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.
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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).
