Tisan Bako Explained

Tisan Bako
Birth Date:16 April
Birth Name:Tisan Jeremiah Bako
Occupation:Software Engineer, On-air personality, Occasional Actor
Organization:Raypower 100.5 FM,BNN Bloomberg,CTV News Channel
Awards:Nigeria Entertainment Awards, Nigerian Broadcasters Merit Awards, The Future Awards Africa

Tisan Jeremiah Bako, popularly known as Tisan Bako, is a Nigerian tech and media personality. He is known for hosting the drive time show Powerplay on Raypower 100.5 FM,[1] [2] where he won multiple awards including The Future Awards Africa, Nigeria Entertainment Awards, Nigeria Media Merit award. He was also listed among Avance Media 100 Most influential Nigerians in 2018.He has also worked as a news producer for popular Canadian news stations including CTV News Channel and BNN Bloomberg. Tisan Currently works in the tech industry.

Early life

Tisan Jeremiah Bako was born in Sokoto on 16 April. He had his primary education at Command Children School, Ribadun Cantoment Kaduna, Nigeria, and secondary education in Ojo High School Ojo, Lagos.[3] He also has a degree in Mass communication.[4]

Career

Bako currently works at Bell Media as a news producer. Prior to that, he worked at Raypower 100.5 FM where he hosted the award winning drive time show PowerPlay on Raypower 100.5 FM.[5] [6]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Result Note
2014 Nigerian Broadcasters Merit Awards[7] Nigerian Broadcaster of the year (Male) (People's Choice)
2014 Nigerian Broadcasters Merit Awards[8] Outstanding Radio Program Presenter - Lagos(Drive Time 4pm-8pm)
2015 Nigeria Entertainment Awards[9] OAP Of the Year (Male)
2015 Nigerian Broadcasters Merit Awards[10] Nigerian Broadcaster of the year (Male) (People's Choice)
2016 Nigeria Entertainment Awards[11] OAP Of the Year (Male)
2017 The Future Awards Africa[12] [13] THE FUTURE AWARDS AFRICA PRIZE FOR ON AIR PERSONALITY (AUDIO)

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Popular OAP With Ray Power Tisan Bako Releases Promo Photos . onobello.com . 6 August 2015.
  2. Web site: 2016 NEA AWARDS: Full Categories, Nominees And Winners List. NaijaBeatzone.com . 14 September 2016.
  3. News: RayPower's OAP, Tisan Bako,Becomes 1st Nigerian OAP To Be Verified On Twitter. July 9, 2015. Pointblank. January 15, 2017.
  4. Web site: I’ll love to act with Genevieve, Rita Dominic –Tisan Bako, OAP. nigeriatoday. 5 July 2017.
  5. News: Turning down female fans, hardest thing to do. December 3, 2016. latestnigeriannews. January 20, 2017.
  6. Web site: OAP, Tisan Bako reveals his fashion side and what the future holds for his brand. allurevanguardngr. 10 June 2017.
  7. Web site: HERE ARE NOMINEES’ NUMBERS FOR VOTING AT NBMA 2015. nigerianbroadcastersmeritawards. 6 January 2015.
  8. Web site: PAST WINNERS. nigerianbroadcastersmeritawards. 6 January 2015.
  9. Web site: Full list of nominees for Nigerian Entertainment Awards 2015. 1 January 2017.
  10. Web site: HERE ARE NOMINEES’ NUMBERS FOR VOTING AT NBMA 2015. nigerianbroadcastersmeritawards. 6 January 2015.
  11. Web site: Tisan Bako Wins NEA OAP Of The Year. reportnaija. 8 September 2016.
  12. Web site: TFAA 2017 Winners List. Thefufureafrica. 27 May 2017.
  13. Web site: The Future Awards Africa 2017: Full List Of Winners. guardian.ng. 27 May 2017.