A Love Letter to the Craft That Changed My Life 🎙️

Every August 20, I take a moment to celebrate National Radio Day—a day that means more to me than most people will ever know. For me, radio is not just a platform; it is part of my identity. It is where my voice found its purpose, where I learned to connect with people beyond music, and where I discovered the magic of creating moments that live only once yet stay with us forever.

Music was my first love—the rhythm, the pulse, the ability of a single song to transform a room. But when I first opened a microphone live on the air, I felt something different. I discovered that my voice could travel, connect, and inspire. That moment changed everything. Radio became not only a platform, but a lifelong passion.

I have been shaped by giants, even those I never had the chance to work with. Billy Fourquet, whose genius defined an era of radio entertainment. Rocky the Kid, a pioneer who captured the energy of a generation. Walo HD, sharp, witty, and authentic in every word. Frankie Jay, with a style that marked our industry. And El Búho Loco, Néstor Galán, whose voice still echoes as one of the most iconic narrators of our culture. They are inspirations, reminders of the standard of excellence to which I hold myself every time I step to a microphone.

But I have also been blessed to collaborate with some of the greats directly. Working side by side with El Gangster and Funky Joe has been both a privilege and a masterclass in chemistry, humor, and connection. Sharing spaces with Deddie Romero, Red Shadow, Nagel Torres, Héctor “Tito” Matos, Eugene Rodríguez, Migya, and many others has taught me lessons in creativity, discipline, and teamwork that go beyond the studio. Each of them has left an imprint on my journey.

Radio has been my greatest teacher. It demands agility, reaction, improvisation, and above all, timing. There is no pause button—you adapt, you react, you flow. That training has shaped every part of my life: from the way I DJ live, to how I produce events, to how I connect with audiences both small and massive. Radio sharpened my instincts, and those instincts are now part of everything I do.

Here in Puerto Rico, radio is not just background noise—it is culture. It wakes us before sunrise, keeps us company on the road, and brings us together in moments of joy, laughter, and even hardship. I see it every day on El Circo de La Mega, where the magic of live radio still creates connections that streaming platforms and algorithms cannot replace. There is something uniquely human about knowing thousands of people are tuned in with you at the same exact moment. That is radio. That is power.

And while the craft has changed—expanding into podcasts, live video, digital streams, and social media—it is still, at its heart, about the human voice. About truth, creativity, and authenticity. That is what I fight to protect and what I hope to embody every time I go on air.

This National Radio Day, I honor those who came before me, those I have had the honor to work with, and those who will carry the torch in the future. Among others, I also share this journey today with my colleague and friend JD Herrera, a contemporary voice who embodies the same passion for radio that drives me forward. Because at the end of the day, this is bigger than one person—it is a legacy, a movement, and a love letter written in sound.

📻 Long live radio. Long live the voices that inspire us. And long live the connections that remind us we are never alone.

— DJ Sergio