Leadership : 9781596637511

This is the essential Nigerian story. In order to tell it, one has to live it, one has to acquire the skill of telling the story and the perspective to see it whole. TONY OYATEDOR has done all these and more. This is an exhilarating book. DR. EPHRAIM OKORO, Ph.D., Howard University, Washington, D.C. Tony Oyatedor started his journalism career as a reporter with the NEW BAYVIEW newspaper in San Francisco, California, United States of America, from 1979-1981. He returned to Nigeria in 1981 where he first worked at OPHELIA magazine as a reporter and later moved to RADIO NIGERIA TWO AM/FM where he worked as a broadcaster. He hosted a Wednesday prime time program called the "Dawn Show" from 7:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m., "Reggae Time" every Monday from Noon - 1:00 p.m., "Teen and Twenty Beats" and other variety programs. Tony interviewed many eminent personalities including musicians such as Millie Jackson, Kool and the Gang, Fela Anikulapo-kuti, Sonny Okosun, Everlyn Champaign King, Ebenezer Obey, Sunny Ade along with many others. He was also Master of Ceremonies for numerous events at the National Arts Theater Lagos. He later moved to Nigerian Television Authority (N.T.A.) where he first worked in the programs department organizing variety shows including serving as host of the network program "Young World" which brought him much acclaim. He then switched to the network news department where he became a news reporter and news-caster. Later he served as U.S. correspondent for the now defunct THIS WEEK magazine and subsequently worked as a consultant to the AFRICAN GUARDIAN magazine. Tony Oyatedor was the editor of the DESCENDANT newspaper, based in Washington, D.C., United States of America, and he is the publisher/editor-in-chief of NEWSTIME magazine and President of NEWSTIME foundation. He is also the President/Chief executive officer of NEWSTIME LTD., a publishing/consulting firm. Tony Oyatedor is a speaker, international consultant and philanthropist.

Author: Tony Oyatedor

Publisher: Seaboard Press

Publication Date: Jul 01, 2005

Number of Pages: 300 pages

Binding: Hardback or Cased Book

ISBN-10: 159663751X

ISBN-13: 9781596637511