Nisha Narayanan, a prominent name in the radio industry, is currently the COO at 93.5 RED FM. Prior to this appointment, she was the Senior Vice President for Programming and Projects at 93.5. Recently she has won the Impact Top 50 Most Influential Women 2016 Award. During her tenure, she has been instrumental in setting up radio stations across various cities in the country such as Bhubaneshwar, Jabalpur, Nasik, Shillong, Varanasi, Jaipur and many more.

During her rich 15 years experience she has dabbled with both TV and radio and has been a part of private as well as public service channels. Her realm of knowledge encompasses areas such as programme planning, presenting, production and management.

Narayanan has been a part of the core team of one of India’s biggest brand re-launch exercise i.e. S FM into Red FM. She managed this transition across the country to build the brand Red FM while keeping the core elements of the RED FM brand intact.

A Chevening Scholar in Broadcast Journalism, Narayanan began her career with AIR (All India Radio). Her earlier assignments have been with Times FM, RBC radio (Satellite radio), Gyan Vani (Educational Channel) and Radio City. Additionally, Narayanan also has had a stint with Vaishnavi Corporate Communications as the Head of their Audio Visual Programming division. She has also been a part of DW Radio as a Media Consultant and Head of Distribution.

Her broadcast career coincided with the growth of cable and satellite television. She has produced various documentaries and has been a newscaster primarily on Doordarshan. In her early days, she has not only covered live events and national issues but also hosted chat shows and debates.

Narayanan is a member of the core committee of the FICCI Radio Forum, and she has trained on various European Union radio projects and in year 2000 Narayanan won the prestigious Don Rowland’s Prize for Excellence. As an opinion leader, she has authored several articles on radio policy and regulation and also writes regularly for mainstream media as well as specialist journals.

On the personal front, Narayanan unwinds by listening to music and designing.