TV 47 has been relentless in its push to faucet into the big range of expertise within the media trade because it seeks to compete with established gamers.
The most recent large title in TV47’s acquisition spree is in style sports activities journalist Tony Kwalanda who the media home is banking on to draw eyeballs to push up its numbers.
In a video package deal shared by the Capemedia-owned station, the journalist showcased his expertise in varied sports activities together with soccer, basketball, swimming, and golf amongst others.
The journalist concluded the 30-second video clip by clearing any doubts about his future: “I’m Tony Kwalanda, and that is TV 47.”
“Brace your self for top-class sports activities leisure from the person himself.”
A photograph of sports activities anchor Tony Kwalanda posing for a photograph inside Look Up TV studios in June 2023.
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Tony Kwalanda
Kwalanda has over a decade of expertise within the media trade, having beforehand labored for K24, Change TV,and Look Up TV.
His rise to fame got here at Mediamax’s K24, the place he hosted a sports activities commentary present, Sports activities Hub which aired each Saturday.
He labored at K24 for 11 years earlier than he was affected by the mass retrenchment that noticed tons of of workers declared redundant.
He later joined Change TV and hosted Sports activities Centre, which aired on Mondays earlier than 9:00 pm. The present featured sports activities pundits and company discussing the newest sports activities information.
In Might 2023, he joined Look Up TV and hosted Sports activities 360.
In 2022, Kwalanda determined to enterprise into politicsand vied for the Manda Shivanga Member of County Meeting (MCA) seat within the 2022 Common Election.Â
He, nonetheless, misplaced to David Kivishi of the Pamoja African Alliance (PAA) occasion.
Kwalanda turns into the newest addition to TV 47, following the recruitment of high expertise up to now months that has seen the Prof. Simon Gicharu-owned media home recruit Citizen TV’s Jared Ouma and Willis Raburu.Â
A photograph of sports activities journalist Tony Kwalanda (centre) with colleagues Shiksha Arora and a former K24 colleague in 2018.
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Tony Kwalanda
