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Canary Mugume
File:Canary NBS.jpg
Canary in 2020
Born (1992-01-07) January 7, 1992 (age 32)
Mbarara, Uganda
NationalityUgandan
EducationBachelor of Information Technology
OccupationJournalist
Years active2013–present

Canary Mugume (born January 7, 1995) is a Ugandan investigative journalist with NBS Television and a Léo Africa Young Emerging Leaders Program Fellow.[1] His investigative reporting is specialized in current affairs, dysfunctions of the economy, and social matters.[2]

Early life

Mugume grew up in various parts of Mbarara, Uganda. He went to Mbarara Municipal Primary School for primary education, Mbarara Secondary School and Lutembe International School for secondary education. Mugume has a degree in information technology and computer engineering from the International University of East Africa.[3]

Journalism career

Mugume is currently the chief COVID-19 correspondent at NBS Television.[4] He anchors the new daily bulletin on coronavirus, and is also the host of the extended broadcast on coronavirus that airs every evening.[citation needed]

He is also the host of a Saturday political radio show on Nxt Radio titled "The Big Talk". He also writes a column in the Nile Post news portal every week titled ‘My Parting Shot.’[5]

References

  1. ^ "Canary Mugume". LéO Africa Institute. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
  2. ^ "Canary Mugume: From school dropout to NBS TV star reporter". Nile Post. June 23, 2020. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  3. ^ "PHOTOS! NBS' Canary Mugume Graduates From IUEA". Campus Bee. November 29, 2018. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  4. ^ Vincent, Tumuramye (May 9, 2020). "Museveni hints at postponement of 2021 polls over Covid-19". KAGADI KIBAALE COMMUNITY RADIO- KKCR 91.7FM. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  5. ^ "PARTING SHOT: May the unity Coronavirus has exposed us to stay after it's gone". Nile Post. March 20, 2020. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
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