Larry Madowo Biography [CV] Age, Wife, Victoria Rubadiri, CNN, BBC, Washington Post, Net Worth

The multitalented Larry Madowo is a well-travelled Kenyan journalist and international correspondent. He is everything from a nomad to a jokester on famed livestream television networks including NTV, BBC, CNN, and Washington post. Larry Madowo biography spills it all about his age, beautiful wife Victoria Rubadiri, CV, tribe, family history, career, and latest news.

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The highly dynamic Larry Madowo is a fresh energy with a mic at hand, a new vocabulary, and confidence at heart. He never fails to arouse the right emotion when telling live coverage stories. The fact that he has reported from at least 40 countries across the world say no less on his booming career experience and salary.

Journalist Larry Madowo profiles summary

Real name	Larry Madowo
Birthday	July 14, 1987
Age (2023)	36 years
Star sign	Cancerian
Birthplace	Barding village
Ethnicity	Luo tribe
County	Siaya (Kenya)
Years active	2007 to date
Career	Writer, researcher, Journalist
Employer	CNN, previously at BBC

Larry Madowo is famous for working as CNN International Correspondent and formerly a North American Correspondent for BBC.

CNN correspondent Larry Madowo biography with pictures 

The hunky looking Larry Madowo brags the queen’s language with an articulate understanding of contemporary ideas.

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The fact that he shares the same ethnic background with the former US president Barack Obama and Patrick Loch Otieno Lumumba (PLO Lumumba) explains his eloquence.

Who is Larry Madowo?

Larry Madowo is a newly hired Nairobi based correspondent for CNN. His fresh role came barely within days of resigning from BBC.

Most importantly, Larry Madowo is a fast rising news personality with admirable cross border reporting skills.

How old is Larry Madowo?

Larry Madowo age is 36 years as of 2023. The news anchor celebrates his birthdays on 14th of July.

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Youthful looks and cutting edge professional vibes are taking the ambitious Madowo to places.

Larry Madowo tribe and ethnicity

Madowo Larry is of the Luo tribe from the Kenyan lake region, largely dominated by the Nilotic sub group population.

However, the journalist grew in various parts of the country among them his hometown Siaya, Kisumu city, and Nairobi County city.

And now, Larry Madowo is highly conversational in multiple languages among them Luo, Swahili, English, and French.

Childhood and early life experiences

Larry Madowo spent a better part of his early years focusing on becoming a Catholic priest.

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He would later disown the idea of becoming a priest, and nearly the whole idea of religion.

Anchor Larry Madowo family history (orphaned at age 14)

The father of Larry is Mzee Madowo. On the other hand, the mother of Larry Madowo is Treazer Anyango. His mom was a primary school teacher.

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Unfortunately, Larry Madowo’s parents passed on leaving him an orphan at age 14. As a result, life’s struggles kicked in at a relatively young age.

Larry Madowo biography on brothers and sisters

Liz Madowo is the most popular of Larry Madowo siblings.

The gorgeous Liz is a graduate from Moi University now an established fashion blogger and trendy stylist.

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The biography of Larry Madowo does not offer addition info on whether he has more brothers and sisters. 

Larry Madowo education background

Madowo Larry started schooling at Usingo primary school in South Alego, Siaya County. He later transferred to the neighbouring Karapul primary school.

Good results in KCPE exams qualified Larry Madowo to join St Gabriel’s secondary school.

His high school education ended with excellent KCSE grades. What followed is a complete change of priestly interests.

Tertiary studies in Kenya and USA

In 2006, the determined Madowo enrolled at the Kenya’s Daystar University for a Bachelor’s of Art degree in Communication.

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In 2008, Madowo dropped out of college for a TV role at KTN only to return in 2014 for a continuation of his underway studies.

Larry Madowo proceeded his studies at Columbia University in New York, completing a Master’s Degree in Business and Economics Journalism.

Knight-Bagehot Fellowship Program

While at Columbia University, Larry Madowo majored in a Knight-Bagehot Fellowship Program.

The Knight-Bagehot curriculum provides experienced journalists with an opportunity to sharpen their skills in line with finance and economics.

Journalist Larry Madowo career profile summary

2007 is the year that Larry Madowo launched his journalistic career at Bahasha Fm.

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The vernacular radio station, owned by hon John Mututho, later rebranded to Countryside FM before setting on its current name Mururi FM.

Madowo’s role entailed reading the channel news in English.

2008: Standard Media Group (KTN Live)

In 2008, Larry divorced the books for a well-paying television role on KTN.

He worked at KTN for 3 years as a business reporter before joining NTV.

2010: Nation Media Group (NTV)

Larry became a business reporter and anchor on NTV for two years before proceeding to join CNBC.

2012: Larry joined CNBC Africa

Larry became an anchor in the South African based CNBC Africa news channel.

His stay the station pioneered the popular prime time, Eye of Kenya Show.

