Komla Dumor Award
| Komla Dumor Award | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Outstanding individuals living and working in Africa, with strong journalism skills, on-air flair, and an exceptional talent in telling African stories. |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Presented by | BBC News |
| Reward(s) | Training at BBC News |
| First awarded |
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| Currently held by | Paa Kwesi Asare (2023) |
The Komla Dumor Award is a journalism award launched by the BBC[1][2] in 2015 in honour of the legacy of Ghanaian journalist Komla Dumor who worked for BBC World News and was the main presenter of its programme Focus on Africa.
Award details
The award is presented each year "to an outstanding individual living and working in Africa, who combines strong journalism skills, on air flair, and an exceptional talent in telling African stories with the ambition and potential to become a star of the future." It was founded in 2015 by Emily Kasriel who then also directed the award for its first 8 years.[3] The winner is given a three-month training and development contract in BBC News.[4]
Winners
| Year | Winner | Country | Role | Program(s) | Channel |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Nancy Kacungira[5] | Uganda | Presenter | Focus on Africa World Business Report World News Today BBC World News BBC News In Business Africa Outside Source The Daily Global with Nancy Kacungira The Context BBC Weekend News |
BBC One BBC World News BBC News Channel BBC Four BBC World Service |
| 2016 | Didi Akinyelure[6] | Nigeria | Producer and editor | BBC News at Ten BBC Focus on Africa BBC Business Daily BBC Newsday |
BBC One BBC News Channel BBC World News BBC World Service BBC Radio 4 |
| 2017 | Amina Yuguda[7] | Nigeria | Host | BBC News at Six BBC News at Ten BBC Africa Debate |
BBC One BBC News Channel |
| 2018 | Waihiga Mwaura[8] | Kenya | Presenter | Various | Citizen TV |
| 2019 | Solomon Serwanjja[9] | Uganda | Reporter and anchor | Various | NBS TV |
| 2020 | Victoria Rubadiri[10] | Kenya | Reporter and anchor | SundayLive Citizen Weekend |
Citizen TV |
| 2021 | No award[11] | ||||
| 2022 | Dingindaba Jonah Buyoya[12] | Zambia | Presenter | Various | Diamond TV Zambia |
| 2023 | Paa Kwesi Asare[13] | Ghana | Presenter | Various | *TV3 Ghana |
References
- ^ "BBC World News Komla Dumor Award | Jobs and careers with BBC". careerssearch.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-03-26.
- ^ "BBC launches 2018 Komla Dumor Award". Retrieved 2018-03-26.
- ^ Ledwaba, Karabo (2020-02-20). "Calls for entries to the BBC's Komla Dumor award for talented journos". Sowetan Live. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
- ^ "BBC World News Komla Dumor Award seeks the next rising star in African journalism - The Maravi Post". The Maravi Post. 2018-02-27. Retrieved 2018-03-26.
- ^ "Nancy Kacungira awarded the BBC World News Komla Dumor Award - Media Centre". BBC. Retrieved 2018-03-26.
- ^ "Didi Akinyelure Awarded the Second BBC World News Komla Dumor Award - Media Centre". BBC. Retrieved 2018-03-26.
- ^ "Nigeria's Amina Yuguda receives the Komla Dumor 2017 Award". BellaNaija. 2017-09-19. Retrieved 2018-03-26.
- ^ "Kenyan wins 2018 BBC Komla Dumor award". 2018-09-26. Retrieved 2019-09-30.
- ^ "Uganda's Solomon Serwanjja wins BBC World News Komla Dumor award". BBC. 2019-09-29. Retrieved 2019-09-30.
- ^ "Kenya's Victoria Rubadiri wins BBC World News Komla Dumor award". BBC News. 2020-09-01. Retrieved 2022-05-04.
- ^ "BBC Komla Dumor Award 2022 launched". BBC News. 2022-01-26. Retrieved 2022-05-04.
- ^ "Zambia's Dingindaba Jonah Buyoya wins BBC News Komla Dumor award". BBC News. 2022-08-15. Retrieved 2022-08-16.
- ^ "Ghana's Paa Kwesi Asare wins 2023 BBC News Komla Dumor Award". BBC News. 2023-08-21. Retrieved 2023-08-21.
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