Femi Oke

Femi Oke Biography / Profile

Femi Oke was born on June 30th, 1966 in London, England, to Nigerian parents of the Yoruba ethnic group. She is an international journalist, television and radio host, presenter, producer, keynote speaker, moderator, emcee, master of ceremonies, media advisor and trainer.

Femi Oke Age

Femi Oke is 58 years old.

Femi Oke Early Life

Oke grew up in London and graduated from Birmingham University in 1988 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature and Language.

Femi Oke Career

Oke began her career when she was fourteen years old, as a junior reporter for the United Kingdom’s first talk radio station LBC. She worked for commercial radio all through school and university. When She graduated from Birmingham University, she joined the BBC as a radio reporter and producer. Since the late 1980’s she has worked for BBC television and radio, all the U.K. terrestrial television networks, Sky TV, Wire TV, National Geographic Channel and CNN. She joined CNN in 1999 and served there for nine years.

Previously, Femi also hosted the CNN International’s World Weather service. Moreover, she was also the host of Your World Today and World News. Right now she's based in Washington D.C. where she works for Al Jazeera English where she hosts The Stream. She is also the regular host of Inside Africa, which is currently presented by Errol Barnett.

Oke has had some amazing experiences as a broadcaster. She has wrestled with a crocodile in the mangroves of Jamaica, and reported from the frigid depths of a British Antarctic Survey refrigerator with temperatures plunging to minus 37 Fahrenheit. According to her, "It was so cold my mouth froze shut!" She regularly blogs about her adventures. She appeared in the 2015 short film, The Last Hour.

Femi Oke Personal Life

Oke has managed to keep secret about her personal life in the public and media. There is not any information regarding his love life. Furthermore, there are no any drastic rumors regarding her past affairs, boyfriend, and marital life. As per the reports, Femi is single.