It took me 25 years to start iGroove Radio – Augustin ‘Tintin’ Imevbore June 1, 2014 Augustine ‘Tintin’ Imevbore is the founder of iGroove Radio, the biggest and most influential online radio station on the African continent. He began his career as an intern and for more than 2 decades, gradually worked his way up the food chain. He spoke with YNaija.com about humble beginnings, working with Beat FM, running an extra-terrestrial platform and why online is the future of radio. Enjoy excerpts from the conversation. The attraction to radio: As a child, I remember my dad used to listen to his massive Grundig satellite 2100 radio. He used to listen to BBC a lot and hearing how information was disseminated was quite intriguing to me. I thought to myself that one day I would like to own a radio station so I did everything in my life to stay close to the broadcasting world especially from the music point of view. Playing something that you love and sharing it with others for me is a great satisfaction. It is a long way from dreaming about creating a radio station to actually owning one. The process Owning a radio station or business does not come overnight. One thing we tend to do is jump from not owning something to owning it without having to do the work for it. It has taken me 25 years to own a platform. I started as an intern, started learning production, OAP, producer, advertising, commercialization. I worked at different radio stations in the UK, UAE, Spain, and Nigeria where I had the opportunity to work with Megaelectric the team behind Beat FM, Naija FM and Classic FM. I was programme director and was responsible for creating the whole crew behind Beat, Classic and Naija, I trained the presenters, did a lot of stuff until one day, after about 3 and a half years with Megaelectrics, I decided I was ready for my own thing. I got the finance together, built this place. From experience I knew what I wanted so it was easier. The whole baggage of my 25years has led to this. When you are passionate and ready to work hard at the same time, these things determine success. Culled from Ynaija.com #throwbackthursday #throwbackonradio #igrooveradio #9jatalkradio https://www.instagram.com/p/CJvR2pBDXM_/?igshid=1xriz205yfqj9
