Femi Oke
Oke in 2008
Born	(1966-06-30) 30 June 1966 (age 57) London,[1] England
Alma mater	Birmingham University
Occupation	Television journalist
Employer	The Stream on Al Jazeera English
Website	therealfemioke.com

Femi Oke (/ˌoʊˈkeɪ/ OH-KAY;^[2] born 30 June 1966) is a British television presenter and journalist.

Early life and education

Femi Oke was born in London,^[1] England, to Nigerian parents of the Yoruba ethnic group. She is a graduate of Birmingham University, where she received a bachelor's degree in English literature and language.^[3]

Broadcasting career

Oke began her career at the age of 14 working as a junior reporter for the United Kingdom's first talk radio station, London Broadcasting Company.^[3] During 1992 and 1993, she worked for a cable station called Wire TV. Oke presented several shows for the station, including the popular Soap on the Wire on a Saturday afternoon, with soap-opera expert Chris Stacey. In the early 1990s, Oke presented the BBC's flagship educational science programme Science in Action and was also a presenter of Top of the Pops. She has also worked for London Weekend Television (1995–1999), Men & Motors (1998–1999) and Carlton Television (1994–1995).

She is a former anchor for CNN International's World Weather service at the network's global headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia.^[3] She presented weather segments for the programs Your World Today and World News. She also regularly hosted Inside Africa, now fronted by Errol Barnett, a programme that looks into the economic, social and cultural affairs and trends in Africa. She joined CNN in August 1999, and worked there until 2010. She used to appear as a daily newscaster, contributor and interviewer on Public Radio International/WNYC's morning public radio news program, The Takeaway. Currently, she hosts The Stream on Al Jazeera English.^[3]

Public speaking

She has accepted an invitation to teach on behalf of the World Meteorological Organization in Buenos Aires, Argentina,^[4] conducted guest lectures for the University of Liberia, Emory University in Atlanta and been a guest speaker at the United Nations, addressing the World Food Programme in Rome, Italy.^[5]

Film

Oke appeared in the short film The Last Hour (2005).

References

External links

• Official website
• The Real Femi Oke blog Archived 25 December 2019 at the Wayback Machine
• Femi Oke: "My life in the media", The Independent, 17 July 2006.
• Femi Oke at IMDb
• The Takeaway's Official Program website