About Jamz Supernova
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Radio 1Xtra: Jamz Supernova 'happy and complete' as she leaves station
By Manish PandeyNewsbeat reporter
" 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.
'Identity, heritage and music'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. "
All about the vibesLike 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