Gbemi Olateru Olagbegi

Gbemi Olateru Olagbegi is a Nigerian broadcaster and presenter known for presenting programmes on Cool FM and The Beat 99.9 FM.[1][2][3] She won on-air personality of the year at the 2008 Future Awards[4][5] and, as part of Nigerian group The Unrulies, was nominated again at the 2009 awards;[6] that year she also co-hosted the Future Awards ceremony with comedian Jedidiah.[7] She is a celebrity model for Soul Mate hair products.[8] She is currently program director for Naija FM 102.7FM, An indigenous radio station.

Early life

Gbemi was born on July 18, 1984 into the Olagbegi family in Owo, a city in Ondo State, southwestern Nigeria. She attended Pampers private school, Surulere, and Nigerian Navy Secondary School, Ojo. She also attended Queens college, Yaba before she proceeded to Oakland University, where she received a bachelor's degree in Mass Communication. She obtained a master's degree in Media and Communication from Pan African University, Lagos State in 2009.

Awards

She won the future awards in 2008 for "On Air Personality of the Year". She also won the 'Dynamix award' for Radio Presenter of the year in 2008. She also won the "Green Awards for Excellence" for the radio category that same year. In 2009, she won the "Exquisite Lady of the Year" award for "Best female radio presenter" and in 2010, she was nominated again for the "The Future Awards"

References

  1. ↑ David-Adegboye, Temitope (11 March 2010). "Quitting Broadcasting Not On My Cards -Olateru-Olagbegi". Daily Independent (Nigeria).
  2. ↑ Adekunle, Ayeni (26 December 2008). "And things that shaped 2008 (II)". The Punch.
  3. ↑ "Gbemi". Beat FM official website. Retrieved 7 April 2010.
  4. ↑ Oshodi, Toyoshi (22 September 2009). "The right frequency". 234 Next.
  5. ↑ Ogbu, Rachel (31 December 2007). "News Extra".
  6. ↑ Adekunle, Ayeni (19 December 2008). "Top 100 people, places, events and things that shaped 2008". The Punch.
  7. ↑ "Redstrat raises the bar for The Future Awards 2009…". Bella Naija. 3 November 2008.
  8. ↑ Lawal, Kemi (12 June 2009). "Kel to endorse Soul Mate". The Punch.
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