Farai Chideya, a political journalist and radio host, has contributed articles for national publications and commentary for television news. A journalist is a person engaged in the profession of journalism. ... Radio broadcasts have been a popular entertainment since the 1910s though popularity has declined some since television became widespread. ...
Farai has been filing some amazing work for NPR from the area, including this interview with Gen. Russ Honore on "why it was so much easier to evacuate the Convention Center than the Superdome" - Link.
My Uncle Israel Chideya was missing for a while, lost in the maelstrom of post-Katrina evacuations from New Orleans.
Farai has been filing some amazing work for NPR from the area, including this interview with Gen. Russ Honore on "why it was so much easier to evacuate the Convention Center than the Superdome" -- Link.
Chideya is the anchor of "Pure Oxygen," a prime time show on Oxygen, a new women's network started by Oprah Winfrey, Gerry Laybourne and Marcy Carsey, three of the most powerful women in television.
From 1997-1999, Chideya was an ABC News correspondent covering a range of issues from youth to race to politics.
In 1996 Chideya spent the Presidential election season as a CNN Political Analyst and was named to the New York Daily News' "Dream Team" of political reporters and commentators.