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Kenyan journalist to edit BBC's Focus on Africa and Network Africa
Joseph
Warungu has been appointed Editor of the BBC's flagship programmes
Focus on Africa and Network Africa.
He
will take over from veteran journalist Robin White when he retires
in May.
Joseph
started his journalistic career with the Kenya Broadcasting Corporation
and the Kenyan Television Network before joining the BBC Swahili
Service in 1992.
He
is currently East African Editor for the BBC African Services based
in Nairobi.
As
a former presenter of both Focus on Africa and Network Africa, Joseph
Warungu says he is thrilled with his new job: "This is one
of the most challenging and responsible jobs in the whole of African
journalism.
"More
than 20 million listeners all over Africa rely on the BBC to keep
them in touch with the continent.
"I
intend to build on the formidable reputation which Robin White has
established for both programmes, strengthening our reporting of
Africa and our links with partner stations."
Kari
Blackburn, Head of BBC African Services, is delighted with the appointment:
"Robin White is a hard act to follow. He has edited the programme
for more than 30 years, but if anybody can do it, it is Joseph Warungu.
He has an excellent track record and close links with the continent."
Notes
to Editors
Focus
on Africa and Network Africa can be heard on FM in more than 70
cities and towns all over Africa and on shortwave all over the continent.
Focus
on Africa is broadcast at 1500, 1700 and 1900 GMT.
Network
Africa goes out at 0330, 0430 and 0530 GMT in East Africa and additionally
at 0630 and 0730 GMT in West Africa.
The
BBC World Service has a global audience of 150 million, a third
of them in Africa where it broadcasts in nine languages - English,
Swahili, Hausa, Kinyarwanda, Kirundi, Somali, Arabic, French and
Portuguese.
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