ALADE, Art (Modupe Afolabi Art Jemi-Alade

Biographical record

Surname

ALADE, Art (Modupe Afolabi Art Jemi-Alade

Gender

Male

Date of Birth

December 14, 1937

Place of Birth

Lagos

Name of Spouse

Olapeju Olufunmilayo Cole

Number of Children (Male)

3

Number of Children ( Female)

2

Profession

Artiste, musician, television personali ty,

Schools Attended with Dates

CMS Girls School (Kindergarten), Lagos, 1940-46, CMS Gram mar School, Lagos 1947-55, South Devon Technical College, Devon, England, 1956-60, School of Television Production, London, 1962-63;

Previous Appointments

joined the Service of "Greek Line" (Shipping Line) as Entertainer (played piano), 1961; Programme Director, Nigerian Televi sion (now Nigerian Television Authority, NTA), 1964-66; Producer and Director, 1966-72, Head of Music, Variety and Light Entertainment, NTA, 1972-77; Controller, Commercial Services, NTA, 1977-78; ap pointed acting Director of Programmes, NTA, 1978-79; a pioneer of Television Industry in Nigeria, produced, directed and presented ma jor State Programmes involving Heads of State, and musical programmes; retired volun tarily from NTA, 1979; Proprietor, Arts Place (Restaurant, Music, Bar and Art Gallery), Yaba, Lagos; member, International Jury, Golden Orpheus Festival of Music, Bulgaria, 1974-76; member. International Jury, Montreaux Festival of Light Entertainment for Television — Switzerland, 1977; member, In ternationa! Jury, Film Festival, Finland;

Have you ever been a member of any political party?

N/A

Hobbies

reading, travelling, swimming, cooking, meeting people;

Official Address

Art Place, 260A, Murtala Muhammed Way, Yaba, Lagos