Ex-Citizen TV anchor Terryanne Chebet lands CEO’s job
Former Citizen TV anchor Terryanne Chebet has been appointed the chief executive officer of Fanaka Television.
Ms Chebet this week led her troops for a benchmarking tour of CNBC Africa and Forbes Africa Magazine in Johannesburg. She has had a stint at CNBC.
Fanaka TV is a 24-hour news station with a specific focus on sports, entertainment, current affairs, and business.
TV personality Jimmy Gathu is the head of TV and operations at Fanaka.
“Business Television is my life. It is with humility and lots of enthusiasm that I am proud to accept my appointment as the Chief Executive Officer of Fanaka Television, the first 24 hour Business Television Channel in Kenya,” wrote Chebet on Instagram.
“We will cover business and the economy in a way that has never been done in Kenya. In this endeavour, we have embarked on a global benchmarking tour to set our standards to match the best of the best in business journalism.”
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She said the station would collaborate with business TVs in Africa and beyond.
Chebet was fired from Citizen TV in October 2016. She was the business anchor.