Crazy Journey

" It's The End of an era. All I ever wanted to do was to broadcast on Radio 1Xtra from when I was 17. "

After 12 years, DJ and presenter Jamz Supernova will be Hanging Up her 1Xtra headphones.

" To have been there for so long, I'm feeling really happy and complete, " she tells BBC Newsbeat.

The Last show will be on 27 December, with long-time friend CassKidd Taking Over The Slot in the New Year .

Jamz started out as an intern at 1Xtra, working her way up through the production ranks before becoming a presenter with her own show on The Network in 2015.

For Jamz, The Station means " so much to black broadcasters, black artists and black creators because there's nothing like it".

" It's been about pushing it further and supporting black alternative artists that weren't getting a look in. "

" To have played so many artists and supported them on their journey, it's been incredible. I'm proud. "

Jamz says the standout from her time presenting is " having the freedom to be able to do deep dives".

" I've loved the intersection between identity, heritage and music.

" The Black and Irish special that we did Last Year was a really beautiful moment, " she says.

She says the summer of 2020, with the Covid pandemic and the death of George Floyd , was a time which made her understand " The Power of radio".

Jamz says it was a chance to be " reflective of what The World was going through. . creating radio that feels really special".

" As sad as it was, it was an opportunity to Go On the radio, Take That collective grief and that responded to that moment, " she says.

" So I will never forget that. "

For the person Taking Over , CassKid, it's a " weird feeling between nerves and excitement".

" I just can't wait to put my stamp and flair as well as my personality and my music tastes into such a specialist slot, " he says.

The Story of Jamz and CassKidd makes this feel like a " Full Circle moment" for the pair.

" I've known [him] since he was 16. And we've had this Crazy Journey of him being my intern, " Jamz says.

" We both went to a Youth Radio station called Reprezent Radio. He started on my show as a producer to Help Me out and we were both into the same music. "

Having followed that journey of climbing The Ladder herself, Jamz pushed CassKidd to be His Best and advised him to make himself " indispensable".

She got him to come to the studio with her every Tuesday night and paid for his taxi home.

All she asked In Return was to " just shadow everything that's happening".

" Our lives through radio have been intertwining with each other. It actually flips, one minute I'm The Mentor . And he's the mentee. And sometimes he's my mentor and I'm his mentee. "

Like with any passing of the baton, there has been advice from Jamz to CassKid.

" It was to almost disregard everything that I've done to make it his own, " Jamz says.

And that's exactly what he plans to do.

" I don't only DJ and broadcast, I'm Making Music as well. And I definitely want to get that across on radio, " CassKidd says.

" I want to combine all of those worlds together to just bring a different listening experience to The Show . "

" Listen each and every Tuesday. The Words continue, it's different vibes but vibes all the same, " Jamz adds.

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Source of news: bbc.com