Indian network Red FM has roped in Neelesh Misra to host a new weeknight show across 21 of its Hindi speaking markets.  

‘The Neelesh Misra Show’ airs between 9 and 10 pm, from Monday to Friday and has the tagline ‘Ise aankhein band karke dekho’ (Watch it with eyes closed).

Starting November 1, the cities in which the show airs include Varanasi, Lucknow, Allahabad, Kanpur, Indore, Bhopal, Jabalpur, Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Rajkot, Pune, Aurangabad, Nagpur, Nashik, Jaipur, Jamshedpur, Bhubaneshwar, Guwahati, Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata.

An award winning author, screenplay writer and lyricist, Mishra is known for telling stories from everyday life with a human connect.

He gained popularity through his nightly show ‘Yaadon Ka Idiot Box’ (Idiot Box of Memories) on Big FM, which ran for four years before ending in August last year.

Nisha Narayanan, COO, Red FM said: “He has been a legend in bringing the radio alive for listeners across age groups with his captivating storytelling that leaves everyone spellbound. We are elated to have him on board and sure to take the entertainment quotient multiple notches higher.”