A Day in the studio with Jayar

Yesterday was really cool. I got to get the Friday Free For All packages ready for the mailman today. I have never truly explained Friday Free For All and why it is important, well why I think it is important anyway.  Friday Free For All happens,well, every Friday, and it is a chance for listeners to win the free giveaway item of the week. Now the item varies every Friday from tickets to an upcoming concert, Joy FM T-shirts, Cd's from various artists, etc.  The giveaway happens every hour from 6am-6pm and caller number 10 is usually the lucky winner. Now to why I think this important....FF4A is important because it connects people to the station. I mean, a person probably wanted to go to a concert , but wasn't able to afford the tickets or wanted a CD but couldn't afford that either. So FF4A gives them a chance to attend these events free of charge or get a CD from their favorite artist. This is also a way for the listeners to know that The Joy FM enjoys giving. I mean if The Joy FM could give to every single one of its listeners, they would, but now caller 10 every hour will have to do.

Anywho, got off on a little thought bubble, after helping with the FF4A, I got to sit in with Jayar from 3:30pm to 6:30pm and watch him work his magic.  Jayar is a father, husband, and really talented DJ and also just an all around cool guy.  I got to be on- air with him and watch him do his thing, which is seriously amazing. I mean the way he edits breaks and phone calls is crazy! He does it so fast, and believe it or not, without looking. He doesn't have to think about it, he just does it!! After being on air with him, I got to know the real Jayar, and not just Jayar the on air DJ.  I asked him how he got to The Joy FM and his answer was really profound, he looked at me and said "How did I get here? I drove." That's Jayar for you hahaa. After that, however, he gave me his history which is so AMAZING. I think I am interested in his journey here because I can relate to him a lot. Well not in my journey itself, because I am just starting mine, but just his psychology behind it.  His journey is filled with morals and learning experiences that I was happy he shared. I am happy to have gotten to know Jayar, because even though he does come into the studio every day, he has a lot on his plate and so I don't get to actually talk to him besides "Hi, how are you," and the random "brooklyn calls" from him. He was so busy that our first conversation was on the Summer Cruise. Haaha. Jayar is cool though and is constantly thinking about new and interesting things to do on air.  I appreciate him as a person and as a DJ because he thinks out of the box and is really open.  When I say open, I mean that it is really obvious that he loves his family. It is obvious that everyday he walks in faith and that he is able to laugh and have fun with things. Jayar is really unique in his ways. I guess I was really right in the promo I did with Krispy Kreme, Jayar is Jayar! For now, that's all folks!