Nigeria’s Media Mogul, Mosunmola ‘Mo’ Abudu chairs 47th International Emmys Award Gala
Written by AaronWeb on June 19, 2019
Mo becomes the first African to chair the prestigious Emmy Award Gala.
Mo Abudu has made a history as the first African to chair the International Emmys award gala. The 54-year-old media mogul achieved this fit barely 6 years after she began broadcasting EbonyLife TV in 2013.
She joins a list of accomplished media moguls to chair the International Emmys award gala, a separate organisation which is related to the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS), the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS).
Past chairman of the International Emmys include Adriana Cisneros, the Venezuelan CEO of Grupo Cisneros who chaired the 31st edition; Elisabeth Murdoch, media executive and second daughter of Rupert Murdoch, who chaired the 36th edition; Charo Santos-Concio, Chief Executive Officer of ABS-CBN, who chaired the 43rd edition; and Andy Kaplan, ex-president of Sony Pictures Television Networks and chairman of the 45th edition.
The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences will kick off preparation, on Tuesday, 18th June in New York. The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, IATAS, is the body responsible for staging the International Emmy Awards.
