Synopsis
Femi Oke is a British-Nigerian television presenter and journalist who is currently working for Al Jazeera English. She is an international broadcaster. She was born in London to Nigerian parents. Besides, she is also an active public speaker who has spoken as a guest lecturer in universities and prestigious organizations. She was named Nigerian media personality of the year in 2007 and is the winner of Interaction media award in 2008 for her commitment to broadcasting the complex issues of Africa.
Early Life & Education
Femi Oke was born in Britain to Nigerian parents belonging to Yoruba ethnic group. As she was raised in Britain, Femi completed her education in the United Kingdom. She is a graduate of Birmingham University with bachelor’s degree in English literature and language. More information on the early life of Femi Oke is not available.
Career
At the age of 14 in 1980, Femi Oke started to work as a junior reporter for United Kingdom’s first talk radio station London Broadcasting Company. During 1993, Femi started to work for Wire TV. She has presented several shows including Soap on the Wire with soap opera expert Chris Stacey. She also presented BBC’s flagship educational science program Science in Action and was a presenter of Top of the Pops.
Femi has an experience of working with GMTV, London Weekend Television, Men & Motors and Carlton Television. She is a former anchor for World Weather service at CNN International based in Atlanta, Georgia. She has also presented the weather segments for the programs Your World Today and World News. Femi Oke was a host of Inside Africa which was based on African socio-economic and cultural affairs and trends. She worked for CNN from 1999-2008. She is currently serving in Al Jazeera English as the host of syndicated program “The Stream”.
Net Worth
There is no information regarding Femi Oke’s salary and net worth. However, looking at her work and involvement, it can be a s sumed to be high and surely is paying off her hard work.
Personal Life
Since there is very less information available on Femi Oke and her, herself, being a secretive person, tracking down her personal life has been very hard. There is no information available on her personal life whether she is married or divorced with her husband or is single. Speculation is, therefore, high on her sexuality. Her past affairs and boyfriends are in the complete shade. Hence, Femi is void of any rumors or controversies.
Social Media Profile
Femi Oke is available on Twitter and LinkedIn. She has lots of fans following and is increasing day per day. There is very less information available on her on the internet. A very short biography is available on her in Wikipedia.
by Bchrome, 04 Jan, 2017
