Tisan Jeremiah Bako, popularly known as Tisan Bako, is a Nigerian media personality. He is known for hosting the drive time show Powerplay on Raypower 100.5 FM.[1][2] He has also worked as a news producer for popular Canadian news stations including CTV News Channel and BNN Bloomberg
Tisan Bako | |
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 Tisan on the red carpet of the MTV Africa Music Awards | |
| Born | Tisan Jeremiah Bako 16 April |
| Occupation(s) | On-air personality, occasional actor |
| Organization(s) | Raypower 100.5 FM, CTV News Channel |
| Awards | Nigeria Entertainment Awards, Nigerian Broadcasters Merit Awards, The Future Awards Africa |
Early life edit
Tisan Jeremiah Bako was born in Sokoto on 16 April. He had his primary education at Command Children School, Ribadun Cantoment Kaduna, Nigeria, and secondary education in Ojo High School Ojo, Lagos.[3] He also has a degree in Mass communication.[4]
Career edit
Bako currently works at Bell Media as a news producer. Prior to that, he worked at Raypower 100.5 FM where he hosted the award winning drive time show PowerPlay on Raypower 100.5 FM.[5][6]
Awards and nominations edit
| Year | Award | Category | Result | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Nigerian Broadcasters Merit Awards[7] | Nigerian Broadcaster of the year (Male) (People's Choice) | Nominated | — |
| 2014 | Nigerian Broadcasters Merit Awards[8] | Outstanding Radio Program Presenter - Lagos(Drive Time 4pm-8pm) | Won | — |
| 2015 | Nigeria Entertainment Awards[9] | OAP Of the Year (Male) | Nominated | — |
| 2015 | Nigerian Broadcasters Merit Awards[10] | Nigerian Broadcaster of the year (Male) (People's Choice) | Nominated | — |
| 2016 | Nigeria Entertainment Awards[11] | OAP Of the Year (Male) | Won | — |
| 2017 | The Future Awards Africa[12][13] | THE FUTURE AWARDS AFRICA PRIZE FOR ON AIR PERSONALITY (AUDIO) | Won | — |
References edit
- ^ "Popular OAP With Ray Power Tisan Bako Releases Promo Photos". onobello.com. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
- ^ "2016 NEA AWARDS: Full Categories, Nominees And Winners List". NaijaBeatzone.com. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
- ^ "RayPower's OAP, Tisan Bako,Becomes 1st Nigerian OAP To Be Verified On Twitter". Pointblank. July 9, 2015. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
- ^ "I'll love to act with Genevieve, Rita Dominic –Tisan Bako, OAP". nigeriatoday. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
- ^ "Turning down female fans, hardest thing to do". latestnigeriannews. December 3, 2016. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
- ^ "OAP, Tisan Bako reveals his fashion side and what the future holds for his brand". allurevanguardngr. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
- ^ "HERE ARE NOMINEES' NUMBERS FOR VOTING AT NBMA 2015". nigerianbroadcastersmeritawards. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
- ^ "PAST WINNERS". nigerianbroadcastersmeritawards. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
- ^ "Full list of nominees for Nigerian Entertainment Awards 2015". Retrieved 1 January 2017.
- ^ "HERE ARE NOMINEES' NUMBERS FOR VOTING AT NBMA 2015". nigerianbroadcastersmeritawards. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
- ^ "Tisan Bako Wins NEA OAP Of The Year". reportnaija. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
- ^ "TFAA 2017 Winners List". Thefufureafrica. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
- ^ "The Future Awards Africa 2017: Full List Of Winners". guardian.ng. Retrieved 27 May 2017.