Nyasha Michelle
Nyasha Michelle | |
|---|---|
| Born | Nyasha Michelle Nyatsambo 8 June 1989 Harare, Zimbabwe |
| Alma mater | City University |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, presenter |
| Notable credit(s) | BBC What's New, BBC Focus on Africa, BBC My World, BBC iPlayer |
Nyasha Michelle is a Zimbabwean-British television personality,[1][2] broadcast-video journalist[3] and producer at the British Broadcasting Corporation.[4][5]
Background
[edit]Michelle was born and in Harare, Zimbabwe. She then moved to the United Kingdom where she studied TV journalism at City University and has a BSc degree in international hospitality and tourism management from Surrey University.
Nyasha Michelle began her journalism career as a radio presenter at WPB Radio on a show called FM Radio 101 in US. She then started television presenting in 2015 on Christ Embassy's Loveworld TV where she presented on Totally Addicted show as well as her show called Living Boldly. In 2017 Michelle joined the BBC as an assistant for a primetime programme The One Show.[6] She assisted on over 100 shoots across the UK. In 2018, she was on the camera crew for a shoot on the PBS documentary, When Harry Met Meghan. In 2019 she became a producer and reporter for "BBC What’s New" which she began presenting on Mugabe's Life and Legacy, a documentary that was showcased after he died.[7]
Michelle was a producer and reporter on BBC My World, a programme that is executive produced by Angelina Jolie. In 2021, she won the Zimbabwe Achievers Awards, Young Achiever award in the female category.[8]
She also produced and presented Amnesty International – Amnesty Oscar's 2019,[9] BBC Newsbeat – Bride Price on BBC iPlayer,[10] BBC Whats New?,[11] BBC My World,[12] BBC Focus on Africa and BBC Africa Digital.[13]
In 2022 she was nominated for the Global African Awards for Excellence in Journalism.
References
[edit]- ^ "Zimbabwean shines at BBC's Emmy-nominated programme". 3 October 2019.
- ^ "Social Distancing: How do you do it? – BBC My World" – via YouTube.
- ^ "'My designs contain Braille messages'". BBC News.
- ^ "HOUSE OF MUTAPA MARCH 2021 #IWD2021 SPECIAL EDITION by House Of Mutapa – Issuu". issuu.com. 8 March 2021.
- ^ "GQ chats with BBC's African torch-bearer, Nyasha Michelle".
- ^ "Zimbabwean journalists make strides on international level – DailyNews". dailynews.co.zw.
- ^ Moyo, Stuart (March 15, 2019). "Nyasha Michelle now the face of Living Boldly".
- ^ Staff Reporter (July 10, 2021). "ZimAchievers Awards UK Edition Announce 10th Anniversary Nominees".
- ^ "Amnesty's Human Rights Oscars 2019" – via YouTube.
- ^ "Bride Price: 'My husband can't afford me' | Newsbeat Documentaries" – via YouTube.
- ^ "BBC Africa: Coronavirus one year on and other stories – BBC What's New" – via YouTube.
- ^ "#EndSars protests: Nigerian celebrities speak out – BBC My World" – via YouTube.
- ^ "Meet the team behind BBC Africa". BBC.