{"id":11632,"date":"2017-08-15T00:20:18","date_gmt":"2017-08-15T00:20:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/ng\/?p=3937"},"modified":"2017-08-15T00:20:18","modified_gmt":"2017-08-15T00:20:18","slug":"making-nigeria-proud-abroad-nigerian-american-folasade-olayinka-baderinwa-becomes-most-famous-broadcaster-on-new-yorks-wabc-channel-7-co-anchors-weekday-5-p-m-editions-of-eyewitness-news-alongs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/a\/making-nigeria-proud-abroad-nigerian-american-folasade-olayinka-baderinwa-becomes-most-famous-broadcaster-on-new-yorks-wabc-channel-7-co-anchors-weekday-5-p-m-editions-of-eyewitness-news-alongs\/","title":{"rendered":"MAKING NIGERIA PROUD ABROAD: NIGERIAN AMERICAN, FOLASADE OLAYINKA BADERINWA becomes Most Famous Broadcaster on New York’s WABC Channel 7…Co-anchors weekday 5 p.m. editions of Eyewitness News alongside Diana Williams and 11pm news with Bill Ritter *Joined WABC in 2003 after a stint in her hometown of Baltimore, Maryland, where she anchored the news on WBAL-TV for nearly three years * How she survived multiple surgeries, months of recovery and physical therapy after been struck by a hit-and-run driver on July 23, 2004 while preparing a report *Born to a Nigerian (Yoruba) man and German mother. Her first name, ‘Folasade’, means ‘Honor confers a crown’ BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU\/FOREIGN BUREAU CHIEF, UNITED STATES"},"content":{"rendered":"

MAKING NIGERIA PROUD ABROAD:<\/strong>
\nNIGERIAN AMERICAN, FOLASADE OLAYINKA BADERINWA becomes Most Famous Broadcaster on New York’s WABC Channel 7…Co-anchors weekday 5 p.m. editions of Eyewitness News alongside Diana Williams and 11pm news with Bill Ritter<\/strong>
\n*Joined WABC in 2003 after a stint in her hometown of Baltimore, Maryland, where she anchored the news on WBAL-TV for nearly three years<\/strong>
\n* How she survived multiple surgeries, months of recovery and physical therapy after been struck by a hit-and-run driver on July 23, 2004 while preparing a report <\/strong>
\n*Born to a Nigerian (Yoruba) man and German mother. Her first name, ‘Folasade’, means ‘Honor confers a crown’<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU\/FOREIGN BUREAU CHIEF, UNITED STATES<\/strong><\/p>\n

HER NAME is FOLASADE OLAYINKA BADERINWA, a Nigerian-American 48 years lady whose father is a Nigerian from Yoruba ethnic area and mother a German. In New York’s WABC Channel 7, she has become the most famous broadcaster for her rich reportorial expertise, velvet, breezy and captivating voice on news presentation.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In most homes in New York, Sade is seeing as a news anchor at New York’s WABC Channel 7, where she co-anchors the weekday 5 p.m. editions of Eyewitness News alongside Diana Williams and the 11pm news with Bill Ritter.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Reports reveal she joined WABC in 2003 after a stint in her hometown of Baltimore, Maryland, where she anchored the news on WBAL-TV for nearly three years. Sade replaced Roz Abrams, who left WABC in 2003 to take over the 5 and 11 p.m. anchor duties at WCBS-TV.<\/strong><\/p>\n

On July 23, 2004 while preparing a report on location in Hackensack, New Jersey about local flooding, she was struck by a hit and run driver who went through police lines. After multiple surgeries and months of recovery and physical therapy, Sade returned to Eyewitness News on December 13, 2004.<\/strong><\/p>\n

This gifted broadcaster was the anchor of the noon broadcasts before being promoted to 5 p.m. with Diana Williams. Sade appeared on ‘The View’ as a guest co-host on October 27, 2006. In May, 2011, Baderinwa became co-anchor of the 11 p.m. news with Bill Ritter, replacing Liz Cho, who left that slot to anchor the new WABC 4 p.m newscast, which debuted due to the departure of The Oprah Winfrey Show. Baderinwa continues to anchor the 5 p.m. and 11 p.m. news.<\/strong><\/p>\n

As earlier\u00a0said, her father is Nigerian (Yoruba) and her mother is German. Her first name, “Folasade”, means “Honor confers a crown”. She graduated from the University of Maryland College Park, after being abandoned at a young age. Sade was adopted by a middle-class African American family. She has maintained contact with her biological father who resides in Nigeria, as well as with her adoptive family.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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