I have been
listening to the Touchdown on Live FM a lot these days. That is the show
that airs after Sammy Forson’s late afternoon show and hosted by Berla Mundi
Ardadey. At least I have been doing so since Jeremie focused on the morning
show and left this for Mundi to host.
Thus
Berla Mundi whose foray into radio began in earnest when Live FM was launched and she was the presenter
of the entertainment segment on the Mid-Morning Show with Antoine Mensah and
the late afternoon show with Forson.
Before
making it to radio, Berla was a TV presenter. She hosted a few shows on GhOne
includingRhythmz TV as well as OmniBuzz and Daily Buzz. She was also the
presenter of Miss Malaikaand other shows on
the channel.
My observation of
Berla since she got on radio is that sh
e is one person who can say anything on
radio without any regard to how that would be perceived by her listeners.
Sometimes you cringe when Berla is about to say something and bam! she says it.
Berla
is a confident girl. She speaks her mind regardless of who is listening. The
one other female presenter she reminds me of is Caroline Sampson, especially
when she used to host The Y Lounge, which she incidentally also took over
from Jeremie.
The
topics are relevant to the age group that listens and both she and the panel
address them as they ought to and it is obvious from the messages they read
from Whatsapp and Twitter that they are tuned to the right
people.
It is obviously not
a programme for my age and of course I find myself poking holes in all the
arguments both she and the guests make, but I am not the audience for who the
show is produced so I can take the chill pill.
I also think the
music is good and it goes directly to appeal to the young people I am certain
the show is targeted at and so is the news and tidbits that she drops on the
show every weekday.
All that said, I
think she is carefree, but very relaxed on the show and that manifests in how
well she flows with both those in the studio and the contributors from outside.
Her brazenness
which I cannot decide whether it is confidence or daringness aside,
I think
Berla’s show is becoming one that addresses issues of young people in
contemporary times. There seem to be no subject that Berla won’t touch
including: sex, reproductive health, relationship, sex-tape and name them.
Touchdown looks that the show
that would define Berla’s radio personality as a sassy, vivacious, informal and
if you like very daring. Listen to her on Live 91.9FM on weekdays from 7pm and decide.
Credit: Francis Doku (Twitter @TheGHMediaGuru)

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