Monday 2 March 2015

Before you judge a man, walk a mile in his shoes…- KOD tells media


Kofi Okyere Darko was on e.TV’s The Late Nite
Celebrity Show to talk about his 18 years on radio.
Popularly known as KOD, the former Radio Gold
host revealed he wanted to appeal to a certain
class of people hence his fashion choices.
“When I started, I wanted to appeal to a certain
class of people, and it came with dressing up
properly. And I mean once you work in the media,
it’s your profession and so you should dress well,
why should you wear a T Shirt because you are a
DJ. Dress well so people get to respect your job.
It’s very important because it’s better to be over
dressed than to be underdressed".
He revealed he had some political ambitions but it
weaned as time went on.
“Sometime back, I wanted to contribute from
parliament but they disappointed me. But that
interest has weaned down because I think most of
the politicians are a waste of our time. I read about
people who were part of the first republic and if you
know me, I am a big supporter of brand Ghana. I
support anything Ghana. My father was a director of
Prisons and growing up in the barracks you are
taught about being patriotic.
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I’m an Nkrumahist and a Pan Africanist".
On his new next endeavor after his eighteen years
stint on radio, he revealed;
“My mom passed a few years ago and my father
turned 85 and so I want to concentrate on the family
and I’m still nurturing the Nineteen57 brand".
KOD who owns clothing line Nineteen57 concluded
by advising the media;
“In complete darkness we are all the same; it’s
only our knowledge and wisdom that separates us. I
think one of things we are losing as a people is love
for each other. We need each other as a country.
There is so much hating in the country. People will
go ahead and say so much hateful things about you
without knowing any truth about it. That’s not good.
Those that support each other support themselves".
“I’m saying this especially because of the media.
Because in the media, as one man is going down
everyone wants to clampdown on you, so you die.
What if you find yourself in the person’s position
next time? There’s a song by Sting which says
don’t judge me, you could be me in another life.
Before you judge a man, walk a mile in his shoes.”

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