User:Coldlitchi/Kirigo Marine

Kirigo (Keri) Marine (born October 31 1980 in Nairobi,Kenya)) is a Kenyan Radio personality. Contents [hide]   *  Radio career [edit] Radio career Keri got her first break in radio at the age of 23 at the urban Nairobi radio station YFM 96 (now Hot 96). She started off doing the drive show weekdays with tv sports anchor Chiko Lawi.

Keri quickly picked up on the craft of running a successful radio program even though she had no prior on-air experience. After only 2 months ,Keri was offered the 10-2pm time slot on Sundays,which is where she quickly gained a large following and the popularity of her radio show (the lounge,which mainly focused on neo/urban soul)quickly began to surpass the ratings of the usual mid morning Sunday shows,which at the time in Kenya was mainly gospel.

In a bid to strengthen the ratings of the station after 9pm, the management at YFM decided to slot Keri in for the late night show,this is where her "magic" happened.She gave late night radio a brand new feel,once again giving the competition (98.4 Capital fm)reason to pay close attention to her.

In 2006 Keri was hired by 98.4 Capital fm to host their mid morning show (the fuse).New to the rock scene in Nairobi ,it was clear she was more than comfortable with the music and her new job ,it's rumored that she trained t.v personality Esther arunga,she also worked with a former school mate,italia masiero on the show.

In late 2008, Keri was once again noticed by yet another media house,105.5 XFM, Kenya's first ALL Rock station and part of the media giant Radio Africa(home to kiss 100 and classic 105) ,she left capital in December and officially joined the rock station in January where she is currently hosting the afternoon show.Recently ,the host of the breakfast show on 98.4 Capital Fm ,Fareed Khimani , joined the Xfm team on the same time slot (6-10am).105.5 XFM is only available in Nairobi.

Not much is known about this radio personality,she leads a very private life ,besides the fact that she has a great ear for music and an infectious laugh,I'm hoping to get more info on her in the months to come. no word as to whether she is single or married.