Kakooza Nkuliza Charles
Kakooza Nkuliza Charles | |
|---|---|
| Born | Kakooza Nkuliza Charles |
| Nationality | Rwandan |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Title | Media personality, media executive |
| Children | 5 |
Kakooza Nkuliza Charles[1] professionally known as KNC, is a Rwandan media personality and executive. He is the CEO and founder of Radio 1 Rwanda, TV1 Rwanda, and Gasogi United Football Club.[2]
Background[edit]
Charles went to high school at College Saint Andre[3] (Nyamirambo) around 2000. Later, he received short courses on media production in Uganda[4] and then started working as a radio presenter and production manager at Flash FM[5] (2004–2006). In 2006, he moved to a new radio station named City Radio [5] (2006–2008), where he received audience attention for his shows, advertisements, and cinematic records.[6]
Business career[edit]
In 2012, Charles started his business by selling solar energy equipment, before going on to launch Radio 1 Rwanda in the same year. Charles opened TV1 Rwanda[7] in 2014 and he founded Gasogi United[8] in 2016.
Entertainment career[edit]
While Charles worked in CITY Radio,[5] he wrote, edited and presented a popular cinematic audio series called Doctor Runiga (Papa Runiga). Charles was also a CEO and producer at A to Z Production, where he worked with Jay Polly, The Ben, Meddy, Riderman, and others. Charles also released songs like "Heart Desire" in 2017 and "Impamvu" in 2018, the same year which he organized and performed "Legend is Alive" in Kigali with Yvonne Chaka Chaka, Alyn Sano,[9] and Bruce Melodie.
References[edit]
- ^ "KNC talks journalism, entrepreneurship and a musical comeback". The New Times | Rwanda. 2017-12-02. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
- ^ "KNC promises mega album launch". The New Times | Rwanda. 2018-06-14. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
- ^ "Collège St André, Kigali Province, Rwanda". rw.geoview.info. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
- ^ "Why more corporates are embracing 'side hustles'?". The New Times | Rwanda. 2018-07-22. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
- ^ a b c Umucunguzi, Rabbi Malo. "Urugendo rutangaje rwa KNC watangije radio acengana na leta - IGIHE.com". igihe.com (in Kinyarwanda). Retrieved 2021-02-03.
- ^ "20,000 Seater Stadium: Meet a 'Young' Rwandan Football Club With Big Dreams". KT PRESS. 2020-05-25. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
- ^ "Radio & TV1 Website – At the Heart of Content!". radiotv1.rw. Archived from the original on 2021-01-27. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
- ^ "Newcomers V champions: Gasogi eye winning start against Rayon". The New Times | Rwanda. 2019-10-04. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
- ^ Iyamuremye, Janvier. "Alyn Sano yahawe igihembo cy'indashyikirwa muri Kaminuza ya Akilah Institute for Women - Inyarwanda.com". inyarwanda.com. Retrieved 2021-02-03.