Just In: AJAYI CROWTHER UNIVERSITY (ACU) APPOINTS TUNJI AJIBADE AS ITS RADIO MANAGER

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The Management of Ajayi Crowther University (ACU), Oyo has appointed the ace broadcaster, Tunji Ajibade as the Manager of its radio station, CROWTHER 88.5 FM,Oyo.
Ajibade, a highly experienced, and thorough bred broadcaster, is a 1988 graduate of the Department of Linguistics and African Languages, Ọbáfẹ́mi Awólọ́wọ̀ University, Ile-Ifẹ.
He started his broadcasting career at the Nigerian Television Authority, NTA 12, Abẹ́òkúta in 1988 as a youth corps member. His impressive performance during the service year earned him instant employment at the NTA, Abẹ́òkúta after the mandatory one year service.
He was later sponsored for various broadcasting professional courses at NTA Television College, Rayfield, Jos.
Moving on, Ajibade resigned voluntarily at NTA 12 Abeokuta and joined Galaxy Television, Òkè Àrẹ, Ibadan, the first private television station in Nigeria as a Producer/Presenter .


At Galaxy TV, he created TALÓGAJÙ- a popular Yoruba TV Quiz/Game show and other interesting programmes. He is the first to introduce live musical performance into Yoruba Quiz TV show.
He has attended various professional seminars and workshops including the ones organised by the United State Information Service (USIS).
The seasoned broadcaster rose to the post of Head of Programmes and Production before he resigned voluntarily at Galaxy TV, Ibadan in January 15, 2006 after ten years of professional stints and joined the University of Ibadan's Diamond 101.1 FM in 2008, as an Independent Producer/Presenter.
Attracted by his intellectual profundity and professional prodigy, Ajibade was appointed Special Assistant, Media, by the immediate past Oyo State Governor , Senator Abiola Ajimobi in his first term.
In September 2019, he joined SPACE 90.1 FM and AFROSPACE TV, Ibadan as the General Manager.
AJIBADE who is currently a PhD student at the Department of Linguistics and African Languages ,University of Ibadan has authored many books, including:
• Ohun Tí Àwọn Àkọlé Ara ọkọ̀ Ń Sọ, department of Linguistics and African Languages, Ọbáfẹ́mi Awólọ́wọ̀ University, Ilé-Ifẹ̀ (1988) and
• The poetics of storytelling in some selected songs of Ebenezer Obey-Fabiyi, Master of Arts thesis, department of Linguistics and African Languages, University of Ibadan, Ibadan (2015)
• Ìwé Ìléwọ́ Èdè Yorùbá (2004)
• Ọba Asòlúdẹ̀rọ̀ (2005)
• Omi Ogbọ́n (2007)
• Ọkọ̀ Bàbáa mi (2008)
• Èdè àti Ìṣe Yorùbá (Book 1) (2014)
• Èdè àti Ìṣe Yorùbá (Book 2) (2014)
• Èdè àti Ìṣe Yoruba (Book 3) (2014)
Ajibade has also released several musical albums, such as
• Talógajù (2000)
• Good Tidings (2002)
• Its My Turn (2004)
• Túnjí Ajíbádé Captured Live in London (2007)
• Mandate (2011)
• Ijó Dáfídì (2014)
• Tributes to Chief (Mrs) HID Awólọ́wọ̀ and Ọba Okùnadé Ṣíjúadé (2015)
• Tributes to Adébáyọ̀ Fálétí (2017)
• Tributes to Akínwùmí Ìsọ̀lá (2018)
• Melodious Tunes (2019) to mention just a few.
In the course of his professional trajectories, Mr. Ajibade has bagged many awards such as
• Best Television Producer of the year 1996
• Outstanding TV Presenter of the year 1998
• Yoruba Newscaster of the year 1999
• Television Presenter of the year 1999
• The Best Conceptualizer of the year 2018
• Most Consistent Radio Freelance Presenter 2018
• Most Talented Radio Presenter 2019
• Ọmọlúàbí 2019
He is expected to bring his rich experience to bear on the Campus Radio, serving the residents and indigenes of the ancient town of Oyo.
He is married and blessed with lovely children.

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