and am so grateful to have been a part of.
I want to thank the entire team both past and present at 1Xtra & Radio 1 for allowing this Black kid from Nottingham a chance to be a broadcaster but most of all, I’d like to thank every single person who’s ever given me their ears.
From joining in 2005 to host an overnight HipHop show on 1Xtra to turning Radio 1’s Dance Anthems into the most listened to show on BBC Sounds for under 35’s, it’s been an amazing journey filled with moments I’ll never forget.
A couple of Radio Academy Gold awards, giving some of the biggest artists in the world their first ever national radio play, THAT 60 Minutes Live and being able to soundtrack lockdown with uplifting #DanceNRG have been some of the most special memories I’ll cherish
From 4pm today, we are launching a brand new radio station dedicated to the very best in Dance music past, present & future: @CapitalDance 🙌🏾
The UK’s first official dance music station broadcasting on DAB Digital Radio and on Global Player 24/7/365!!!
I've got nothing but uplifting vibes and NRG in the selection until 10pm tonight - @CapitalDance right now and both @CapitalOfficial and Capital Dance from 7pm.
Come and join me if you need those vibes. Let the music do the heavy lifting 🙏🏾
15 years.
Approx 15,000 hours of live radio.
About 525,000 miles commuting.
And now to close one chapter and move on to the next one. To be continued...
#DanceNRG
If that’s not enough #DanceNRG for you, you can also catch me bringing some BIG weekend party vibes on @CapitalOfficial with the all-new Capital Weekender Show every Friday and Saturday night from 7pm!!!
But you know what? I love it as much today as I always have. If not more.
That feeling I used to get, sitting in my bedroom, playing records I loved? Still get that.
But these days, I’ve got an audience much bigger than the audience I used to have in my bedroom 😂🧸 🙏🏾
Thank you Stormzy - an artist I’m lucky enough to have interviewed and supported first on national radio - for putting it on the agenda so @BBCCiN & @1Xtra would do this 🙏🏾🖤 /6
Welcome to Fatherhood Chris. Your life is about to take on new purpose and meaning. The years of late nights in clubs will stand you in good stead for the night feeds. You’re gonna love every second and will smash it 🙏🏾🖤
