America’s top guitarist, Chet Atkins, once said: “A long apprenticeship is the most logical way to success. The only alternative is overnight stardom, but I can’t give you a formula for that.”
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Life is in precept and this expressly showed in the way top radio and television personality, Adedoyin Ayomide Samuel, popularly referred to as Ayrubber, has made progress in life and journey to the popularity that currently surrounds him in his career.
Ayrubber, who is the second born among four siblings, consisting of two males and two females, had a passion for impact and a vision to succeed growing up. He attended First Foundation Nursery and Primary School, Ishaga, Lagos State, and later proceeded to Agbado District Comprehensive High School, Agbado, Oke Aro, in neighbouring Ogun State for his secondary education.
A man’s gift makes way for him and this cannot be truer regarding Adedoyin Ayomide Samuel who was deliberate and intentional about his career choice and charting a course to getting to the pinnacle. He was trained as a journalist at the Nigerian Institute of journalism (NIJ), Ogba, Lagos, and was afterwards unleashed.
Ayrubber put his head down to learn the ropes during his industrial attachment programme at Traffic Radio, one of the popular radio stations in Nigeria’s commercial city. It was there he ‘sacrificed’ to gather the requisite knowledge for the great career ahead of him.
Ayrubber ruled the airwaves at KADUTO, an international TV station that reports African entertainment and lifestyle news.
“I have also worked with NIGEZIE TV for a few voices over works, so also was Lagos Africa radio 96.1 FM”, he stated in an interview.
Continuing, he said, “I have given in to a lot of risks, but a notable one was back then on Lagos Traffic Radio when I was an Intern. My shift with the other Interns was meant to end by 5 pm and the next one was by 6pm to 9pm.
“My other colleagues have gone home, but because I wanted to learn more, I had to stay back with the presenter on duty to see how he did his thing. I did this so many times and it helped me. That was one of my biggest risks among sleepless nights in school”, added Ayrubber.
Good things come to those who seek the comfort of others. He would visit orphanage homes in Lagos to donate food items, other essential needs and cash from his meagre resources, to help keep them running. Now with a much higher status, he must have raised the stakes.
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