Award-winning broadcaster and radio host DJ Ollah 7 has explained why controversial influencer Knight Shadaya turned down the Star FM interview.
The Harare-based radio station invited the “Alpha Male” for a rare appearance on the drive time show, On The Spot, hosted by DJ Ollah 7, born Owen Madondo.The radio host then shared a poster, announcing that Shadaya would join for an interview today, 22 August 2023.
The announcement generated considerable interest on social media, since Shadaya is one of the most popular figures on Zimbabwean social media. He stokes controversy through his anti-feminist takes and seemingly chauvinistic opinions online.
In January, Shadaya took to social media to drag DJ Ollah’s show, saying it only invites “dubious celebs” and scandalous public figures. As a result, people assumed he would never go to Star FM for an interview.
Yesterday’s announcement by the ZimPapers broadcaster thus came as a surprise, and people were quick to question why he is now keen to be On The Spot, considering his harsh views on the show.
Commenting on one of the posts yesterday, Shadaya said he would explain later but will not be going for the interview with DJ Ollah 7.
Shadaya and Star FM presenter DJ Ollah 7 [Image: Knight Shadaya/Instagram/DJ Ollah 7/Facebook]
Later, the Star FM deejay took to Twitter to shed more light on why the sit-down with the “Alpha”.
He tweeted:
“@Shadaya_Knight got in touch with me hours ago telling me that he won’t make it to the show tomorrow because they have another show they did which is scheduled to be aired tomorrow with another team.
“When he first approached me last week asking for this interview, he assured me that he will definitely come to the show despite his recent criticism about my show.
“So I understand that if he comes tomorrow, my show might overshadow the other one they did. I will keep you posted, but definitely I will give you a very interesting guest.”
Shadaya will be appearing on The Denny J Show for an interview to be premiered today on YouTube in celebration of reaching the 50th episode milestone.
Source iHarare.com
