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Run Radio Debut

Is this for real?  1 minute to airing of the first radio show dedicated to running and, as I climbed up on the stool in the DJ booth of NU 107, I still couldn’t believe I had accepted this job as DJ along with good friend and fellow running blogger, Jay Nacino (Prometheus Cometh).  

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- J & J -

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– with our boss, Run Radio producer, Marga -

30 minutes prior to the airing, Jay and I were chatting our jitters away at 7-11, which was a short walk from the radio station.  We talked about the oh-so controversial Globe race, the slew of marathons set for October, and family drivers (how did that get in there?) and, for a minute, I thought we should have saved all our stories for the live show instead!  At that time, our producer, Marga Deona (The Changeling Child), the woman behind Run Radio, was frantically weaving her way through Edsa traffic.  When Marga arrived around 15 minutes before airing, all things turned serious.  We received a short briefing and started jotting down notes hurriedly.  Marga entered the booth to set up the music and Jay and I were left at the lobby, staring at each other as if we were at the starting line of the biggest race in our lives.

Jay told me he was going to say a short prayer, then turned his back on me facing the life-size mock ups of Adam Clayton and Bono of U2.  I said a short prayer and asked for guidance as well, asking God to “please keep me from saying anything stupid.”  When Jay faced me, I asked him “Did you ask for guidance from the gods of U2?”  I thought they would definitely be able to help us in this kind of situation.

So, there we were, seated at the DJ booth, watching the DJ countdown from 5…4…3…2…and 1.  He points to me and I nervously utter the words: “Welcome to Run Radio, the first run radio show for running…” 

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– The DJ booth was intimidating -

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– Getting serious… -

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– …not! -

We were live for one full hour.  We only had an outline in our hands, so the show was not scripted at all.  We discussed future segments of the shows, read ads, introduced powersongs, interviewed our Nike 5k Challenger, and gave our very best in our first attempt at being disc jokeys. 

Much to my amazement, time flew by quickly.  Before we knew it, the one hour was over.   I didn’t realize it would be so much fun!  Being our first show, I’d have to admit there’s still a lot of room for improvement, but I’m pretty confident the show will improve and have its own personality in the weeks to come.

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– Thank you guys for the support! Bobby, Vimz, Jun, and The Bull Runner family -

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– Run Radio with the Little Bull Runners.  Little Miss Bull Runner was thrilled about mommy’s new job -

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– The end to a great night and the start of new running and radio adventures -

Don’t forget to tune in next week!  

Run Radio on NU 107 every Friday, 9 to 10pm

Podcast available here three days after each airing.

If you heard us last night, let us know what you think.  Feel free to send in your comments—the good, the bad, and the ugly.  I told my producer that I gotta hear the truth so that I can work on my weaker points.  Be nice though…hahaha.

* Thanks to Vimz for some of the photos.

Posted on 07.25.09 to 01 Bullish Insights. Tags: . Subscribe to follow comments on this post. 38 comments. Add your thoughts or trackback from your own site.

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38 Responses to “Run Radio Debut”

  1. Ang galing ng photographer mo! Ikaw din magaling na co host – see you next Friday!

    Jay said on Jul 25 09 at 6:22 PM Reply

  2. Ang daming fans!!! Anyway I feel bad I missed it. I’ll tune in next Friday–remind me. Haha

    Mayi said on Jul 25 09 at 8:02 PM Reply

  3. Congratulations Jaymie and Jay!! Me and the Takbo.ph peeps tuned in last night while we were having our dinner at Gilligan’s, Market Market. As we promise to Marga, we will support the show even though we are not physically there in the station :) ‘Till next week!!! Congratulations!!!

    FlyingBoar said on Jul 25 09 at 9:21 PM Reply

  4. honga, ang galing ng photog mo na low profile! hugs to you guys!!! congratulations! ;)

    vimz said on Jul 25 09 at 10:55 PM Reply

  5. Congrats to TheBullRunner and Prometheus Cometh! :)

    Jaimie said on Jul 25 09 at 10:57 PM Reply

  6. congrats jaymie! while watching the webcam i was also reading the chatroom and you have fans there. :)

    next time harap ka naman sa webcam para hindi ma-disappoint yung mga fans mo :P

    ibetlacbay said on Jul 26 09 at 2:49 AM Reply

    • Yikes. I didn’t even want to visit the chatroom in fear of what they’ll say in there!

