Category: Asian Network
Date: 07.03.2005
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Bobby Friction is to join the BBC Asian Network to present the Album Chart Show.
Bobby brings with him a wealth of music expertise and is already part of the BBC family through his work on Radio 1.
Bobby will present the Album Chart show starting Saturday 2 April - a rundown of the top 20 albums in British Asian music.
The show is broadcast on Saturdays between 1.00 and 3.00pm.
Also joining the scene is Markie Mark, again no stranger to the BBC and with a wealth of knowledge in Asian music.
He'll present Breakdown every Sunday between noon and 2.00pm.
Breakdown is a show playing some of Bhangra's biggest hits.
There'll also be monthly specials with comprehensive interviews telling the stories of some of the genre's biggest artists, labels and characters.
Notes to Editors
The BBC Asian Network won Radio Station of the Year at the Asian Music Awards at London's Hammersmith Palais on Thursday (3 March).
