Michael Okwu

Michael Okwu (pronounced /ˈoʊkuː/) is a Nigerian American^[1] television journalist and correspondent.

Okwu outside the UCLA Medical Center following the death of Michael Jackson.

Michael Okwu joined NBC News as a correspondent in April 2004. Okwu is based in Burbank, California, and contributes to Today, NBC Nightly News and MSNBC.

Before joining NBC, Okwu covered a variety of breaking news and feature stories as a general assignment correspondent for CNN's New York bureau, including the search and rescue efforts from ground zero, New York political races, the D.C. area sniper case, the disappearance of Elizabeth Smart, and the crash of TWA Flight 800. He also served as a news presenter and correspondent at the United Nations, covering diplomatic efforts by the Security Council before the Iraq War.

From 1997 to 2000, Okwu co-presented Showbiz Today Reports and was a CNN Entertainment News correspondent while contributing reports as a full-time general assignment correspondent. He was also a regular contributor to the news magazine program CNN NewsStand. Okwu joined CNN in 1987 and worked as associate producer, assignment editor and field producer before becoming a correspondent in 1996.

Okwu has received several awards for his achievements in journalism, including an Emmy Award and CableACE Award, won as part of the CNN production team for its coverage of the Oklahoma City bombing. He has been recognized by the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) for a feature report on racism in Hollywood.

Okwu attended the Phillips Exeter Academy and received his Bachelor's degree in government from Harvard University.

References

1. ^ Vineyard vows: Jeannette Lang weds Michael Okwu September 13, 2003.(Real Weddings) AccessMyLibrary.com

• Profile of NBC News correspondent Michael Okwu

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