MARCUS KWIKIRIZA: Nxt Radio is radio like no other- audio, visual, online and on the go It is now 18 months since Next Media Services, launched its 106.1 Next Radio- Uganda’s first visual radio, promising to revolutionise the radio landscape in Uganda, with over 300 radio stations. We caught up with Marcus Kwikiriza, the station’s General Manager and co-presenter of Nxt Morning Zoo, a breakfast show on the station on how much of the revolution has been achieved thus far.

Who is Marcus Kwikiriza? Marcus is a career radioman having started radio right after senior 6 in Vac. I took a break to seek an education in India for 4 years but have been doing radio pretty much all my adult life. It has taken me to 3 East African countries where I have worked both on-air and managerial positions. So, 20 plus years in the game. Next Radio- you describe yourselves as Visual Radio. What’s that? Radio is supposed to be audio? Isn’t it? It is supposed to be audio indeed and conventional radio is exactly that. When Kin…