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Your drivetime and latenight host with a lovely blend of wit and smoothness, slick and funny and as he says Funky, fly fresh, silky slick smooth,...cooler than a polar bears toe nails.....he's got the best latenight love songs compilation..with a lovely blend of Local and foreign material.

He attended sunnyfields nursery and primary school and then after went to Grace high school for his secondary education. He studied Mathematics at the University of Lagos, during which he started work at Rhythm 93.7 hosting the “rhythms of the night” since then he’s been a connoisseur with Love songs old and new and also with issues concerning lonely hearts.

He later created the Matchmaking concept for Tuesday nights, called “Cupids connects” during which he got 6 couples married. This led to his recognition as a formidable force with relationships, as he was interviewed on Moments with Mo on Dstv to discuss how it originated and the inspiration behind it. He had a brief stint with television as a member of the quality control team at the inception of Silverbird television, creating programmes like “at the cinemas” which helped launch the cinema culture in lagos(alongside radio shows like Silverscreen hosted by Shola on 93.7).

He also produced, wrote and directed a tv sitcom called “home vacation” which was greenlighted by the Silverbird team but failed to air due to commitment issues from cast and crew. The script was later picked up by MNETS New direction project  but couldn’t get a greenlight cos at the time he didn’t have a proper production crew. Later on that same period he got employed by the Multi-national company MTV base in Nigeria as Talent Artiste Representative. He worked with MTV base from June 2007 till May 2009 during which he still hosted his late night show at 93.7 till December 2008 at what point he moved in with the inspirational family to be the host of the Drivetime and love request show. He is also the Host of the Fanta play Radio show. He’s been on the radio for over 7 years.

SHOW BREAKDOWN

Drivetime show:8 - 9pm

Monday: Drivetime showdown......artiste battle Whitney vs Mariah, jordin sparks vs leona lewis.

Tuesday: Drivetime top 10 - Top 10 midtempo songs

Wednesday: Know your Naija slangs

Thursday: Drivetime mix - Best blend of the best naija jams

Also on wednesday nights from 9-10pm I.Rock radio

Latenight with Shola Thompson: 10pm -12midnight

Monday: Love dedications: dedicate a love song to someone other than yourself

Tuesday: Matchmaking tuesday: Send a text, make a call...meet that special someone and change your life forever...(made many married couples)

Wednesday: Celebrity love doctor: Have an artiste or actress come and give advice on love and stuff.

Thursday: Song requests...think of your favourite love song, call the show and it will be played almost immediately.

 Saturday Mornings: 9 am – 10am (Saturday Morning Cookout)

                                        10am – 11am(Soundtrack hour)

                                        11am – 12noon(Celebrity interviews)