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Larry Madowo exits BBC, heads to CNN as Nairobi correspondent Thursday May 13 2021 By HILLARY KIMUYU Kenyan journalist Larry Madowo has left the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) and taken up a new position at the US-owned Cable News Network (CNN) as the Nairobi correspondent. The announcement was made on Thursday by Deborah Rayner, Senior Vice President of International Newsgathering and Managing Editor, Europe, Middle East, and Africa, for CNN International. Madowo has enjoyed a signific...

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Notable news on the CNN staffing front: Larry Madowo is leaving the BBC to join CNN International as a Nairobi-based correspondent. Madowo most recently served as the BBC’s North America correspondent based out of D.C., covering major U.S. news stories including the pandemic, the 2020 election and the protests following the death of George Floyd and the trial of Derek Chauvin. He also was a fill-in anchor for the BBC World News America that airs globally and on PBS stations across the U.S....

EXCITEMENT as ex NTV anchor Larry Madowo ditches BBC and joins CNN, to report from Nairobi CNN Hires Larry Madowo as Nairobi-based Correspondent Larry Madowo is leaving the BBC to take up a new position with CNN as the network’s Nairobi-based correspondent, it was announced today by Deborah Rayner, Senior Vice President of International Newsgathering and Managing Editor, Europe, Middle East and Africa, for CNN International. Madowo most recently served as the BBC’s North America Corresponde...

Published on: May 13, 2021 10:34 (EAT) Larry Madowo is leaving the BBC to take up a new position with CNN as the network’s Nairobi-based correspondent. The announcement was made on Thursday by Deborah Rayner, Senior Vice President of International Newsgathering and Managing Editor, Europe, Middle East and Africa, for CNN International. Madowo most recently served as the BBC’s North America Correspondent in Washington, D.C., covering major U.S. news stories including the Covid-19 outbreak, t...