Tracy Chapele
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| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Citizenship | Nigeria |
| Occupation | Journalist |
Tracy Chapele, also known as Tracy Chapele-Ugo, is a Nigerian journalist who was credited with being the first Urhobo woman in Udu Kingdom to be given a chieftaincy title in 100 years.[1] In 2021, she attributed her achievement to God, saying, "This tradition that I break is by the grace of God".[1]
She is also a Nigerian pidgin sports commentator.[2] She is known for giving pidgin English sports journalism a large foothold especially among the uneducated people of Nigeria.[2]
She belongs to the Urhobo people in Delta State,[3] daughter of the late Chief Oletu Chapele, the Okugbe of Udu Kingdom.[1] She graduated from the University of Benin (Nigeria) with a Bachelor's Degree in English and Literature.[1][3]
Career
She worked as a Nigerian pidgin sports commentator with Inspiration 92.3 FM, sports radio 89.9 Brila FM and 95.1 Wazobia FM, Lagos.[1][3] She has been on several channels like BBC, Supersports, Channels TV, Plus TV Africa, StarTimes, NTA, AIT, Fuze NG, where she has interviewed some of the biggest names in sports.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Tracy Chapele: Woman break '100 years' record to collect chieftaincy title dem dey only give men for Udu Kingdom". BBC News Pidgin. 16 December 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Meet Suo: An amazon of Nigeria pidgin football commentary". The Guardian. 8 January 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Magbei, Tare (24 December 2022). "Tracy Chapele: The Queen of Pidgin English Sports Commentary". Daily Report Nigeria. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
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