Storyteller takes a break from radio to spend time with son and mother

After 30 years on radio, Aunty Philo is finally taking a break.

At 19, when other girls her age went by the humble honorific of “akka” (meaning “sister” in Tamil), Philomena Gnanapragasam was already known as “Aunty”.

She became known as Aunty Philo to her fans after she took over the radio show Calling All Children on Blue Network (now Traxx FM) from Maizura Mansur in 1984.