NTV hunted him back to Kenyan in December 2012 after a short period of six months at CNBC.

2014: Resuming BA. Communication studies at Daystar University

Returning to Kenya from South Africa gave Larry Madowo another chance of continuing with his incomplete Bachelor of Arts studies.

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His role at NTV left him with enough time to work with leading global news outlets on a freelance basis.

Notably, Larry reported for BBC, CNN International, Public Radio International, and France 24 English.

These opportunities came with priceless skills and a rare exposure of busy newsrooms.

2017: Larry Madowo the trend

Why is Larry Madowo leaving the trend? Madowo left his five year show in mid-2017 on what he termed as a copyrights crisis.

The fact that most TV stations had adopted the style of his show may have challenged him to moving a step higher in the industry.

Loyal supporter still miss Larry Madowo interviews on The Trend.

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Above all, Moses Kuria interview with Larry Madowo and that of Vera Sidika are particularly memorable.

2018: Larry Madowo Washington post publisher

Daily Nation is on record for declining to publish Madowo’s article following a controversial television shutdown targeting four leading private TV stations.

Luckily, CNN website agreed to publish the high disputed article in the wake of 2018.

Thereafter, Larry Madowo dumped the Daily Nation column. He proceeded to become a contributing writer on the Washington Post column global opinion page.

2018 April: Joining BBC News Africa

April 11, 2018 is the day that Madowo landed a business editor job at BBC News Africa.

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His roles entailed leading an interstate team of business journalists from countries such as Lagos, London, Dakar, Johannesburg, and Nairobi.

2020: North America correspondent

Larry moved from the African space to cover news within the United States of America, Washington, in the District of Columbia.

Larry maintained the position between June 2020 and May 2021, when he joined CNN.

2021: CNN hires Larry Madowo as Nairobi-based correspondent

Where is Larry Madowo working currently? The former BBC News anchor Larry Madowo is currently working for CNN as a Nairobi based correspondent.

Returning home (Kenya) must be fulfilling for the well versed global news anchor who previously reported for BBC from North American.

Owing to his experience, Larry Madowo sacking news are rare.

Larry Madowo and Victoria Rubadiri wedding

The full story of Larry Madowo love life and affair with fellow journalist, Victoria Rubadiri, remained unconfirmed for long.

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Even so, Victoria Rubadiri and Larry Madowo married by walking down the aisle in a low-key wedding ceremony.

The sweet couple photos on their exchanging of vows are still scarce on the internet.

Biography of Larry Madowo wife (spouse)

Sources among them Ghafla.com allege that Larry Madowo and his wife Victoria Rubadiri are a lovely couple preferring privacy around their relationship.

Like her husband, Victoria is an eloquent news caster alongside the prestigious Jeff Koinange of JKL Show on Citizen Television.

Nonetheless, Larry Madowo girl friend news are still forthcoming from mainstream social media rumour mills.

Larry Madowo net worth stats

News Anchor Larry Madowo is pocketing a lump sum in millions of dollars every month. Here is a breakdown of his salary, wealth, and net worth.

Larry Madowo car, houses, properties, investments

Madowo recently displayed his classy Audi A4 ride with a swag. The cruise is reportedly one in his fleet of costly cars.

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The luxurious sparkling white car with an interesting number plate, “I love (heart emoji) NY Wagyu”, is still trending amid suspicions on its ownership.  

Details about his stately mansion and business investments are underway.

How much does Larry Madowo earn?

Larry Madowo salary at CNN allegedly ranges between $100,000 and $200,000, which is an equivalent of between Ksh. 10,000,000 and Ksh. 20 million every year.

Therefore, Larry Madowo monthly salary at CNN is about Ksh. 1.5 million per month. The income exclude tokens of allowances accrued to all CNN reporters.

How rich is Larry Madowo?

Larry Madowo has a net worth exceeding $3 million or Ksh. 300 million as of 2021.

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He is, therefore, one of the richest journalists in Kenya alongside Jeff Koinange.

Journalist Larry Madowo awards and nominations

Madowo is your no ordinary news anchor with several mentions, nominations, and awards on his CV.

• 2020: Larry Madowo crowned Young Global Leader at The World Economic Forum
• 2020: Madowo emerged winner of the 2020 Philip Greer Award for his Master’s thesis
• 2019: Association of International Broadcasting Awards recognised Madowo for his touching report on the Chinese – built railway in Kenya.
• 2018: New African Magazine recognised Madowo among, 100 Most Influential Africans in 2018

He is still rising higher on the scenes of fame.

Larry Madowo contacts (phone number)

• Email: [email protected]
• Website: www.larrymadowo.co.ke

Contact Larry Madowo for further inquiries and more information on his profile.

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Larry Madowo biography is a new breath in the Kenyan journalism space and the world at large. Indeed, kissing success at an early age of 20 years sets him apart from the rest.