Femi Oke
Femi Oke | |
|---|---|
 Oke in 2008 | |
| Born | 30 June 1966 |
| Alma mater | Birmingham University |
| Occupation | Television journalist |
| Employer | The Stream on Al Jazeera English |
| Website | therealfemioke |
Femi Oke (born 30 June 1966) is a British television presenter and journalist.
Early life and education[]
Femi Oke was born in London,[1] England, to Nigerian parents of the Yoruba ethnic group. She is a graduate of Birmingham University where she received a bachelor's degree in English literature and language.[2]
Broadcasting career[]
Femi began her career at the age of 14 working as a junior reporter for the United Kingdom's first talk radio station, London Broadcasting Company.[2] During 1993, she worked for a cable station called Wire TV; this was pre-Janet Street Porter's L!VE TV. Femi presented several shows for the station, including the popular Soap on the Wire on a Saturday afternoon, with soap opera expert Chris Stacey. In the early 1990s, Oke presented the BBC's flagship educational science programme and was also a presenter of Top of the Pops. She has also worked for London Weekend Television 1995-1999, Men & Motors 1998-1999 and Carlton Television 1994-1995.
She is a former anchor for CNN International's World Weather service at the network's global headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia.[2] She presented weather segments for the programs Your World Today and World News. She also regularly hosted Inside Africa, now fronted by Errol Barnett, a programme that looks into the economic, social and cultural affairs and trends in Africa. She joined CNN in August 1999, and worked there until 2010. She used to appear as a daily newscaster, contributor and interviewer on Public Radio International/WNYC's morning public radio news program, The Takeaway. Currently, she hosts The Stream on Al Jazeera English.[2]
Public speaking[]
She has accepted an invitation to teach on behalf of the World Meteorological Organization in Buenos Aires, Argentina, [3] conducted guest lectures for the University of Liberia, Emory University in Atlanta and been a guest speaker at the United Nations, addressing the World Food Programme in Rome, Italy.[4]
Film[]
Oke appeared in the short film The Last Hour (2005).
References[]
- ^ a b Interview with Femi Oke
- ^ a b c d "Flow With the Stream: My Stroll With Femi Oke". HuffingtonPost. 21 August 2014. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
- ^ "Moderator: Ms. Femi Oke" (pdf). World Bank. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ^ "Femi Oke, Al Jazeera Journalist". Biznis. 13 February 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
External links[]
- Alumni of the University of Birmingham
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- Black British television personalities
- British television journalists
- English women journalists
- English emigrants to the United States
- English people of Nigerian descent
- English people of Yoruba descent
- Public Radio International personalities
- Weather presenters
- 1966 births
- Living people
- American people of Nigerian descent
- American people of Yoruba descent
- Nigerian television journalists
- Yoruba women journalists
- CNN people
- Nigerian women journalists
- Yoruba women television personalities
- American women television journalists
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