Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Femi Oke Update

Got an E-Mail today from Femi Oke, who left CNN International recently to move to New York. She included a note about her new adventures in The Big Apple. Thanks for writing in, Femi! We wish you all the best in your future endeavors.

Dear CNN Friends,
I am now based in New York where I'm the Senior Editor and news announcer for a new US national public radio morning news show called "The Takeaway". The show is hosted by John Hockenberry, Adaora Udoji and I anchor all the news headlines and updates. It's a live and conversational look at the daily news, current affairs and popular culture. "The Takeaway" is produced by the BBC, Public Radio International, The New York Times, WGBH Boston and WNYC Radio, so it’s an impressive collaboration! You can check in on me online at http://www.thetakeaway.org/

It's been such a great pleasure and more fun than I deserve to have spent over eight years of my career at CNN. The move to New York was primarily a personal one as my better half lives in New York City. However, CNN will forever be a part of me and I will never forget the amazing experience of broadcasting to the world.

Warmest wishes,
Femi Oke

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Monday, March 24, 2008

Confirmed: Femi Oke No Longer With CNN International

Confirmed to us this morning by a contact at CNN, Femi Oke is no longer with CNN International. She will definitely be missed by many, and we wish her the best in the future with what she has in store.

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Saturday, March 22, 2008

Art of Life and Femi Oke

The link to Art Of Life has been removed from the pages of the International Edition of CNN.com. It seems this show has been cancelled.

Also, Femi Oke's bio has been removed from the Anchor/Reporter Bio Pages. Seems that Isha Sesay has now been named host of Inside Africa, as you'll see on the show's page. I am working to get confirmation from CNN that Femi has indeed left the network.

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Wednesday, May 09, 2007

Femi Oke returns


After a break of quite some time, maybe as long as five months according to what she said today, Femi Oke has returned to presenting the weather for CNN/I from CNN Center. Femi has spent some time in Africa reporting for Inside Africa in recent months, and appears to have taken a break since then. She mentioned during her weather forecast during World News Europe at 1925 gmt this evening that she had recently returned from a trip to Belgium.

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