It doesn’t matter if you were born in the 80s, 90s or even past the Millenium 2000, because you will agree that TV was one of the most valued items in most Kenyan homes. Most people used to be glued to their TV screens not because of the many good programmes but because of some beautiful anchors.
Catherine Kasavuli
Catherine Kasavuli born 1962 is a Kenyan news presenter. Kasavuli was the first female news anchor in the country and has previously worked in other leading television stations including The Kenyan Broadcasting Corporation (KBC), Citizen Television and Kenya Television Network (KTN).
Kathleen Openda
Kathleen Openda-Mvati is a Kenyan journalist and former television host with the Kenya Television Network. She received an Eisenhower Fellowship and was a Chevening Scholar. In 2018, she was appointed Chairperson of the Council of the Kenya Institute of Mass Communication. She was a famous broadcast personality and journalist, and news anchor. She launched the Breakfast Show and Third Opinion, two high impact interactive shows. We loved her energy and skill on KTN’s Breakfast Show. With her no-nonsense yet warm delivery, she captured the minds of viewers with her talent. She also hosted the talk show Third Opinion which invited Kenyans to give their take on issues of governance and civil society.
3. Winnie Mukami
Former NTV anchor Winnie Mukami passed away after contracting Covid-19.Ms Mukami, who recently served as a board member at Kenya Pipeline, died on Wednesday at a city hospital where she was receiving treatmentyears.
She became a household name in 2003 when she began anchoring NTV News when the station was launched.
She had started her career journey at KBC as a TV and radio current affairs presenter and producer where she worked for two years
4. Beatrice Marshall
Before entering CGTN, Beatrice used to be the chief anchor and deputy managing editor of KTN where she wrapped key events in East and Central Africa. Beatrice Marshall’s KTN career is what put her on the map as a competent reporter. She also taught Journalism and Mass Communication at the United States International University (USIU) and performed at KBC in the 1990s.
Regina Re
If you grew up in the late 80s all the way to 90s then you must know and love Regine Re. She was a news anchor and the host of the popular Omo Pick a Box Show.
by: KokiNews