| MUMBAI:
Radio One has recently roped in Raj Gopal Iyer as its new station head-west. His
last stint was with Big FM where he was heading their NTR business nationally. Talking
about the new opportunity Iyer says, "Radio One has some serious plans for
the metro. I would be heading the stations in West which includes Mumbai, Ahmedabad
and Pune, which is supposed to start soon." | |
|  Radio
One CEO Vineet Singh Hukmani confirms, "This dual strategy has not only helped
Radio One grow, but also attract new talent in all the cities." "Mumbai
is a very important market for Radio One, especially since it is our flagship
one. We are delighted to have Raj onboard, because he really understands the business
and programming aspects well. We are looking forward to making the station even
more exciting with him in the lead", adds Hukmani.
His
earlier profile includes working with Sony Entertainment Television, Start TV,
Jadoo Works, Times OOH Media and Percept Picture Company. Iyer has also been an
RJ in AIR few years ago. Radio
One has five stations operating in Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai, Ahmedabad.
It plans to launch its operations in Pune and Kolkata. "The Pune station
will start its operations in a couple of weeks where as Kolkata will take a little
longer," informs Iyer. The
station has also recently appointed Vehrnon Ibrahim as its national programming
head. |
