Young Fil-Am deejays dominate airwaves
08/06/2011
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SAN FRANCISCO - Ten-year-old Michael Antonio Ruiz also goes by the name "DJ Mini Me".
DJ Mini Me is among the resident deejays at KWBY or Kids at Westbay, launched just a few weeks ago. Westbay is a multi-service center for Filipinos at the South of Market in San Francisco.
He said, “I like being a deejay because music inspires me and we’re doing a lot of stuff.”
DJ Mini Me belongs to the after-school program of Westbay, where they not only learn academics.
Rudy Asercion, executive director at Westbay said, “Here, they’re actually learning skills, new technology.”
Besides playing modern music, KWBY also plays Original Pilipino Music (OPM) and even Kundiman for the younger generation to appreciate.
KWBY is also a talk radio. Asercion said, “One of the things that excite me about this is that our kids can talk about anything.”
KWBY airs via live streaming through Westbay’s website, www.westbaycenter.org.
It only cost Westbay $3,000 to set up the entire radio booth as it uses mostly donated computers and sound system. Today’s technology also makes KWBY available all over the world through the Internet.
Jun Reyes, program director of KWBY said, “As compared to 3 to 4 years ago, the Internet is much more accessible. Speed is great for video and audio broadcast.”
KWBY also plans to air classic Filipino children tales that teach Filipino values and culture.
Ultimately, KWBY not just hopes to make children discover their talents, but make them realize they are indeed the voice of the future generation.
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