would have had to ask for several receipts!”
You can follow Tottenham Hotspur on Twitch at twitch.tv/tottenhamhotspur
Charlie Powell is joining Global as the new host of The Capital Weekender (Saturdays & Sundays 1.30am–5am) and Monday afternoons on dance station, Capital Dance (4-7pm).
Her first show as part of The Capital Weekender line-up will be tomorrow (Sat 2nd Jan), bringing listeners non-stop party anthems across the Capital network. Her first Monday drivetime show on Capital Dance will be next Monday 4th January 4-7pm.
Charlie says “I’m so excited to be joining the Capital family. It hasn’t sunk in yet, but it’s a dream come true. My passion is always playing the biggest and best dance music for everyone and I am so grateful to have the opportunity to do this on the Capital Weekender & Capital Dance! I can’t wait to get started!”
Capital - https://www.capitalfm.com/
Capital Dance - https://www.capitaldance.com/
BBC Radio 1 has announced 33 new presenters taking over the station this Christmas. Joining the line up is Rebekah Walker who will be hosting ‘Radio 1 Anthems’ on Wednesday the 30th of December, 2-6pm and Friday 1st January, 8am-12pm.
Head of BBC Radio 1, Aled Haydn Jones, says that the introduction of this initiative last year was a way of giving some new young presenters a chance to showcase their talent on a national level and it’s proven to be a fantastic springboard, with many of the presenters landing follow up gigs on Radio 1 and beyond.
Rebekah says “It hasn’t fully sunk in that I’ll be doing a live show on Radio 1 over the festive period. I’m looking forward to it!”
DJ Kizzi took part in the BBC's Christmas House Party which took place across all of their networks - BBC Radio 1, Radio 1 Dance, 1 Xtra, Asian Network, Radio 2 and 6 Music. The event marked the official launch of Christmas on BBC network radio on Thursday the 1st of December.
Kizzi performed an hour long mix on BBC Asian Network from 7-8pm featuring RnB, Rap, Bhangra and all the freshest 2020 sounds. The set is available on Listen Again below via the BBC Sounds wesbite.
DJ Kizzi 'BBC Christmas House Party' - https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000q0ln
BBC Asian Network has announced brand new schedule changes for March 2021. Part of the new line up includes Nayha Ahmad taking over from Drivetime host Yasser to present The Official Asian Music Chart Friday, 4-6pm. The weekly show is a rundown of the most purchased, streamed and downloaded Asian Music by UK audiences.
Nayha started her career on community radio shows, going on to present the Chart Show on Westside Radio and daytime shows on Vibe FM. She most recently became the weekday afternoons presenter at commercial radio station Aspen Waite Radio.
Nayha says: “I have always strived to pursue my dreams and to get the opportunity to work for BBC Asian Network, doing a show where I will be at the core of popular and new music, is the dream! Music is my passion and doing the Chart Show, sharing that passion with listeners is a dream come true. I’m so excited to get stuck in, to make this show a true representation of what our British Asian scene is all about with something fresh!”
BBC Radio 1 is changing its schedule for 2021 and Fee Mak is one of five new presenters joining the line-up. Early Breakfast on Fridays will become a brand new slot, with a different presenter hosting every month. Fee Mak will be taking over in the month of March.
The Head of Radio 1, Aled Haydn Jones, has said it is a really exciting time for Radio 1 as they prepare to welcome the next generation of talent and on the new Friday morning rotation they’re going to be hearing from some fantastic new presenters over the coming months.
Fee Mak says: “I’m so grateful and gassed for this opportunity. This is something that I could’ve only imagined in my dreams, and now it’s really happening! It’s such an honour to be a guest presenter on Radio 1 for a month and I cannot wait. It’s lit!”
Kiss have announced eleven new specialist shows in the form of KISS Nights with Charlie Powell presenting her new show 'Future Dance' on Saturdays 3-6am. The slots launched on Monday the 9th of November and will reflect Drum and bass, Afrobeats, Grime, Hip Hop, all forms of House, Garage and more.
This year has marked the 35th year since the launch of KISS as a pirate station. KISS Nights will now bring entirely new programmes and a few recent KISS legends to complete the transformation.
Lock in on Saturdays 3-6am on KISS or hit the link below to catch up.
Charlie Powell 'Future Dance' - https://planetradio.co.uk/kiss/player/