      Next time si Jay na ang katabi ng webcam. Pinilit niya ako umupo doon!

      thebullrunner said on Jul 26 09 at 5:37 AM Reply

  7. Hi Jaymie,
    Good first day, i think the next weeks would be better.. Keep it steady and spontaneous..
    Cheers!
    Mark
    (knightrunner)

    Mark Salvador said on Jul 26 09 at 9:35 AM Reply

  8. Hi Jay and Jaymie! I wasn’t able to tune in to your show (I was just a stone’s throw away from where you guys were. So technically, was supporting in spirit), but congrats on your pilot ep. Looking forward to catching next week’s show. More power to running! =)

    janine said on Jul 26 09 at 10:50 AM Reply

  9. Congratulations!!:)

    lorena said on Jul 26 09 at 11:30 AM Reply

  10. you guys just took away the stress of driving on a friday night!

    congrats! will call off class early next time so i could crash NU! hehehe

    Raymund said on Jul 26 09 at 12:26 PM Reply

  11. congrats again! good job, medyo jittery lang at the start pero everything went well naman. i’m sure a lot will be waiting for the next show, keep it up! ;-)

    bobby said on Jul 26 09 at 1:07 PM Reply

  12. i missed the first 10 minutes of your radio show due to weak batteries of my old transistor radio. had to immediately buy two new D batteries. anyway, the concept is very commendable and highly appreciated. your voices were amazing and you were able to inform the audience on what to expect in the next weeks to come about running. good job!

    Bald Runner said on Jul 26 09 at 1:07 PM Reply

  13. Congratulations! ‘Another breakthrough for running in the Philippines. I hope the running renaissance lasts a long long time; ‘glad you capitalized on it.

    The maiden airing had, as expected, rough edges to it pero Ok lang. I think what’s important is dialogues come naturally. And it was. More engagement with listeners is key: elicit more callers, more texters. Hope this helps. Cheers!:-)

    Ronnie Celestial said on Jul 26 09 at 3:53 PM Reply

  14. Jaymie, I’m sure you and Jay rocked the running world. I’m very very sorry I missed it. Next Friday, I promise I’ll strangle myself if I miss it again.

    Is there a CD recording of last Friday’s episode? May I borrow it? How about the video coverage? Is there a way I could watch it at http://www.NU107.com?

    Nora, the golden girl said on Jul 26 09 at 5:13 PM Reply

  15. the PRODUCER’s gotta be the 3rd man on the
    booth!

    … with her own mini-segment handling the
    show’s 5k guinea pig :D

    bp said on Jul 27 09 at 2:01 AM Reply

  16. Congrats Jaymie on your first airing of run radio, God bless and more happy days for the show and the running community!

    Bro J said on Jul 27 09 at 8:18 AM Reply

  17. I almost miss your show last friday…I was stuck on a friday traffic inside a bus where the radio was tune in on a different station. Then…something came up! like a light bulb! I asked the driver if he can change the station to your frequency and gave him a nice crisp 50 bucks! I enjoyed your show too much that i want to go there one of these days and bring you guys my world famous adobo! :p

    Congratz guys!

    marlon said on Jul 27 09 at 8:36 AM Reply

  18. it’a a good thing that we can now associate the face with a voice, now whatever you’ll say will become more dogmatic!

    can’t wait to see the show on digital hdtv.

    mikey said on Jul 27 09 at 8:42 AM Reply

  19. Congrats, TBR!!! I had dinner with friends but tuned in my friend’s car radio to NU as soon as we we were done. I could not believe it was your first DJing job. Any plans on making it a more than once a week broadcast??? We all loved the show and were glad to be part of something historic! :-)

    Alfred / El Kyoshi said on Jul 27 09 at 9:51 AM Reply

  20. missed the Friday show coz i was running (naks ;)

    well, really, we were running with the nike running clininc :)

    this Friday we’ll tune in! :D

    notsquare said on Jul 27 09 at 1:41 PM Reply

  21. hi miss jaymie!

    congrats to both of you! i wasn’t able to listen to the live broadcast, but i’ll be downloading your podcasts.

    congrats to miss marga too!

    thanks and more power!

    iandmac said on Jul 27 09 at 2:24 PM Reply

  22. Congrats TBR and Prometheu Cometh! And Marga!

    Zimm said on Jul 27 09 at 3:30 PM Reply

  23. Hi Jaymie!

    Loved listening to the show last friday! congrats!

    Hope the 5k challenger survives! let him join races!

    gerard said on Jul 28 09 at 4:46 PM Reply

  24. I just listened to your show. Kep up the good work.

    Alexis Tucay said on Aug 01 09 at 7:17 AM Reply

  25. wow,
    this is it.
    running are getting its new hights.
    congrats guys and do your best shots (ulk di ba basketball yun?) mabuhay j&j.

    Coach Salazar said on Aug 01 09 at 7:51 PM Reply

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