User:Shawn kimuli

BornShawn Cayoneath(Pronounced kay nith) Sempala Ivan Paul Senvewo Kimuli  is a Television Show host of the morning Breeze on NBS television. The Morning Breeze a daily break-fast show on TV that entails current issues, business tips, beauty fashion and style, parenting tips, entertainment news etc. The show has given him an overwhelming exposure the activities in the world and also brought in his life many people with various profiles. The experience is an advantage to encountering publics which is in line with Shawn Kimuli’s career.

Shawn Kimuli joined Capital FM early 2009 to replace popular weekend DJ Hakeem but now finds himself sitting in for the more revered Capital FM DJ - the late Ronnie Ssempangi. The sudden demise of DJ Ronnie later that year handed the NBS TV Morning Breeze anchor the most challenging stint in his seven-year broadcasting career. And he is relished until he couldnt ballance time between his TV job and radio. Late Date runs from 8p.m.-12a.m every weekday. Kimuli described the new task as "the most challenging thing I have ever had on my to-do list. The reason is that DJ Ronnie had sort of raised the bar so high that sometimes only he understood what was going on in his show."

The challenge of trying to fill DJ Ronnie's shoes reminds Kimuli of the time it took him to fill in for Hakeem who had left the radio for greener pastures in Nairobi. "I was told that Hakeem had already put together a fan base where if you were not up to standard, you would put them off immediately."

But Kimuli is unfazed. "Radio is my number one passion. I'd love to continue broadcasting for as long as I can because I see myself as a broadcaster. It is what I love the most. I want to be the best I can be," he says.

A little known fact is that Kimuli is also a recorded musician with an album, Afaayo, to his name. The album was released in 2007 with a strict print run of 500 copies which, to Kimuli's surprise, have almost sold out "I play the keyboard and drums and sing. I recorded the album at home. I love positive and inspirational music and not these kwata, kwata songs," he says. Kimuli agrees that there are people who know him as a musician and do not know his TV or radio personality side. "Some of them think I just stopped singing. But music is another great love of mine. I did music before I ever did anything else. When I'm not working, I love to put on my headphones and just get lost in music. I love beautiful sounds." So DJ Ronnie's fans are in good hands. Commenting on Ugandan singers, Kimuli describes Juliana Kanyomozi's voice as "something special". He has nice words to say about Maurice Kirya and likes Grace Nakimera's music. Kimuli also loves listening to Afrigo Band. "I listen to a lot of Philly Bongoley Lutaaya. Navio. I listen to the music Tshaka Mayanja did in the old days. I love good sound and when someone puts together good sounds, I will listen," he says. A passionate love of music and cartoons like Family Guy is certainly what is helping the broadcaster who turned 30 on August 5 deal with the challenge of taking over the Late Date. "I'm someone who when it comes to emotions, [I'm] composed," he confesses. "But we have been receiving an overwhelming number of messages and calls from people that I have been shocked at how emotional I can become. A few days ago three people called, two women and a man, separately, and they had no idea that Ronnie had passed away. I had to be the one to tell them. The calls were off air and after that I had to go on air and carry on with the show in a calm and composed manner. It was not easy!" But listening to Kimuli on Late Date, it is easy to tell how his years of experience, starting at Kampala FM, moving on to Power FM, Radio One, and now Capital FM, have come to stand him in good stead. "No two broadcasters can ever be alike," he says. But he does make a hair-raising imitation of his predecessor. Kimuli says his understanding is that, "I was called to temporarily fill in the gap," but it does sound like he has closed it perfectly.

RONNIE Sempangi aka DJ Ronnie hosted the Late Date before he succumbed to multiple organ failure in September. Shawn Kimuli steps into his shoes.

Moses Opobo http://www.sundayvision.co.ug/detail.php?mainNewsCategoryId=7&newsCategoryId=453&newsId=699624

REPLACING DJ Ronnie on the popular Late Date slot on Capital FM was never going to be easy. Shawn Kimuli would have had it less rough had Ronnie just left the show, not died.

His death presented one major challenge — his replacement had to strike a delicate balance between exuding courage and readiness to step up to the challenge, and being seen to be extremely saddened by the untimely loss. Anything short of this, and Shawn would be viewed as a cold and calculating schemer.

In the days immediately following his appointment as DJ Ronnie’s replacement, Shawn was faced with this awkward situation. Shawn admits: “I wasn’t his perfect replacement, but nevertheless took on the challenge because I’m very passionate about media.”

