Barely one year after the demise of the ace
broadcaster Onwa Ikenna Ndaguba Alalade
was interred, his colleague, the veteran
broadcaster, Bode Alalade, has gone to
meet his 'good friend' as he too died on
Tuesday at his home in the Ogudu GRA,
Lagos, at 75 years.
He was a veteran broadcaster and
former General Manager NTA 7,
Lagos. And in his several decades
in broadcasting, Otunba Alade
exhibited great versatility and
intellectualism. He was a presenter, newsreader/
caster producer, writer and great administrator.
Admired for his heavy voice, Alalade was a
quintessential newcaster, especially on the 9pm
network news on the NTA. His contemporaries
were Eugenia Abu, Ikenna Ndaguba, Sienne
Allwell Brown, among others. Alalade joined the
National Broadcating Corporation (NBC) in 1973
and spent several years both as an on air
personality, casting the news for over 30 million
listeners/viewers.
He was born in Ibadan, Oyo State on July 14,
1937. He had his education at Princess School
and Government School in Lagos. St. Peter's
School, Aremo, Ibadan, Hussey College, Warri,
1952-56; Ibadan Grammar School 1957-58,
Fourah Bay College, Sierra Leone; the University
College, Sierra- Leone, 1961-64; University of
London, 1968-69 and the University of Lagos
1986-87.
Otunba Alalade was not only one of Nigeria's
broadcasting legends, but also a passionate
teacher- former high school teacher, college
lecturer and TV and Radio broadcast journalism
trainer- with a flair for grooming aspiring
journalists.
He was quoted as saying: "I love teaching, it's my
passion. And that is why I don't want these things
to die," an indication of his commitment to
cultural preservation, rural community
development, historical documentation and
ensuring that knowledge is transferred from the
older to the younger generation.
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