Kojo nnamdi mo willems biography

American radio personality, journalist (born 1945)

Rex Orville Montague Paul (born January 8, 1945), better known as Kojo Nnamdi (KOH-joh NAHM-dee), is a Guyanese-born American radio journalist based in Washington, D. C. He is the host of The Politics Hour on WAMU, and hosted “The Kojo Nnamdi Show” and Evening Exchange^[1] broadcast on WHUT-TV from 1985 to 2011.

Early life

Nnamdi was born Rex Orville Montague Paul in British Guiana on January 8, 1945.^[2] As a high school student, Nnamdi and his friends opposed British colonialism, at odds with their parents.^[3]

In 1967, a year after Guyana became independent from British rule, Nnamdi moved to Montreal, Canada to attend McGill University after his mother secretly saved her earnings from selling insurance and filled out an application on his behalf.^[3] While attending McGill, Nnamdi became interested in the Black Power movement.^[4] After a year at McGill, Mo Willems - Wikipedia XAG