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 BRIEF BIOGRAPHY 

Davies Chirwa (Born June 8th 1874) is a Multi Award-Winning Global Ambassador for human empowerment, media expert and a visionary of serial entrepreneurship. He is the Founder of Channel A TV, DC Productions Media Group and a Celebrity Film Producer. His Exclusive Media Productions include the prestigious documentaries featuring President Obama, NFL Super Bowls, MTV Awards, BET Awards, U.S Soccer, NBA, Seattle Seahawks, UW Huskies Football, Seattle Sounders, We Day, AVP Volleyball, FIFA Soccer plus many more.

Full Biography
Davies Chirwa is the President of DC PRODUCTIONS MEDIA GROUP and the Founder of CHANNEL A TV, a Community Service-based None Profit Organization recognized for helping individuals and small Organizations with Media Project initiative implementation and Management through Professional Media Technology. Prior to launching CHANNEL, A TV (Channel African Television), Davies premiered DC PRODUCTIONS MEDIA GROUP in 2010, a Company which specializes in massive event Productions, Video & TV Productions including Computer Networking Installations.

Davies Chirwa is referred to by many as a visionary of entrepreneurship and a global ambassador for human empowerment. He is the President of DC PRODUCTIONS MEDIA GROUP and the Founder of CHANNEL A TV, a Community Service-based None Profit Organization recognized for helping individuals and small Organizations with Media Project initiative implementation and Management through Professional Media Technology. Prior to launching Channel, A TV (Channel African Television), Davies premiered DC PRODUCTIONS MEDIA GROUP in 2010, a Company which specializes in massive event Productions, Video & TV Productions, Virtual Technology including Computer Networking Installations.

The combination of his African heritage and a humble beginning in the Pacific Northwest State of Washington, has given Davies many diverse influences which are clearly reflected in his commitment to serve his local and international communities to highest degree. Davies offers his clients benefit of more than 10 years’ experience of international and Corporate America academy enterprise and Governmental institutions specialization, where he has been instrumental in community development and implementation of numerous technology-focused project portals through community Service. His dedication to his work speaks for itself and insight within the industry complements his technical background in Computer Hardware Technology.

Despite many obstacles, Davies has risen above his challenges to gain high quality leadership skills, technical expertise, business acumen as an entrepreneur and a mentor to the younger generations in his community. When asked about the highlight of his life, Davies referred to the credentials from the U.S Department of State to represent his community during the historical U.S – Africa Leaders’ Summit in Washington DC, as a once in a lifetime opportunity. During the summit, he directed and Produced TV documentaries for President Obama, Secretary of State John Kerry as well as many Presidents from Africa and other high-ranking Government Officials who were featured at the White House. Davies has also been invited to Direct and Produce Programs for many prestigious events such as The United Nation Summit, NFL Super bowl XLVIII/ XLIX/50, U.S National Soccer for FIFA World Cup, The African Goodwill Awards, President Obama’s Seattle Seahawks invitation to the White House and other international documentaries.

Over a period of time, Davies has worked with various Government and elected officials including Senator Bob Hasegawa, Senator Joe Fain, Former Kent Mayor Suzette Cooke, SeaTac Deputy Mayor Mia Gregerson, Kent Mayor Dana Ralph , Renton Council member Greg Taylor, Mayor Tony Anderson, African Woman of the Year Justina Mutale, Activist Gwen Allen, Humanitarian Denise Obrien, Miss Black Washington De’Vaughnn Williams, Mrs. Washington Jessica Riggs, Miss America Nina Davuluri and TV & Radio Personality Tony Benton. From Fashion, Music & the Entertainment world, Davies has worked with numerous celebrities such as Sean Paul, Blackstreet, Mavado, 112, Beenieman, R-Kelly, NEXT, I-Octane, Ginuwine, Bow Wow, Bobby Brown, Jagged Edge, Color Me Badd, Lil Wayne, Chris Brown, Sir Mix A lot, Silk, Ruff Endz, J Holiday, Shai, Ludacris, Dwele, Waka Flocka, New Editions, E-40, H-Town, Adina Howard, Jon B, Tevin Campbel l, Lady A, Barbie Anaka, Jose Chameleon, Eddy Kenzo, Dandy Krazy, Bebe Coo l, Bobi Wine, Triplets Ghetto Kids, Heyden Adama, Radio & Weasel, Zani, Taash, Melodie D’amour, Jon Etiquette, Kutt ‘N’ Up, plus many renowned Fashion Designers.

