A Nigerian media executive whose career is closely associated with the development of Channels Television and its media-training activities, Kingsley Uranta joined Channels Incorporated Limited in 1992 as its first recruited staff member and progressed through several newsroom and editorial positions, including Editor, Chief Correspondent and Controller of News.
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In 1996, Uranta, who currently serves as General Manager of Channels Academy, the station’s media-training institution, became the first Channels Television staff member to receive the Nigeria Media Merit Award for Best Television Reporter.
In his current role, the responsibilities of Uranta, who studied Mass Communication at Federal Polytechnic, Oko and the University of Port Harcourt, are connected with training, partnerships and corporate communications.
So far, his career has combined newsroom experience with media management and professional development and he has undertaken professional media training courses at Southern Illinois University Carbondale and Pan-Atlantic University.
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