Theoarhics:
This man gave me hope back then when I was living in Lagos as far back as 2001- 2004 as a houseboy with all the maltreatment and pains I went thru ,hearing his voice on cool Fm 96.9 gave me some kind of joy. It made me bare the abuses for sometime instead of running away back to Benin. I love you Dan...will always remember you

tommy589:


He made listening to radio presentation interesting to many. I used to wonder what was offered to him as salary to choose working as a presenter here. I now understand why

Rip

emerich:

You write so brilliantly, considering your past and how you began.....

Theoarhics:


Thanks. I'm now a banker.

emerich:

Wow! So cool, you never let your humble beginning serve as a deterrent to your success story, keep soaring high bro....

OLDESTWARRIBOY:
When will New York times pay tributes to Abba Kyari & Abiola Ajimobi.

After all the looting sent to USA, sending their kids to study there, did'nt Mr kyari studied there as well? All the medical tourism?

We won't take this.
Somebody help me with that Orubebe Meme

ikorodureporta:


Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/24/obituaries/dan-foster-dead-coronavirus.html

ikorodureporta:


Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/24/obituaries/dan-foster-dead-coronavirus.html

anonymous1759:
The good old days of coolfm. ( Rickdicks dees top 40,Sunday request show, Sunday gospel in the morning.) Dan Forster, Daddy freeze was just Freeze back then, Valerie, Ejike Nigeria's must fly Gbemi, olisa etc) all these guys made Radio Fun RIP Dan.

OLDESTWARRIBOY:
When will New York times pay tributes to Abba Kyari & Abiola Ajimobi.

After all the looting sent to USA, sending their kids to study there, did'nt Mr kyari studied there as well? All the medical tourism?

We won't take this.
Somebody help me with that Orubebe Meme

Jarus:


Do your search well before writing.

UK’s The Economist is as influential as NYT.

This is their tribute to Kyari

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2020/04/23/abba-kyari-who-tried-to-clean-up-nigeria-dies-of-covid-19

anonymous1759:
The good old days of coolfm. ( Rickdicks dees top 40,Sunday request show, Sunday gospel in the morning.) Dan Forster, Daddy freeze was just Freeze back then, Valerie, Ejike Nigeria's must fly Gbemi, olisa etc) all these guys made Radio Fun RIP Dan.

ikorodureporta:


Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/24/obituaries/dan-foster-dead-coronavirus.html

TamiOkoroDedeh:
I was already a fan of Cool FM when I first tuned in 1999. Mark Silvia, another American, handled the Good Morning Nigeria Show and he wasn't bad, but I also loved Dare, then a Music student at UniLag. I can still remember the very first time I heard Dan Foster. I wondered why Mark's voice had changed until I realised it wasn't Mark. Something drew me to this boisterous American, and before long I became a huge fan. Listening to the GMN Show became a ritual I never missed, and my father nearly banned me from listening to him, but to me Dan was king. Nigerian radio didn't know what had hit it, but boy, were we ready.

This wasn't the first time an American accent mesmerised us on air - IBC FM Owerri gave us Paulina Anyanwu in the 80's - but how many media personalities inspired their audience? He always had a story to tell, and most were funny, especially his encounter with Japanese prostitutes as a US Marine, or the relationship with his father back in Washington. Before long I developed a serious crush on him, but stoppef listening when I discovered he'd already found a girlfriend.

I left Nigeria in 2003 but continued to follow his progress. He became a judge on West African Idols and Nigeria's Got Talent, and even had planned to open his own radio station, but that was never to be. Dan inspired a new breed of Nigerian OAPs, thus expanding the media industry, but most importantly he was one of us. He believed in this country more than the average Nigerian did, and he stayed with us despite the circumstances we faced as a nation. Yes, he was no angel (Three girlfriends in different parts of the country?), but he had a beautiful family when he eventually settled down, and my heart breaks for those children he left behind.

Thank you for everything Dan, and rest in peace. We shall never forget you.

Theoarhics:
This man gave me hope back then when I was living in Lagos as far back as 2001- 2004 as a houseboy with all the maltreatment and pains I went thru ,hearing his voice on cool Fm 96.9 gave me some kind of joy. It made me bare the abuses for sometime instead of running away back to Benin. I love you Dan...will always remember you