All Crews - Pirates
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Many stalwarts are still doing their thing. Kool and Origin FM broadcasting 24/7; with Rude on from drive time till morning rush hour, plus all weekend. Rude remains a haven who like the music but hate MCs. Along the dial Kool FM broadcasts rawness; even though there’s a lot of new faces on the station, Kool retains that edge, as does Jungle Fever.
They’re still putting on parties in London, Brighton, Germany. Kool FM remains a brand name. And unless you’ve been to at least one Fever, you ain’t a true junglist. One new innovation on the station is 5ive 0’s and Uncle Dug’s hugely popular discussion program, Packed Lunch. Under their motto: "No chat. More talk," they cover a range of important life issues with listeners calling or texting in. Switch off BBC News. Switch on Packed Lunch.
Ruud Awakening seems to have left the airways. I ran into one former stable-mate MC Blacka. He’s now on Kool. "And Ruud Awakening?" "I dunno what happened to dem man." I knew they were in trouble when a finance company called asking if I’d give a good reference for the station manager Syras. I was like, "You wot?! She still owes me money."
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Words: Bryan Belle-Fortune
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