| 词条 | Funmi Iyanda |
| 释义 |
Early lifeIyanda was born in Lagos to the family of Gabriel and Yetunde Iyanda. Her father was originally from Ogbomoso and the mother from Ijebu-Ode, she grew up in the Lagos Mainland area, however, her mother died when she was seven years old.{{sfn|Makwemoisa|2006|p=85}} She attended African Church Princess Primary School, Akoka, Herbert Macaulay School in Lagos, Nigeria, for her primary education and then went to the International School Ibadan for her secondary education. She also attended the University of Ibadan, where she graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Geography.[4] Good Morning Nigeria and sports journalismFunmi's foray into television began when she started producing and presenting Good Morning Nigeria, a breakfast magazine television show. The show became a hit, with its "Heroes" segment, which exalted the achievement of deserving members of the society, and "Street Life", which unlike many shows at the time went out on the streets in search of compelling Nigerian human-interest stories. The show focused on the injustices suffered by Nigerians, particularly the vulnerable members such as women and children. The show was syndicated on national television. The first show she anchored was called MITV Live produced by Segun Odegbami and Tunde Kelani.[5] She also explored her deep passion for sports, entering the world of sports journalism. She worked on a documentary for the 2006 Africa Cup of Nations and she covered the 1999 female Football World Cup, the All Africa Games in Zimbabwe, as well as the 2000 and 2004 Olympic Games in Sydney and Athens. New Dawn with FunmiArmed with the experience gained during the era of Good Morning Nigeria, Funmi sought a bigger platform to reach people and in 2000 she began producing and hosting the programme New Dawn. New Dawn with Funmi started in 2000 and ran daily on NTA 10 Lagos. The success of the show made it the longest running independently produced show on NTA. The show used its influence as a vehicle for social change and transformation by advocating the cause of the vulnerable members of the society, particularly women, youth and children. New Dawn gave birth to the "Change-A-Life" social intervention project. Over the years, Change-A-Life has affected the lives of many children and people through its scholarship, healthcare, counselling and micro-finance intervention scheme. The scholarship scheme supports 98 children. Funmi has also written regular columns in Tempo Magazine. On occasion she still serves as guest columnist for Farafina Magazine. She has also written for PM NEWS, The Punch, Daily Trust and Vanguard Newspapers.[6] Talk With FunmiIn 2010, after a two-year hiatus, she returned to the silverscreen with Talk with Funmi (TWF), a groundbreaking television show, directed by Chris Dada. Talk With Funmi journeys Nigeria, from state to state, capturing people and conversations around the country. It is a thought-provoking, illuminating and entertaining journey into the life of Nigerians from all over the country. The show talks to people everywhere – from ordinary citizens going about their business to celebrities in unusual but natural settings. TWF is syndicated on channels across Nigeria.[7] My Country: NigeriaIn 2010, Funmi Iyanda completed production on My Country: Nigeria, a three-part documentary celebrating the 50th anniversary of the country’s independence, which was aired on the BBC World Service. Lagos Stories, one of the episodes of the documentary, was subsequently nominated in the category for “Best News Documentary” at the 2011 Monte Carlo Television Festival in Monaco. Chopcassava.comIn 2012, Funmi Iyanda and her creative partner Chris Dada released Chopcassava.com, an innovative web series documenting the January 2012 fuel subsidy protests that took place in Lagos, Nigeria. A web series because it could not be aired on Nigerian TV, the series presents an insider view of the Lagos protests, in which people of all classes took to the streets demanding a reversal of the 117% hike in petrol prices. The protests swiftly evolved to encompass issues beyond petrol prices, with protesters focusing on government profligacy, as well as the endemic corruption in the country. Wildly popular, chopcassava videos went viral, with one of the videos gathering over 100,000 hits in five days. Chopcassava.com was nominated in the non-fiction webseries category at the 2012 BANFF World Media Festival, in Alberta, Canada. Personal lifeAn innovator in her sphere Funmi has won tremendous recognition for her work in the media and for her humanitarian and philanthropic interventions. She is an African Leadership Institute, Tutu Fellow and a participant of the ASPEN Institute's Forum for Communications and Society. In 2012, she was honoured by the Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Raji Fashola, for her commitment to gender advocacy as she returned from a five-day UN advocacy trek up Mount Kilimanjaro. The climb was organised by the UN to raise global awareness on its campaign to End Violence against Women and Girls and brought together climbers from more than 32 African countries in a historic advocacy journey up Mount Kilimanjaro. Funmi Iyanda joined South African rock band the Parlotones, South African actress Rosie Motene, human rights lawyer, Ann Njogu, Congolese singer Barbara Kanam, and many African women and men who play an active role in their countries on the gruelling trek up Kilimanjaro. The climbers arrived at Africa's highest summit on International Women's Day, 8 March 2012, and displayed their African national flags. Funmi serves on the Board of Farafina Trust and Positive Impact Youth Network. She was at the forefront of the Occupy Nigeria series of protests in January 2012. The protests were to resist the implementation of the government's fuel subsidy removal policy. References1. ^"Sharing a dawn with Funmi", The Guardian Life, 26 October 2009. 2. ^{{cite news|title=Funmi Iyanda: ‘I’m Not Competing With Mo’ Abudu’|date=21 February 2010|author=Ayeni Adekunle|url=http://www.thenetng.com/2010/02/21/funmi-iyanda-exclusive-im-not-competing-with-mo-abudu/|accessdate=18 July 2010|publisher=Nigerian Entertainment Today}} 3. ^{{cite news|title=Queen of tube, Funmi Iyanda escapes death|author=SAMUEL OLATUNJI|date=30 September 2008|url=http://www.modernghana.com/movie/3001/3/queen-of-tube-funmi-iyanda-escapes-death.html|accessdate=18 July 2010|work=Modern Ghana}} 4. ^{{Cite news|url=http://www.mynewswatchtimesng.com/funmi-iyanda-goddess-silver-screen/ |publisher=My Newswatch Times |title=Funmi Iyanda: Goddess of silver screen |date=September 23, 2014 }}{{dead link|date=January 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} 5. ^Jumoke Giwa, "Conversations: Meet Funmi Iyanda 'Nigeria's queen of talk'", Nigeria Village Square, 26 August 2006. 6. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.nigerianbiography.com/2015/11/funmi-iyanda-biography.html|title=Nigerian Biography: Funmi Iyanda Biography|website=www.nigerianbiography.com|access-date=2016-05-14}} 7. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.bellanaija.com/2010/03/26/talk-with-funmi-visits-the-irrepressible-aj-city/|accessdate=18 July 2010|title=Talk With Funmi visits the Irrepressible AJ City|newspaper=BellaNaija|date=26 March 2010}} Sources
External links
15 : 1971 births|Living people|Yoruba television personalities|Nigerian women|Nigerian television personalities|International School, Ibadan alumni|University of Ibadan alumni|Nigerian television talk show hosts|Writers from Lagos|Nigerian bloggers|BBC 100 Women|Women bloggers|Nigerian women bloggers|Television personalities from Lagos|21st-century Nigerian women writers |
| 随便看 |
|
开放百科全书收录14589846条英语、德语、日语等多语种百科知识，基本涵盖了大多数领域的百科知识，是一部内容自由、开放的电子版国际百科全书。