In the few years she's worked on radio, Omotunde Adebowale Davies, popularly known as Lolo 1 of Wazobia FM, has become one of the most celebrated On Air Personalities (OAP) on Nigerian airwaves. A Law graduate of the Lagos State University, Lolo 1, who practiced for 3 years before dropping her degree to chase her passion for entertainment. chats about her future plans for television, music, and movies.
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Why did you go into radio?
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Radio is fun. It's a medium unlike television, where people don't need to see your face. These days, the reach that radio has is a lot wider than it has ever had, so I think radio is just good for me.
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Being that you studied Law, how did you make the decision to switch to radio?
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I [made] a career change because I wanted to do something that I am passionate about. It wasn't just radio. Speaking and entertaining people has been something I have done all my life. So when I had done all the things I was supposed to do; like go to school, do this and that, I just thought it was time for me to do what I'm really passionate about. That's how I switched to radio. I started with Radio Nigeria, took time off, and now Wazobia FM is all I have been doing since 2008.
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Recently you have done a little bit of television too, which is more fun for you?
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I enjoy what I'm doing now, but television is the next step for me. Both of them have the same appeal for me. They both have a wide reach, the only thing is, one is visual [while] the other is not. These days, you can't even say radio is no longer visual because most of our stations can now be streamed online. You can now watch us like you're watching TV.
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What else do you do?
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Music is my next level right now. I'm working on a couple of singles. I had one late last year and another early this year. I'm also working on some others. I was doing music long before radio and it's been my very first love, so I want to find a way to rediscover me and music.
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A lot of people have said that Nigerian music these days has depreciated in quality; do you agree?
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I do. Nigerians music is growing, but our growth is kind of stunted because our videos are getting better but our lyrics and sound [are] not changing. That is the problem I have. When somebody brings a beat that is hot, nobody researches any longer or does anything new, they just take the same beat and sing a different song on it. At the end of the day, it's killing our creativity. With the music now, the beat never changes, even the lyrics are getting more rubbish every day. Everybody has been doing Azonto for over a year and I don't see it going away just yet. That's one of the problems I have with today's musicians. The good thing is that we still have artists like Bez, Asa, Ice Prince and M.I and a few others that are very creative.