Malcolm Ohanwe Explained

Malcolm Ohanwe
Birth Name:Malcolm Oscar Uzoma Ohanwe
Birth Place:Munich, Germany
Alma Mater:Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
Years Active:2009–present

Malcolm Ohanwe (born 1993 in Munich[1]) is a German-Nigerian journalist, media personality and TV host.

Early life and education

Malcolm Ohanwe was born in Munich, Germany, to a mother of Palestinian descent and a Nigerian father, a barber.[2] [3] He made his journalistic beginnings after graduating from high school as an author for German television network ProSieben, as well as an editor for the German hip hop-themed website Rap2Soul.de[4] Ohanwe studied English Studies, Middle Eastern Studies and Romance Studies at the Ludwig-Maximilians-University in Munich and therefore speaks and works in Arabic, German, English, French, Italian and Spanish).[5]

Career

On his YouTube channel MalcolmMusic since 2013 he'd feature interviews with a variety of R&B, pop and hip hop performers. Often his interviews would lead to global news coverage as his bold interviewing styl regularly made headlines in predominantly American and British media outlets. Examples include interviews with Tamar Braxton,[6] Christina Milian,[7] Michelle Williams,[8] JoJo,[9] H.E.R.,[10] Nivea[11] und Brandy.[12]

Additionally he worked as a culture and social politics journalist for the television and radio network Bayerischen Rundfunk (BR).[13] [14] For BR he has been on air as television reporter[15] as well as one of the presenters for the TV show "RESPEKT".[16] After Ohanwe posted on Twitter in October 2023 in the context of the Israel–Hamas war, BR and Arte stated that they do not intend to further work with Ohanwe.[17]

Additionally Ohanwe has served as a television news correspondent for the English language programm of Deutschen Welle where he reported about cultural and political happenings around West Africa from the correspondent studio in Lagos.[18] [19] He also published for the Atlanta based radio station WABE.[20]

Awards

Notes and References

  1. News: Nein Dieter Bohlen, du sollst Kinder nicht damit nerven, woher sie "ursprünglich" kommen. Bento. Selma Zoronjić. 19 February 2019.
  2. Web site: 089 – 8 Fragen, 9 Antworten mit Kanackische Welle. Mit Vergnügen München. Ida Heinzel. 24 October 2019.
  3. Web site: R. Kelly scheint ein Dämon zu sein und ich wollte es nicht wahrhaben…. Rap2Soul.de. Malcolm Ohanwe. 7 January 2019.
  4. Web site: Malcolm Ohanwe: Journalist (Hörfunk, Fernsehen & Online). Piqd.
  5. Web site: Malcolm Ohanwe: 60 Sekunden Fragenhagel. Bayerischer Rundfunk. 15 January 2018.
  6. Web site: Tamar Braxton Goes Platinum, Confirms Re-Release for "Love and War". ABC News Radio. 25 September 2014.
  7. Web site: Christina Milian Talks Writing JLo's "Play" & Justin Bieber's "Baby", Her Relationship With Nivea & More. YoungMoneyHQ. Daniel Mousdell. 4 October 2016.
  8. Web site: Michelle Williams Dodges Question About Farrah Quitting Destiny's Child. VladTV. Mereb Gebremariam. 18 February 2016.
  9. Web site: JoJo Admits She Felt Tension Between Fifth Harmony Before Camila Cabello's Departure While On Tour!. PerezHilton.com. Perez Hilton. 6 March 2017 .
  10. Web site: Rihanna and H.E.R. Are Collaborating on Some 'Secret Projects'. Complex Magazine. Sarah Jasmine Montgomery. 25 March 2018.
  11. Web site: LIL WAYNE'S EX NIVEA SHARES HER FEELINGS ON CHRISTINA MILIAN. MTV. https://web.archive.org/web/20141020042530/http://www.mtv.com/news/1943231/lil-waynes-ex-nivea-shares-her-feelings-on-christina-milian/. 20 October 2014. dead. Nadeska Alexis. 25 September 2014.
  12. Web site: Brandy Chats with Malcolm Music about 'Black Pepper', 'Hush', 'Adios' & 'Maximum Risk' and Unreleased Songs. The Brandy Blog. Vaughn Alvarez. 25 October 2013.
  13. News: Kolumne Geht's noch?: Rassismus-Spaß im Karnevalskostüm. Die Tageszeitung: Taz. 4 March 2019. Nöfer. Elisabeth.
  14. Web site: Wie asiatische Schauspieler diskriminiert werden. PULS. Bayerischer Rundfunk. Alexandra Reinsberg. 17 September 2016.
  15. Web site: Rapper Veysel rechtfertigt seine Texte. Bayerischer Rundfunk. Malcolm Ohanwe. 9 February 2019.
  16. Web site: RESPEKT Presenter: Malcolm Ohanwe. 11 October 2019.
  17. Web site: Fragwürdige Hamas-Posts: BR und Arte beenden Zusammenarbeit mit Malcolm Ohanwe . Huber . Joachim . 2023-10-09 . . 2023-10-09 . de.
  18. Web site: Nigerian music industry set to explode. Deutsche Welle. Malcolm Ohanwe. 18 April 2019.
  19. Web site: The quest to make it in Nollywood. Deutsche Welle. Malcolm Ohanwe. 29 April 2019.
  20. Web site: Malcolm Ohanwe.
  21. Web site: Winners 2019 | International Music Journalism Award.

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