In his role as a Celebrity Film Director, Producer and Media Technology Entrepreneur, Davies has consistently delivered value to business associates and high-end clients. Through synthesis of disparate Live streaming television coverage of major Sports documentaries for The NBA NFL, FIFA, US Soccer and the Seattle Seahawks, Davies has consistently delivered quality programs to the benefit of many. He has also professionally directed and produced documentaries for top athletes such as Richard Sherman, Russell Wilson, Deion Sanders, Danielle Pelham, Bobby Wagner, Doug Baldwin, Michael Irvin, Marcus Trufant, Sydney Lerouxplus plus more. His other experiences and expertise include youth mentor-ship programs, advocacy for equity and social justice awareness, coaching, branding including Production of major community events such as the glamorous annual Miss African Union Pageant and The Northwest African Queen Pageant.

Davies Chirwa is a recipient of many tangible awards including one from the Commander of the 17th FA Brigade, Colonel Ken Kamper of the U.S Army for successful productions of the annual “Black History Month Celebration” for the U.S Military Services at the McCord Joint Army Base in Washington. Through Channel A TV, Davies continues to solidify his dynamic crafts and leadership skills by creating a platform of technological tools as a resource for business profile development, image consultancy and strategic branding. His passion stirs a vision of bringing attention to global challenges such as Equity and Social Justice campaign, Malaria Awareness Projects, HIV/ Aids and several Youth Mentor-ship initiatives within his community and beyond. Davies serves on multiple boards of Directors and supports other non-profit Organizations including Channel A TV, “I CAN” Community Development Foundation, Empowered to Empower You, Kent Black Action Commission and Yes Youth & Women Can in Africa. Davies Chirwa was appointed and sworn in by the Mayor to serve as Board Member of the Cultural Communities Board for the City of Kent.

EARLY LIFE
Davies Chirwa grew up partly in the Republic of Zambia and Malawi located in the Central Region of Africa. He later migrated to The United States in the year 2000 and currently resides in Seattle, Washington where his has continued his quest to become a better leader in his community.

 CHILDREN 


 * Subject's Son TITANI CHIRWA (Activist, Humanitarian and Male Model). Founder of Pamodzi youth Foundation.
 * Subject's Daughter THANDI CHIRWA (Accredited Junior Media Anchor) One of America's Youngest Accredited Media Anchor at CHANNEL A TV and Thandi Chirwa.

AWARDS AND NOMINATION

 * COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP EXCELLENCE AWARDS - South King County Democrats, August 16th 2016
 * BEST VIDEO/ PHOTOGRAPHER - Seattle Sound Music Awards, September, 2018
 * MWAPE PEER AWARDS - Mwape Peer Awards, 2019
 * BEST CONTENT PRODUCER - Global Beauty Awards, March 17th, 2019 (Nominated)
 * COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP AWARD - Aziswa (All Zambians in Seattle Washington) October 23, 2010
 * COMMUNITY MENTOR AWARD - Anakazi, April 18th, 2010.
 * LEADERSHIP EXCELLENCE AWARDS - NCO's of The 17th FA BDE (U.S Army, US Navy, US Air force and U.S Marines) February 23 2012 and February 21, 2013

MEDIA COVERAGE AND ACCREDITATION

 * U.S – AFRICA HEADS OF STATE SUMMIT (White House, 2014 Washington DC)