He actually went on the show before Ronnie’s death on Thursday, September 10. “I was called to sit in for him because he was ill. The next day, I was called by the bosses and told I needed not worry as Ronnie would be back on his show later that evening. I went to NBS TV and did my show as usual. Later that day, I received the news that Ronnie had died.”

He pauses lengthily, like the full impact of the death had just dawned on him. “I think, in taking the show, I was the sacrificial lamb. For me, it was a challenge meeting a fan base that had been listening to a perfectionist for 10 years. There’s no school you can go to and learn what Ronnie did. I knew the comparisons would inevitably come, but I also believe that everyone is different and unique.”

Shawn surprises me when he delves into the kind of descriptions that the late DJ Ronnie has enjoyed since he passed on. “I think it’s only an ardent fan of his who can explain to me what exactly Ronnie meant to his listeners. I had listened to him do his thing, and the only thing I really remember is that he was always a perfectionist.”

This was coming from a person who had been on radio (late night love slots at that) for almost equally as long.

He jokes that the only time he has known working by day was during his nine-month stint in Radio One’s news department. Before that, he had worked at the Christian-leaning Kampala FM, where he did Love Lines, also a lovey-dovey slot. From here, he moved on to Power FM, another Christian station, where he did the Divine Late Night Show for four years. The time an opening showed up at his current workstation, he was a news anchor at Radio One. “I called the station manager and expressed interest. At the time, Hakeem was leaving The Dream Breakfast, heading for Nairobi. I took over the show, which was a huge challenge itself, but after two weeks, I was given another extra show, Sunday Inspiration.

About the huge mantle that is being a love doctor, and stepping into DJ Ronnie’s giant boots, he says: “I find pleasure in speaking the truth. I pay attention to what each person says. I never jump to conclusions.”

“Everyone who talks about love is a very sensitive being. It’s a mixture of their spiritual and emotional beings, and it requires a lot of reading on the subject.”

He adds that what makes the job of a love doctor worthwhile is “the trust people have in you for saying things that are from here, not mars”.

“The Late Date has given me a sense of responsibility. It’s more than just work and a pay cheque. After each show, there are people I call back to follow up on our conversation. I’ve adopted a huge family of people out there that I’ve never even met, but I’m responsible for.”

Published on: Saturday, 31st October, 2009

http://allafrica.com/stories/200910080801.html

Shawn Kimuli is radio show host with 104.1 Power FM, http://powerfm104.com/. He runs a 4 hour late night show called “DIVINE”, a daily show that handles all different life challenges, topical issues, requests and dedications etc. The history of radios in his life ranges from working with Kampala FM, Radio One, Capital Fm and Power FM.

Shawn Kimuli went to elementary schools in Kampala of which now he owns a diploma in mass communication but pursuing a degree in multi-media apparently. The relevance of his education achievement and interest falls in line with his career development and interest that involves various publics.

Shawn Kimuli has proved himself to being a well gifted person who can handle any public occasion. He has been able to grip ceremonies as the Master Of Ceremony. This experience ranges from weddings, introductions, symposiums, meetings, concerts, dinners, pageants, fashion show, art exhibitions etc. This is a versatile character that simly revises the atmosphere and acts rationally. His performance as a Master Of Ceremony is unmistakeably delivering. more is coming For more information and contact visit http://www.shawnkimuli.com/

excerpet by By Moses Serugo, monitor news paper Sunday, January 6, 2008

''The word anchor was mostly a maritime term until the broadcast industry adopted it as a alternative to the term newscaster. Anchor now refers to the small screen personalities that provide the link between reporters who gather the news and viewers that consume it. Here are some of the new faces of television news that now comprise the new generation of Ugandan television personalities.'' NBS TV Shawn Kimuli ''brings his expertise as a radio presenter to television on Uganda’s only variety breakfast TV show- NBS TV’s Morning Breeze. Armed with a strong masculine presence and a grasp of issues, Kimuli together with his female co-anchor Joy Biira take viewers through two hours of a radio-styled show (complete with music interludes) to present a recap of the previous day’s evening news, a review of the day’s press and viewer call-in interactivity. Kimuli also works at Power FM where he hosts the stations late night show and is also a gospel artiste with one album to his name. http://www.monitor.co.ug/artman/publish/sunday_life/TV_news_anchors.shtml''