Broadcasters International: A focus on Nigeria’s broadcasting professionals

THE magazine, Broadcasters International is different from the everyday magazine. This magazine focuses on the newsmakers themselves.

In his foreword, renowned broadcast journalist, Chief Yemi Farounbi, admits that through all the changing socio-political scene in the country, the broadcast industry has witnessed various changes.

Chief Farounbi, who is the magazine’s executive chairman, focuses on a period when broadcast stations were only owned by the federal and state governments, to the current age where private ownership of broadcast stations is thriving.

The publisher, Clement Ige, shares his experience in journalism, and how he hopes to use the magazine to focus on the lives of journalists.

The debut edition of Broadcasters International tells the ‘untold’ story of Nigeria’s broadcasting glory. It highlights the birth of television in the country in 1959, till the present age.

There is also a focus on how music stars are using the air waves to boost their art. In this report by Ige, Nigeria’s musicians reach out to their numerous fans through the broadcast industry, although technology is currently competing with the media for that role.

In the interview section, popular broadcaster, Kemi Ajayi, speaks on her career and personal life, as well as how she has been managing both.

There is also a section on sports, where the Super Eagles exploits at the Nations Cup are analysed.