MUMBAI: Jagran Group's radio venture Radio Mantra has opened entries for the �RJ Hunt' contest in Jalandhar. This initiative provides a platform for those who are interested in Radio Jockeying and want to turn it into a career by proving their mettle.
"Jalandhar audience has quite evolved in last three and a half years and now they understand radio to a good extent. Radio jockeying is all about involving your listeners and churning out some good and interesting content. This contest will give a chance to the people to Jalandhar to come forward and do their best at jockeying," said Radio Mantra programming head Sameer Kanwar.
The auditions will be held from 23 August to 29 August and the top 20 contestants will be shortlisted for the next stage. The contestants will be judged on their spontaneity, clarity, humor, personality and connectivity with the listeners.
The hunt will be spread over various elimination stages. The top four contestants will be allotted an hour show and this is the time when they will be judged by the listeners. The hunt will culminate on the decision of jury members, celebrity judge and listeners votes. The winner will be announced on 18 September'10 and will get to host a show on Radio Mantra.
It's a buzzword in all media that businesses are looking for 'out of the box' deliverables to the clients, what we are offering is not only thinking out of the box, but coming up with solutions that are innovative. In future a lot can be expected, we plan to take the same initiatives in other states as well," said Radio Mantra COO Narendra Tripathi
The title partner for the contest is TVS Wego while the associate partners are Fitness World, Fly mobile, Tata Docomo and the lifestyle partner study by Janak.