Keme Nzerem

Keme Nzerem is a Nigerian British[1] journalist who works for Channel 4 News as a news anchor and reporter.[2] He joined the programme in 2001.

Education

Nzerem studied geography as an undergraduate at the University of Sussex, and later received a postgraduate degree in broadcast journalism.[3][4]

Career

Before joining Channel 4 News, he worked as a writer for Comic Relief. He has worked as Channel 4's home affairs and Washington reporter, and as the sports producer, as well as co-presenting Channel 4 News, and presenting its sister programme More4 News. In 2002, he wrote about his experience of attending school with the shoe bomber, Richard Reid.[5]

At the build-up of COP26 at Glasgow in 2021, Nzerem visited Nigeria to report stories for Channels 4 exclusive. The stories include a feature on the impact of climate change in Nigeria coastal communities,[6] Nigeria looted Benin bronzes;[7] and another for Nigeria LGBT community produced by Ashionye Ogene.[8]

Awards and Recognitions  

In 2008, Nzerem received the Royal Television Society foreign news award for a report on the American 2007 Iraq troop surge.

Background

He is Igbo. His father is a Nigerian and his mother is English.[1]

See also

References
  1. Nzerem, Keme (23 March 2013). "How Achebe and Marley inspired a London teenager". Channel 4.
  2. "People - Keme Nzerem". Channel 4. Archived from the original on 24 May 2009. Retrieved 6 November 2009.
  3. "Geography". University of Sussex. Retrieved 6 November 2009.
  4. Barber, James. "Groundbreaking News". KAL Magazine. Arberry Pink. Retrieved 6 November 2009.
  5. Nzerem, Keme (28 February 2002). "At school with the shoe bomber". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 November 2009.
  6. Nzerem, Keme (25 October 2021). "Coastal erosion in Nigeria leaves communities fearing their homes will disappear". Channel 4 News. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  7. Nzerem, Keme (10 September 2021). "Nigeria's battle to reclaim looted Benin Bronzes". Channel 4 News. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  8. Nzerem, Keme (24 October 2021). "Nigerian LGBTQ+ activists campaigning and demanding to be seen and heard". Channel 4 News. Retrieved 30 November 2021.


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