National Disc Jockey Day

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When I was growing up, I've always been amazed by radio DJ's.  I had an uncle who was one and my ancestral home in Zamboanga City was situated right beside a radio station.  I saw it being built from the ground-up!  Many years later, I also became a DJ on both AM and FM radio.  But I liked it better on the AM band because I was free to play my kind of music and there was more freedom to engage in interviews and features.  My stint as a DJ opened the doors for me to work on television, until I went up the ranks and became a TV director for all kinds of shows (variety, musical, drama).  But just like on AM radio I geared more towards the news and public affairs type of shows.  So many thanks to all the years as a DJ in the Philippines and I carried on doing the same here in Aotearoa New Zealand, not as a career but more for community and public service.  It is but fitting and proper that I'm honoring DJ's all over the world on this very important day.