 * PRESIDENT OBAMA WHITE HOUSE INVITATION OF THE SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (White House, Washington DC)
 * BET AWARDS/ EXPERIENCE 2017 (Los Angeles, CA)
 * MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS 2017 (Los Angeles, CA)
 * U.S.A WOMEN SOCCER MATCH (U.S.A vs. France)
 * NFL SUPER BOWL (New York, New Jersey, Arizona, Atlanta)
 * FIFA INTERNATIONAL SOCCER COVERAGE (U.S.A Vs Nigeria) and (Japan Vs Zambia) Tampa, FL
 * UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON HUSKIES FOOTBALL (Seattle, Washington)
 * NBA (University of Washington Alumni Basketball Games – Seattle, Washington)
 * AVP VOLLEYBALL (Seattle, Washington and Los Angeles, California)
 * LADIES NIGHT CONCERT MEGA SERIES (Kent, Washington and Stockton, California)
 * WE DAY (Seattle, Washington, California and New York)
 * NBA JAMAL CRAWFORD SUMMER BASKETBALL PRO-AM SERIES (Seattle, Washington)
 * NFL RICHARD SHERMAN’S CELEBRITY BENEFIT SOFTBALL GAME (Tacoma, Washington)
 * FORT LEWIS McCORD U.S ARMY BASE, BLACK HISTORY CELEBRATION (Lakewood, Washington)
 * NFL PLAYERS CHARITY EVENTS (Richard Sherman, Lawyer Milloy, Roy Lewis, Christine Michael, Michael Bennett, Malcolm Smith)
 * JAY-Z, JADA & WILL SMITH FELA BROADWAY SHOW (Seattle, Washington)
 * COMEDY CENTRAL (Tacoma, Seattle, Washington)
 * SEATTLE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (Seattle, Washington)

Philosophical Board Membership

 * CHANNEL A TV - Founder and President
 * KENT CULTURAL COMMUNITIES BOARD - Board Member (City of Kent)
 * AFRICAN DIASPORA DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE (ADDI) - Director of Media and Technology
 * I CAN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION - Board Member
 * KENT BLACK ACTION COMMISSION - Board Member

Movie, Cinema and Published works

 * UNSUNG - TV One, Produced Aired Exclusive for the renowned Award Winning Legendary R and B Group NEXT as featured in mainstream Television in 2017.
 * STEVE ZAKUANI Documentary (UNBREAKABLE ) - Film Main Camera Operator
 * Produced the Prestigious and Historical MISS AFRICAN UNION PAGEANT in 2018.
 * Produced the Prestigious MISS NORTHWEST AFRICAN QUEEN, in 2010, 2011 and 2012.

Honors, Decorations and Distinctions

 * Made History By Producing the First-Ever ZAMBIA VIRTUAL CONCERT and raised $20,000.00 for COVID-19 Pandemic Awareness in one day. Concert featured virtual participants from The United States, UK, Zambia and The Caribbean.
 * Provided Exclusive Media Coverage during the historical U.S – Africa Leaders Summit in Washington DC in 2014
 * Produced High Level Presidential Media Coverage during The Bloomberg Philanthropies & U.S. Department of Commerce Host Inaugural “U.S.-Africa Business Forum” 2016 in New York.

Celebrities and Athletes Media Interviews
Sean Paul, Blackstreet, Mavado, 112, Beenieman, R-Kelly, NEXT, I-Octane, Ginuwine, Bow Wow, Bobby Brown, Jagged Edge, Color Me Badd, Lil Wayne, Chris Brown, Sir Mix A lot, Silk, Ruff Endz, J Holiday, Shai, Ludacris, Dwele, Waka Flocka, New Editions, E-40, H-Town, Adina Howard, Jon B, Tevin Campbel l, Jose Chameleon, Eddy Kenzo, Bebe Coo l, Bobi Wine, Triplets Ghetto Kids, Radio & Weasel, Richard Sherman, Russell Wilson, Bobby Wagner, Doug Baldwin, Michael Irvin, Marcus Trufant