Alex Chamwada
| Alex Chamwada | |
|---|---|
| Born | Alex Chamwada Ayiego 16 August 1971 (age 50) Vihiga, Kenya |
| 💼 Occupation | CEO, TV Presenter |
| 📆 Years active | 26 |
| 🏢 Organization | Chams Media Limited |
| 👩 Spouse(s) | Caroline Chamwada (married 2001–present) |
| 🏅 Awards | OGW |
| 🌐 Website | http://www.chamsmedia.com/ |
Alex Chamwada is a Kenyan international journalist. He was born on the 16th of August 1971, in Ellongo village, Sabatia Constituency in Vihiga County located in Western Kenya to the late Pastor Herman Ayiego of the Pentecostal Assemblies of God (PAG) in Ellongo. His parents also practiced subsistence farming.
Early life and marriage
Alex Chamwada is the second born in a family of 12. He has been married since 7th July 2001 to Caroline Irako Chamwada, who is a Human Resource Officer in a Telecommunication firm in Kenya. Together they have three children: Chelsea, Kessie, and Leon.
Education
Alex Chamwada did his early learning in Kenya. He studied at Ellongo Primary School in Vihiga County, and St Peters Mumias High School in Kakamega County. He went to Moi University in Kenya where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Information Sciences in 1996. He later did a Post-Graduate Diploma in Mass Communication from the University of Nairobi [1]. In 2005 he graduated with a Master’s Degree in Politics and Mass Media from the University of Liverpool in the United Kingdom.
Broadcasting journey
Alex Chamwada began his journey in broadcast journalism in 1994, where he began doing voluntary radio presentations at Kenya’s Broadcasting Corporation (KBC) while still at Moi University. During this time, they would use cassette recorders to submit shows. He presented an evening Swahili program known as Mwangaza (meaning light) on KBC radio. By the time he graduated in 1996, he continued working as a volunteer for KBC but also did part-time jobs in the book publishing industry.
Upon completion of his Mass Communication Post-Graduate Diploma from the University of Nairobi in 1998[2], Alex Chamwada joined KBC as an intern reporter. In March 1999, Alex Chamwada joined Royal Media Services, then a locally owned radio station. In October 1999, when Royal Media launched a TV station, he became both a radio and TV reporter.
In 2000 he joined the Voice of America from October to December for an internship program. When he returned to Kenya from the United States of America, he joined the Kenya Television Network (KTN) as a reporter. He took a study leave from KTN in 2004[3]. He worked as a Senior Reporter and went to pursue his master’s in Politics and Mass Media at the University of Liverpool. Alex Chamwada returned to Kenya in 2005 and continued his reporting job at KTN until 2008, when he left KTN to join The Royal Media Services’ Citizen TV [4] [5]. Alex Chamwada rose through the ranks to become an Associate Editor in charge of Politics. He worked until February 2014, when he decided to quit and start his own media production company, which he had founded by December 2013.[6]
References
- ↑ "MR. ALEX CHAMWADA". School of Journalism and Mass Communication UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI.
- ↑ "1998-Challenges in photojournalism: award winners speak out". University of Nairobi. 25 February 1998.
- ↑ "Diplomatic Narratives with Alex Chamwada". Standard Media.
- ↑ Citizen Tv (2012). "Why Politicians Prefer Choppers". Youtube. Citizen Tv. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Alex, Chamwada (2009). "Kenya Prime Minister Seeks Foreign Intervention to Rescue Zimbabwe from Cholera". VOA News.
- ↑ "Life and Style: MOTIVATE ALEX CHAMWADA". Youtube. KTN Home. 2018. Unknown parameter
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