Born
Dr
ANIM
Etim
James Kah-Umo
B.A, M.A. Ph.D; journalist, academic: b: January 15. 1945; p: Uboro-Oro; ht: Uboro-Oro; lga: Urue Ofibng/Oruko; so: Akwa Ibom; m: Lynda. January 20. 1994; nc: one s; one d; ed: Methodist Boys' High School, Oron. Akwa Ibom State. 1959-63; University of Nigeria. 1971-74; University of Wisconsin at Madison, USA, 1977-78; University of Uyo, 2001-04; cr: Radio Announcer/Studio Manager, Radio Nigeria, 1969-71; Information Officer; snr. Information Officer, Cross River State Ministry of Information. 1975-79; Editor. Sunday Chronicle, 1979- 81; Lecturer. The Polytechnic. Calabar, 1981-82; Editor-in-Chief/ gen.mgr. Nigerian CALL, Calabar, 1982-84; Editor-in-Chief. Nieerian Chronicle, and d-cco. Cross River State Newspaper Corporation, "l984- 88: e-editor. The Pioneer ceo, Akwa Ibom State Newspaper Corporation. 1988-89; Assoc. Editor/snr. Assoc. Editor/d-gen. Editor Newswatch. 1989-91; Founding Editor-in-Chicf/e-dir, Sunray Publications Limited. 1992-98: snr. Lecturer. Department of Communication Arts, University of Uyo, sincc 1998; Consultant, Mediamark Associates, Information Management and Communications Consultants, Calabar; Coordinator, International Institute of Journalism, Abuja, Uyo Centre, 2002-03; Publications Consultant, Akwa Ibom State Local Government Service Commission. 2002-03: Consulting Editor. The contemporary Who's Who. published by the American Biographical Institute; Councillor/Supervisor for Works and Communication. Oron Local Government Council. 1986; mm: Nigeria Union of Journalists; African Council for dirs. Nigerian Film Corporation, 1982-83; Task Force for the Reactivation oHhe Nigerian Chronicle. 1984; ah: Best Graduating Student in Journalism. University of Nigeria. Nsukka. 1974; awards: Department of Journalism, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, 1974; Daily Times of Nigeria Award for Best Graduate in Mass Communication, 1974; Obong Sampson Udo Etuk Award for Professional Excellence and Service to Akwa IbomState, Nigeria and Humanity; hd: Listed in: Who's Who in Akwa Ibom State; Newswatch Who's Who in Nigeria; New National Who's Who in the Commonwealth; Dictionary of International Biography; The Contemporary Who's Who, published by the American Biographical Instate, 2004; Honorary f: of the Biographical Academy of the Commonwealth; Institute of Industrial Administration of Nigeria; publ: Editorial Writing. Sunray Books Limited, Port Harcourt, 1996; The Dynamics of Local Government Administration (ed), Fimoriti Publishers, Calabar, 2000; The Dynamics of Local Government Administration Vol.11 (ed), Mediamark Associates, Calabar, 2003; Creative News Writing: Writing the Newsfor the 21i' Century, Mediamark Associates, Calabar, 2005; The Centenarian: Hundred Years of Methodists Boys' High School, Oron, 1905-2005, Calabar, Mediamark Associates, 2005; co-author: The State Elections of 1990, Lynne Reinner Publishers, 1997; Press Relations in the Third Tier of Government, Fimoriti Publishers, 2000; How to Write Interesting News for Grassroots Organisations, 2003; Computer in the Fight Against Miteracy, Mediamark, 2003; NUJ Code of Conduct and News Judgement and Management Nigerian Press Council, 1997; pp: Technical Adviser, National Party of Nigeria, Cross River Stale Chapter, 1982-84; hob: reading, writing, short-wave radio listening; off: Department of Communication Arts, University of Uyo, Akwa Ibom State; tel: 08055001936; e-m: [email protected]. res: Plot 63, Iban Amanso Layout, Calabar, Cross River State; pha: Uboro- Oro, Urue Offong/Oruko lga., Akwa Ibom State.
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