Ofeibea Quist-Arcton
Ofeibea Quist-Arcton | |
---|---|
Born | Oxford, England | 4 August 1958
Alma mater | London School of Economics |
Occupation | Journalist |
Years active | 1985–present |
Ofeibea Quist-Arcton .
Biography
Early life
Quist-Arcton was born in Oxford, England, on 4 August 1958.[3] She began kindergarten in Ghana and went to high school and university in the United Kingdom.
Education
Quist-Arcton obtained a BA with honours in French Studies (with international relations and Spanish) at the
Journalism and radio
Quist-Arcton was appointed the BBC West Africa correspondent in 1990, heading the regional bureau in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, and covering 24 countries.
In 1994 she returned to BBC's Bush House in London, where she served as a host and senior producer on the BBC World Service flagship programs
Beginning in 1995 Quist-Arcton began work in the United States of America for the joint BBC-PRI production The World.
After briefly returning to BBC World Service, in 1998 Quist-Arcton was appointed co-host of the
She returned to the BBC in 2000 as an Africa correspondent.
In 2001, she covered the
Quist-Arcton joined National Public Radio in 2004 at the newly created post of West Africa Correspondent in Dakar, Senegal. She reports on Africa, covering all aspects of life and developments on the continent.
Quist-Arcton was awarded the 2015 Edward R. Murrow prize for her reporting on the 2014 Ebola epidemic and Boko Haram, which she shared with photojournalist David Gilkey.[5]
References
- ^ Silver, Marc (3 June 2016). "Q&A: Ofeibea Quist-Arcton's Breakfast With Anthony Bourdain". Retrieved 24 February 2022.
- ^ "Ofeibea Quist-Arcton : NPR". NPR. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
- ^ Quist-Arcton, Ofeibea (26 June 2009). "Africa Mourns The King Of Pop". Retrieved 22 March 2015.
- ^ Quist-Arcton, Ofeibea (26 June 2001). "A Beacon of Hope in Africa's Fight Against AIDS". allAfrica.com. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
- ^ "CPB Presents Edward R. Murrow Award to NPR's David Gilkey and Ofeibea Quist-Arcton" (Press release). Corporation for Public Broadcasting. 7 July 2015. Retrieved 20 November 2015.