Love story grounded on air
dubai — He’s been one of Dubai’s most popular celebrity radio presenters for nearly a decade now, and since taking to the air here in 2008, Kris Fade has received more than 80,000 phone calls — some of which have been a little out of the ordinary.
From wacky wedding proposals to mending broken hearts, Fade reveals to Khaleej Times some of his most memorable moments on air — the first of which was an unintentional expose. “We did a call on Valentine’s Day, where we asked listeners for the best Valentine’s Day gift. A woman called who said she got a Porsche and an overnight stay at the Burj Al Arab,” Fade said.
But when asked if she’d still be with her man if he was without money, she brazenly replied “no”.
“Her partner was apparently listening and texted us saying that he couldn’t believe what she said. Later they confronted each other and he ended the relationship on the same day he was going to propose to her,” he said.
On average, Fade said the show receives about 200 calls per week, and he vividly remembers one particular call from a self-proclaimed loner who ended up reducing many of the listeners to tears.
dubai — Will anyone end a relationship listening to a chat show on a radio channel? Possible. That’s what the host of The Kris Fade Show on Virgin Radio Dubai has to say.
Kris Fade, the Dubai celeb radio presenter who had several experience on-air over the years shared with Khaleej Times some memorable calls the show has received.
Fade, whose show receives about 200 calls each week, said one of the most memorable calls he received was from a woman who admitted to being with her partner just for his money.
Her partner was actually listening to the entire call and ended the relationship the same day he was going to propose to her.
The story goes like this, Fade said: “We did a call on Valentine’s Day, where we asked listeners for the best Valentine’s Day gift. A woman called who said she got a Porsche and an overnight stay at the Burj Al Arab. We asked if she’d still be with her man if he wasn’t rich, and to our surprise we got response from her saying ‘no’. The listeners were appalled.
“Her partner was apparently listening and texted us saying that he couldn’t believe what she said. Later they confronted each other and he ended the relationship on the same day he was going to propose to her. So, he thanked us for saving him… he’s in a happy relationship now.”
One call that had listeners in tears was from a woman who couldn’t hold back on her emotions on-air while talking about her lonely life.
Fade said the show received several calls from listeners offering their friendship to her.
“She had initially called after one of our shows and told us that she had no friends and nothing to live for. We invited her on the show and all I asked her was ‘how are you doing?’ and she just started crying. The whole nation got behind her. People were calling in saying they’ll be her friend. People were offering her spas and free lunches. It was incredible,” he said.
Fade’s most recent memorable on-air encounter was with a mother who had lost her son. The mother and her daughter brought over his music, which they found in his laptop, and Fade played it on-air.
The song, called ‘The Beginning’, was played at this year’s RedFestDXB and become the top selling songs on iTunes Middle East.
Fade’s show can be heard from 6am to 10am on 104.4 Virgin Radio, which is part of the Arabian Radio Network.