Nihal Arthanayake | Radio 5live presenter | Episode 34 | Girls In Movement | Podcast Series
We’re back with episode 34! We are joined by BBC Radio 5live presenter Nihal Arthanayake for a truly honest, funny & insightful conversation around his incredible career.
We discuss his DJ & radio career and the transition into both, working with incredible artists & interviewing some great guests.
Born and raised in Essex, Nihal’s early passion for music led him into a career as a rap recording artist & he collaborated with some major DJ’s and performers in the British hip hop scene.
Nihal started his radio career in 2002 where he joined BBC Radio 1 to co-host Asian beats show with Bobby Friction, following on from this Nihal moved to the weekend breakfast radio show in 2007 & started covering some major names in radio.
Nihal became the host of the daily phone in show on Asian Network - where he truly found his stride as a talk show presenter, taking on some hugely topical conversations!
Nihal has won awards such as, ‘Best radio show’ & ‘Best speech programme’ & now has his own slot as a BBC Radio 5live presenter.
Hear us talk about, his career through the topical conversations on asian network, his involvement in the British Asian trust & his love for Tottenham!
Twitter: https://twitter.com/TherealNihal
BBC Show: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000235r
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