Rythmz rides high

Saturday, October 11, 2008 (The Mirror Pg 3)

By Rebecca Kwei
The TV magazine programme that is aired on GTV every Saturday at 8:30pm has steadily developed a huge fan base as a result of the exciting features and celebrity interviews that are aired on the programme.
Meet the presenters, Pamela and Chris, who make the programme a delight to watch.
Pamela and Chris are both seasoned presenters who bring their exuberant nature into their presentation, making the show fan to watch.

Pamela-Shavonne Blackmore
Pamela-Shavonne Blackmore was born on August 13, 1987 to John Derek Blackmore and Adeline Boateng.
She started school at the Ridge Church School and then to Holy Child School in Cape Coast for her secondary education.
While in school, Pamela was interested in academics and was also very much involved in extra curricular activities.
“At Ridge Church School, I was involved in sports, writing competitions and performed prefectorial duties, particularly when I was appointed the Assistant Head Girl of the primary department. I was also an active member of the Red Cross and other social clubs,” she said.
No wonder she was appointed the class prefect in her first year at Holy Child till the third term of the second year, when she was made the entertainment prefect.
After completing Holy Child, Pamela applied for a job as a trainee copywriter at Origin 8 Saatchi & Saatchi, where she learnt how to write creative scripts for TV, radio and print advertisement.
Pamela is presently in her third year at the University of Ghana, Legon, studying French and Sociology.
She saw the Rythmz programme on TV and thought she could be a presenter on it, so she walked into Charterhouse and shot an audition tape which obviously impressed the producers because she was chosen to be the co-presenter for the show.
Hosting Rythmz does not come as a surprise to her. “ Would anybody be surprised if they were told that the former entertainment prefect of Holy Child School is now hosting an entertainment show on television? I wouldn’t be, and that is why I think that where I find myself now is not by chance. All that is left for me is to make the best out of everything that comes my way, both good and bad. Such things make me more experienced; they help me learn a lot. I love music, and I’m proud to be on Rythmz!” She said.
On how she handles the challenges of being in the spotlight, Pamela had this to say “ I’ve had my fair share of people letting me down and slandering me. I’ve heard all the gossip and deception, but the thing is, once you have your head screwed on right, you know where you’re heading and you aren’t doing anything wrong, all those things really don’t mean much. It’s not an easy task though being in the spotlight, and every single presenter or anyone in the media goes through the motions. I’m just playing a role in being who I’m destined to be and I take each day as it comes.”
Pamela and Chris have ‘good chemistry’ when presenting Rythmz and for most people they were an ‘item’, but Pamela says that is far from true. “A lot of people thought Chris and I were dating; they still think so, to this day but the funny thing is, they couldn’t be more wrong! I mean can’t two people just host a great television show? We are good friends, and I love him as a sister would. A lot of the time I laugh all these rumours off, because they are really ridiculous. But I guess it comes with the job, so I take it in my stride.”
On a very regular day, you can catch Pamela in her room watching some hot new TV series! She also loves to spend time with her family. “They are my everything and I owe them so much,” she says.
Pamela loves to read and dance and she is grateful to everyone at the Charterhouse, and every sincere person who would love to see someone progress in life.

Chris Attoh
With about seven years experience in his career, Christopher Nii Attoh needs no introduction in entertainment circles, both locally and internationally.
He is a seasoned presenter/MC who has been plying his trade with some of the best in Ghana.
His eloquence and dynamism, both on and off stage and on the screen has made Chris a real force to reckon with and one of the most sought-after presenters.
Chris has presented shows such as Miss Malaika, Rythmz, Stars of the Future, Mentor II, among others. He Ghana’s??? anchor to Big Brother Africa 3 in South Africa and has also worked with OBE TV in the United Kingdom, where he covered the MOBO Awards at which Ghana’s Samini won an award.
He attended Achimota Secondary School, now Achimota High School, and Accra Academy, where he sat for his Sixth Form. He is a graduate of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology and continued to study Banking and Security in London.
Chris began his career in the media at Groove FM, where he did his national service, after which he moved to Choice FM and was later poached by Metro TV to host the show — Links.
He also hosted few episodes of Smash TV as well GTV’s  “Show Time”. He was later at Capital Radio in Kumasi, where he presented the Jazz Night.
Chris recently unveiled another side of himself. He has featured in some of the best movie productions to come out in Africa. He was in "Life and Living it" and the international series Tinsels, which is aired on MNet.

Rythmz is an hour’s music programme produced by Charterhouse that features all that is going on in the music and entertainment industry in Ghana and the world over.
Some of the music awards festivals covered by the programme include the South African Music Awards and The Hip Hop Music Awards, which was held in Nigeria.
The various exciting segments in the programme, like Rythmz in the Studios, where the presenters catch up with celebrity musicians in the studios as they perfect their songs for release keeps music lovers up-to-date on who is preparing to release.
There are other segments like Rythmz on the Lounge, where the presenters interact with celebrities in the music industry. This segment has featured artistes like P. Square from Nigeria, Nameless from Kenya, Ja Rule and recently Brick and Lace when they visited the country. Most Ghanaian artistes have had their day in the sun on this programme.
The one-hour music programme does not only feature music and the latest gossips going on in music circles, but is also an interactive show for viewers.
The segment Meet the Fan, allows viewers to text in to the MTN short code 1765, their eagerness to meet the celebrity of the week and the higher texter gets to hang out with their favourite artistes, have dinner and ask all the questions that they always wanted to ask.
For instance, The King of Streets, Kwaw Kese, shared some fun time with one of his favourite fans.
The interactivity of the show also allows viewers to call the short code MTN 1756 to listen to songs and to send these songs to their friends. The same short code is also used to record voice messages that can be sent to friends and family.