| Femi Oke | |
| Birth Date: | 1966 6, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | London,[1] England |
| Alma Mater: | Birmingham University |
| Occupation: | Television journalist |
| Employer: | The Stream on Al Jazeera English |
Femi Oke (;[2] born 30 June 1966) is a British television presenter and journalist.
Femi Oke was born in London, England, to Nigerian parents of the Yoruba ethnic group. She is a graduate of Birmingham University, where she received a bachelor's degree in English literature and language.
Oke began her career at the age of 14 working as a junior reporter for the United Kingdom's first talk radio station, London Broadcasting Company.[3] During 1992 and 1993, she worked for a cable station called Wire TV. Oke presented several shows for the station, including the popular Soap on the Wire on a Saturday afternoon, with soap-opera expert Chris Stacey. In the early 1990s, Oke presented the BBC's flagship educational science programme Science in Action and was also a presenter of Top of the Pops. She has also worked for London Weekend Television (1995–1999), Men & Motors (1998–1999) and Carlton Television (1994–1995).
She is a former anchor for CNN International's World Weather service at the network's global headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia.[3] She presented weather segments for the programs Your World Today and World News. She also regularly hosted Inside Africa, now fronted by Errol Barnett, a programme that looks into the economic, social and cultural affairs and trends in Africa. She joined CNN in August 1999, and worked there until 2010. She used to appear as a daily newscaster, contributor and interviewer on Public Radio International/WNYC's morning public radio news program, The Takeaway. Currently, she hosts The Stream on Al Jazeera English.[3]
She has accepted an invitation to teach on behalf of the World Meteorological Organization in Buenos Aires, Argentina,[4] conducted guest lectures for the University of Liberia, Emory University in Atlanta and been a guest speaker at the United Nations, addressing the World Food Programme in Rome, Italy.[5]
Oke appeared in the short film The Last Hour (2005).