Channels TV’s Seun Okinbaloye Wins Deserving Television Program Presenter of The Year

Popular Television Political Correspondent of the Channels Television, Seun Okinbaloye has won the 2019 edition of the Television Program Presenter of the Year in Nigerian Media Merit Award (NMMA) held at the Muson Centre in Lagos on Sunday.

Politics Today anchored by Okinbaloye every Sunday from 8-9pm and every working days from 7pm – 7.30pm is a program that has featured high profile politicians in Nigeria and darling of millions of viewers in Nigeria and diaspora.

The award ceremony is an annual event organised to recognise individuals and organisations for media excellence in Nigeria and their contribution to the development of the sector.

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Sunday’s event took place while Okinbaloye was presenting Sunday Politics, doing what he knows how to do best.

The TV station last won the Best Station of the Year in 2017, in addition to claiming the prize in 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016.

Channels Television’s General Manager (Special Duties), Mr Steve Judo, led a team of staff members to the event to receive the awards on behalf of the organisation.

Others in attendance include the Controller of Programmes, Mr Ambrose Okoh, and Channels TV Presenter, Gimba Umar.

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Elsewhere, TVC’s Mike Okwoche won the Television Newscaster of the Year while the Punch Newspaper beat the Guardian Newspaper and Daily Trust to win the Babatunde Jose Prize for the Newspaper of the Year.

Also in the print category, Abraham Ogbodo of the Guardian Newspaper bagged the Dele Giwa Prize for Editor of the Year, beating Nasir Abubakar of Daily Trust and the Punch’s Martin Ayankola.

A former governor of Ogun State, Olusegun Osoba, as well as a marketing communications practitioner, Biodun Shobanjo, were also recognised for a professional life dedicated to media excellence and service to the nation.

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