Larry Madowo

Larry Madowo
Born Larry Madowo
(1987-07-14) 14 July 1987[1]
Siaya, Kenya
Nationality Kenyan
Education Daystar University
Occupation Journalist
Employer BBC
Known for Journalism
Website www.larrymadowo.co.ke

Larry Madowo (born 14 July 1987) is a Kenyan journalist and the BBC Africa Business Editor. He was previously a news anchor who specialized in technology, current affairs, political interviews and entertainment. Larry Madowo who has previously worked for other major networks including Kenya Television Network and CNBC Africa resigned from NTV in March 2018 to join the BBC. He hosted an eponymous radio show on Nation FM from August 2014 titled The Larry Madowo Show[2] until the station was shut down. He also wrote a column in the Daily Nation every week titled #FrontRow.[3] He hosted a popular Friday night show called #theTrend[4] on NTV.[5][6] until 30 June 2017.

Early life

Madowo grew up in various parts of Kenya including Siaya, and Nairobi. He went to Usingo and Karapul primary schools for primary education and St Gabriel's Seminary for secondary education. He had intended to train as a catholic priest but by the time he finished high school this had changed. At college level he settled for journalism.

Journalism career

In 2006, Madowo enrolled for a communications degree at Daystar University in Nairobi. In 2007, Madowo interned for a vernacular radio station Bahasha FM reading news in English. Madowo eventually dropped out of college a year and a half down his degree to take up a job at Kenya Television Network, Africa's oldest private television network[7] His became one of the household names in Kenya and after 3 years, he left KTN for NTV, where was a business anchor and reporter. In May 2012, he joined the South African based CNBC Africa as one of the main anchors and pioneered the show "Eye on Kenya" which aired on prime time.[8] His stay at CNBC Africa only lasted a few months and in December 2012, he went back to NTV as the technology editor and news anchor.[6]

Madowo returned to college and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Communication degree from Daystar University[9] in June 2014.

During his second time at NTV Kenya, he also freelanced for various global news outlets including CNN International,[10] France 24 English,[11] the BBC, and Public Radio International.[12][13] When Daily Nation declined to publish a column critical of the Kenyan government's shutdown of four major private TV stations in early 2018, the opinion piece was published on the CNN website.[14] He terminated his column[15] a Global Opinions Contributing Columnist for the Washington Post.[16]

On April 11, 2018, it was announced[17] that Madowo was joining BBC News Africa as Business Editor. He leads a team of business journalists based in Nairobi, London, Lagos, Dakar and Johannesburg. He has appeared across BBC World TV,[18] BBC World Service Radio,[19] BBC News channel in the UK, bbc.com[20] and Radio 4 as a reporter or commentator on African business.

Views

On religion

Madowo self identifies as a Christian , although he is quoted as saying that there is probably no God,[21] suggesting that he holds agnostic views. He is critical of the religious in Kenya, having been quoted in the article "Atheists don’t harm anyone, let them be!" , as saying that they exhibit the affliction of the inability to hold divergent views. This had come as a response to the outrage by religious Kenyans after the group, Atheists In Kenya, attempted to register themselves as an organization.

Personal life

Madowo is also known to be very active on social media in particular on Twitter.[22] His sister Liz Madowo is a graduate of Moi University [23] and is a stylist as well as a fashion blogger.[24] Madowo likes travelling a lot. His show is regarded by many as a way of knowing trending topics in the region. He is very popular to the younger generation and is planning to marry soon.[25]

References

  1. ↑ "Larry Madowo celebrated his birthday". Nairobi Gossips. Retrieved September 23, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Larry Madowo". Facebook.com. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
  3. ↑ "LARRY MADOWO". Nation.co.ke. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
  4. ↑ "The Trend". Nation.co.ke. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
  5. ↑ "Larry Madowo - Who's Who in Kenya". Nation.co.ke. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
  6. 1 2 "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-04-17. Retrieved 2012-12-28.
  7. ↑ "Larry Madowo Bio - Larry Madowo". Larrymadowo.co.ke. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
  8. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-01-30. Retrieved 2012-12-28.
  9. ↑ "Larry Madowo in his final year at Daystar, six years after enrolling - Capital Campus". Capitalfm.co.ke. 7 September 2012. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
  10. ↑ "NTV Kenya". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2018-07-22.
  11. ↑ "Kenya on edge: Was the presidential re-run worth it? - France 24". France 24. 2017-10-25. Retrieved 2018-07-22.
  12. ↑ "Kenyan military accused of turning Westgate mall siege into shopping spree". Public Radio International. Retrieved 2018-07-22.
  13. ↑ "Cambridge Analytica's political work extends far beyond the US". Public Radio International. Retrieved 2018-07-22.
  14. ↑ CNN, Larry Madowo, Special to. "Opinion: Why it's a perilous time to be a journalist in Kenya". CNN. Retrieved 2018-07-22.
  15. ↑ "Larry Madowo on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2018-07-22.
  16. ↑ "Larry Madowo". Washington Post. Retrieved 2018-07-22.
  17. ↑ "BBC appoints Larry Madowo to head Africa business desk". The Star, Kenya. Retrieved 2018-07-22.
  18. ↑ "Larry Madowo on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2018-07-22.
  19. ↑ "New Voice for Radio Journalist, Click - BBC World Service". BBC. Retrieved 2018-07-22.
  20. ↑ Madowo, Larry (2018-07-21). "Will Nigeria Air succeed where others have failed?". BBC News. Retrieved 2018-07-22.
  21. ↑ Post, Trending. ""There Is Probably No God" Larry Madowo Claims As He Defends Atheists In This Article | Trending Post | Kenya's Online Newspaper". Trendingpost.co.ke. Retrieved 2017-01-17.
  22. ↑ "Larry Madowo (@LarryMadowo) - Twitter". Retrieved 14 March 2017.
  23. ↑ Ndanu, Carole (4 September 2015). "Larry Madowo Sends Out A Warm Message To His Sister As She Graduates". Niaje.com. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
  24. ↑ "Liz Madowo - Fearlessly Fashionable". Lizmadowo.co.ke. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
  25. ↑ "Larry Madowo Threatens to Cancel Netherlands Trip Over this Ksh 70 Item (PHOTOS)". Nairobiwire.com. 3 November 2015. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
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