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Thursday, November 04, 2021

Rilwan Balogun joins KPRC 2

Rilwan Balogun

 

Rilwan Balogun is joining KPRC 2 as a reporter from FOX 8 WVUE New Orleans.

"When friends asked, 'what is it like to live in New Orleans,' I always say the city is indescribable — it’s a feeling, it’s the people, it’s the character of the metro area, all of which I’ll miss being a part of but I’ll be back," Balogun posted on Facebook

NEW TV JOURNALISTS IN TEXAS AT THE SAME TIME
- Daniella Guzman rejoins KPRC 2
- Patrina Adger joins abc13 KTRK
- New Texas TV reporters hired


Before Fox 8 New Orleans, the Nigerian born, Nashville, Tennessee raised Balogun previously worked as a:

- Multimedia Journalist - Spectrum News Greensboro/Winston-Salem, North Carolina 

- Multimedia Journalist - WILX 10 Lansing, Michigan

- Multimedia Fellow - Carnegie-Knight News21 Phoenix, Arizona

- Editor/Video Journalist WBIR Knoxville, Tennessee


The University of Tennessee-Knoxville grad interned for WBIR 10 Knoxville and NBC's Today Show. While in school, Balogun was an anchor/producer for the Volunteer Channel. 

Balogun is a member of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity and the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ).




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