Known for The Trend | Role Journalist Name Larry Madowo Siblings Liz Madowo | |
Full Name Larry Omondi Madowo Similar People Dan 'Churchill' Ndambuki, Caroline Mutoko, Jeff Koinange, Eric Omondi Ongao, Vera Sidika Profiles | ||
Jeff koinange live with larry madowo thursday 16th april 2015 part 1
Larry Omondi Madowo (born 14 July 1987) is a Kenyan journalist and news anchor who specializes in technology, current affairs and entertainment. Larry Madowo currently works for Kenya's NTV as Anchor and Technology Editor but has worked for other major networks including Kenya Television Network and CNBC Africa. He started hosting an eponymous radio show on Nation FM from August 2014 titled The Larry Madowo Show. He also writes a column in the Daily Nation every Tuesday titled #FrontRow. He hosts a popular Friday night show called #theTrend on NTV.
Contents
- Jeff koinange live with larry madowo thursday 16th april 2015 part 1
- Larry madowo announces he is leaving thetrend
- Early life
- Journalism career
- On religion
- Personal life
- References
Larry madowo announces he is leaving thetrend
Early life
Mwangala grew up in various parts of Kenya including Kakamega, and Nairobi. He went to Nambilima S.A primary School for primary education and Kakamega High School for secondary education.He finished high school this had changed. At college level he settled for journalism.
Journalism career
In 2006, Madowo enrolled for a communications degree at Daystar University in Nairobi. In 2007, Madowo interned for a vernacular radio station Bahasha FM reading news in English. Madowo eventually dropped out of college a year and a half down his degree to take up a job at Kenya Television Network, Africa's oldest private television network His became one of the household names in Kenya and after 3 years, he left KTN for NTV, where was the business news editor. In May 2012, he joined the South African based CNBC Africa as one of the main anchors and pioneered the show "Eye on Kenya" which airs on prime time. His stay at CNBC Africa only lasted a few months and in December 2012, he went back to NTV as the technology editor and news anchor.
Madowo returned to college and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Communication degree from Daystar University.
On religion
Madowo self identifies as a Christian, although he is quoted as saying that there is probably no God, suggesting that he holds agnostic views. He is critical of the religious in Kenya, having been quoted in the article "Atheists don’t harm anyone, let them be!" , as saying that they exhibit the affliction of the inability to hold divergent views. This had come as a response to the outrage by religious Kenyans after the group, Atheists In Kenya, attempted to register themselves as an organization.
Personal life
He is not married. Madowo is also known to be very active on social media in particular on Twitter. His sister Liz Madowo is a graduate of Moi University and is a stylist as well as a fashion blogger. Madowo likes travelling a lot. His show is regarded by many as a way of knowing trending topics in the region. He is very popular to the younger generation.
