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Top 11 Kenyan TV personalities who started off on radio
Before gracing our television screens, these TV personalities launched their careers on radio.
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As the world marks World Radio Day, Pulselive.co.ke compiled a list of the top Kenyan TV personalities that got their start into media as radio hosts.
Here are top 12 Kenyan TV personalities that started off on radio.
1.Yvonne Okwara-Matole
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Senior News Anchor and editor at KTN Yvonne Okwara-Matole started off on radio more than 10 years ago on Hot 96 before switching to TV broadcasting.
2.Joey Muthengi
The celebrated 10/10 host started off on radio working for Hot 96. She then moved to hosting 10/10 and more recently added anchoring the 1pm news bulletin on Citizen TV to her list of TV jobs.
3.Zain Verjee
Before the former CNN anchor joined international media, Zain Verjee started off as a traffic news anchor at Capital FM.
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4.Janet Mbugua-Ndichu
Former Citizen TV news anchor Janet Mbugua started working in radio at the age of 19 at Capital FM.
5.Amina Abdi
One of the more recent radio personalities to make the move to TV is former Hits not Homework host Amina Abdi. She began working at Homeboyz radio before joining Capital FM to host Hits not Homework.
She recently hang her boots rather mic up and is now focusing on television and MCeeing gigs.
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6.Mark Masaai
The celebrated NTV news anchor began working as a news anchor on Hope FM before moving to Classic FM. His work in radio garnered the attention of several television stations such as Nation Media Group at the age of 22.
7.Johnson Mwakazi
Former Citizen TV anchor Johnson Mwakazi also worked in radio before joining television.
8.Anne Kiguta
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Anne Kiguta worked at Hope FM as well as Capital FM before joining KTN and eventually Citizen TV as a news anchor.
9.Fred Indimuli
Before gracing our screens on Citizen TV, Fred Indimuli worked as a news anchor and editor for Radio Africa.
10.James Smart
Before pioneering the hit show The Trend on NTV, James Smart worked as an anchor on Capital FM.
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11.Eric Latiff
Eric Latiff worked as a news anchor on Capital FM before joining TV.
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