Malcolm Ohanwe

Malcolm Ohanwe (born 1993 in Munich[1]) is a German-Nigerian journalist, media personality and TV host.

Malcolm Ohanwe
Ohanwe in 2009
Born
Malcolm Oscar Uzoma Ohanwe

Munich, Germany
Alma materLudwig Maximilian University of Munich
Occupations
  • Journalist
  • author
  • anchor
Years active2009–present

Early life and education

Malcolm Ohanwe was born in Munich, Germany, to a mother of Palestinian descent and a Nigerian father, a barber.[2][3] He made his journalistic beginnings after graduating from high school as an author for German television network ProSieben, as well as an editor for the German hip hop-themed website Rap2Soul.de[4] Ohanwe studied English Studies, Middle Eastern Studies and Romance Studies at the Ludwig-Maximilians-University in Munich and therefore speaks and works in Arabic, German, English, French, Italian and Spanish).[5]

Career

On his YouTube channel MalcolmMusic since 2013 he'd feature interviews with a variety of R&B, pop and hip hop performers. Often his interviews would lead to global news coverage as his bold interviewing styl regularly made headlines in predominantly American and British media outlets. Examples include interviews with Tamar Braxton,[6] Christina Milian,[7] Michelle Williams,[8] JoJo,[9] H.E.R.,[10] Nivea[11] und Brandy.[12]

Additionally he worked as a culture and social politics journalist for the television and radio network Bayerischen Rundfunk (BR).[13][14] For BR he has been on air as television reporter[15] as well as one of the presenters for the TV show "RESPEKT".[16] After Ohanwe posted on Twitter in October 2023 in the context of the October 2023 Gaza−Israel conflict, BR and Arte stated that they do not intend to further work with Ohanwe.[17]

Additionally Ohanwe has served as a television news correspondent for the English language programm of Deutschen Welle where he reported about cultural and political happenings around West Africa from the correspondent studio in Lagos.[18][19] He also published for the Atlanta based radio station WABE.[20]

Awards
  • 2019: International Music Journalism Award. For his Wir sind zu viele: Warum deutscher Pop nicht mehr weiß bleibt (Best Work of Music Journalism, Under 30)[21]

References
  1. Selma Zoronjić (19 February 2019). "Nein Dieter Bohlen, du sollst Kinder nicht damit nerven, woher sie "ursprünglich" kommen". Bento.
  2. Ida Heinzel (24 October 2019). "089 – 8 Fragen, 9 Antworten mit Kanackische Welle". Mit Vergnügen München.
  3. Malcolm Ohanwe (7 January 2019). "R. Kelly scheint ein Dämon zu sein und ich wollte es nicht wahrhaben…". Rap2Soul.de.
  4. "Malcolm Ohanwe: Journalist (Hörfunk, Fernsehen & Online)". Piqd.
  5. "Malcolm Ohanwe: 60 Sekunden Fragenhagel". Bayerischer Rundfunk. 15 January 2018.
  6. "Tamar Braxton Goes Platinum, Confirms Re-Release for "Love and War"". ABC News Radio. 25 September 2014.
  7. Daniel Mousdell (4 October 2016). "Christina Milian Talks Writing JLo's "Play" & Justin Bieber's "Baby", Her Relationship With Nivea & More". YoungMoneyHQ.
  8. Mereb Gebremariam (18 February 2016). "Michelle Williams Dodges Question About Farrah Quitting Destiny's Child". VladTV.
  9. Perez Hilton (6 March 2017). "JoJo Admits She Felt Tension Between Fifth Harmony Before Camila Cabello's Departure While On Tour!". PerezHilton.com.
  10. Sarah Jasmine Montgomery (25 March 2018). "Rihanna and H.E.R. Are Collaborating on Some 'Secret Projects'". Complex Magazine.
  11. Nadeska Alexis (25 September 2014). "LIL WAYNE'S EX NIVEA SHARES HER FEELINGS ON CHRISTINA MILIAN". MTV.
  12. Vaughn Alvarez (25 October 2013). "Brandy Chats with Malcolm Music about 'Black Pepper', 'Hush', 'Adios' & 'Maximum Risk' and Unreleased Songs". The Brandy Blog.
  13. Nöfer, Elisabeth (4 March 2019). "Kolumne Geht's noch?: Rassismus-Spaß im Karnevalskostüm". Die Tageszeitung: Taz.
  14. Alexandra Reinsberg (17 September 2016). "Wie asiatische Schauspieler diskriminiert werden". PULS. Bayerischer Rundfunk.
  15. Malcolm Ohanwe (9 February 2019). "Rapper Veysel rechtfertigt seine Texte". Bayerischer Rundfunk.
  16. "RESPEKT Presenter: Malcolm Ohanwe". 11 October 2019.
  17. Huber, Joachim (9 October 2023). "Fragwürdige Hamas-Posts: BR und Arte beenden Zusammenarbeit mit Malcolm Ohanwe". Der Tagesspiegel (in German). Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  18. Malcolm Ohanwe (18 April 2019). "Nigerian music industry set to explode". Deutsche Welle.
  19. Malcolm Ohanwe (29 April 2019). "The quest to make it in Nollywood". Deutsche Welle.
  20. "Malcolm Ohanwe".
  21. "Winners 2019 | International Music Journalism Award".
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