MUMBAI: Radio Mantra's search for a new RJ for Jalandhar culminated on 19 September as the station selected Arun Singh in a grand finale of RJ-giri, a hunt for a new RJ.

Arun was adjudged the winner from amongst the four finalists. Based on SMS responses received from the audience and the judges votes, Arun won by a very close margin. Bollywood actor Jimmy Shergill was the celebrity judge at the grand event.

He will now have the opportunity to hone his skills under a team of experts from Mantra and co host shows with the Radio Mantra jocks.

Speaking on the RJ Hunt Radio Mantra Cluster Head for Punjab and Haryana Lakhwinder Singh said, I am quite ecstatic with the kind of response we have received. A total of 5000 entries from across Punjab was truly a huge one. Not only have we found a great talent in Arun but it was  also a  great pleasure interacting with the listeners live. The event was the first of its kind in the city and I would like to thank our listeners for making it a huge success....

Unable to hide his excitement Arun said It feels great. I had faith in myself from the time I entered into the contest and finals was something which I was aiming at. However winning did come as a big surprise as the other finalists were equally talented too....

The activities of the contest were designed in a way to not only make them more challenging with each passing round but to also keep the excitement and fun factor alive to invite maximum participation. RJ-Giri not only helped us in developing a better connect with our listeners but also helped in sustaining Mantra's image of an exciting and an entertaining brand... shared Radio Mantra national programming head Sameer Kanwar.

Radio Mantra national sales head Subashis Roy further added, The Sheer association of large number clients reflects  huge acceptance of an event like this in the city of Jalandhar and with such  great response we look forward to making  RJ-Giri our annual property....