Chris N.D ANYANWU

Journalist, Publisher, Politician, Administrator

MFR, B.Sc. M.Sc; journalist, publisher, politician, administrator, b:October 28,1951:Iga: AhiazuMbaise; so: Imo; nc:Two; cd: OwerriGirlsSecondarySchool,Owerri;Universityof Missouri. Columbia. USA; Florida State University. Florida, USA; cr: Reporter, ColumbiaMissourian; Reporter, NigerianTelevisionAuthority (NTA); EnergyCorrespondent, NTA; Controller. Energyand Education, NTA News, 1980-86: Producer/Anchor, Newsline. NTA News, 1986;comm. for Information,ImoState, 1987-89;Editor-in-Chief/Publisher,TheSunday Magazine(TSM); ceo. Spectrum Broadcasting Ltd.: HOT 98.3 FMRadio Station,Abuja:elected Senator,Imo East Senatorial District since 2007: mm: Honorary, Canada-based Journalism Organisation. PenInternational; Senate Committees on Works. States & Local Government, Health, Environment: award: International Women's Media Foundation,tagged Couragein Journalism Award,1995:The Seventh International PressFreedom Award oftheCommittee to ProtectJournalist CPJ, 1997;UNESCO/Guillermo World Press Freedom Award, 1998; h: National Association for Women JournalistAward for Excellence; Grant, Ford Foundation; Reporters Sans Frontierres, 1995;nh: Member ofthe Orderofthe Federal Republic(MFR), 2004;Detained forthreeyearsby theAbacharegime; pp: Peoples Democratic Party(PDP); publ: TheLaw Makers. 1979-82: 1999-2003: The Days of Terror: Power Sharing in Nigeria; hob: nature; off: The Senate, National Assembly Complex. Three Arms Zone, Abuja: const, add: 2IB, MCC Road, Owerri. Imo State; tel: 08033407387.…