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On the 16th of March 1964, the family of Opatunji in Inalende Ibadan, Oyo State, had a baby girl added into them. She was indeed a blessing to them and was thus christened "BOLATITO".

An NIJ trained broadcaster, she started her adventure into broadcasting in 1984 as an Artiste with the Educational Service.

She later became a market correspondent with Radio II Ibadan, where her brilliance was noticed and she was employed as an Announcer in the Corporation in 1987.

One day, the English news was just about to fail and the Studio Manager came to call her to help-out by reading the news. Bolatito was very glad to honour this request which, according to her, was "an invitation of a lifetime". But just as she was about to start reading, a very senior officer took the bulletin from her and read it herself and warned against such actions in the future.

Moved to tears, she felt very angry with herself and the system. There and then, she made up her mind to read the news one day, through hard work.

She went to work on her diction. She listened to every News broadcast on local stations, Network News, BBC and VOA because she knew she could do it.

Thus, a year after the demoralizing challenge, she was re-deployed to Radio I (English Channel), Ibadan, marking the beginning of the fulfillment of her desires.

Four years later, she was invited to read the FRCN Network News in 1997.

She has gone on assignments as a Reporter with the Marantz strapped to her side, written and voiced her reports, on the Network. She equally presented 'Radio Link' on the network, 'Women's World' on Kapital FM and did many other programmes, while on the Network belt.

No sooner had she attained this national broadcasting recognition than she started receiving accolades.

BOLATITO was for almost ten years, Announcer of the year and Newscaster of the year 2000, in Oyo State. She was a pioneer member of Premier FM Ibadan, Positive FM Akure and the pioneer G M of Progress FM, Ado-Ekiti.

She was given a letter to pioneer Progress FM Ado-Ekiti in acting capacity, in the year 2003.

Due to hard work which made her become a model in management, she became the substantive General Manger of the Station in 2004. That same year, Progress FM topped the Media Agency chart as number 1.

In 2007, after a meritorious four years of service in Ado-Ekiti, she was transferred to Gold FM Ilesa, as General Manager.

Although her stay in Ilesa was brief as no sooner had she resumed than she had to take-up a higher and challenge, she equally printed

her name in 'Gold' at Gold FM, as the Station in 2007 was rated number 1 on the Compliance Chart in the South-West, which comprises 26 FM Stations, by the National Broadcasting Commission, NBC South-West zone.

Currently, she is in Ibadan as the G M of Premier 93.5 FM.
She is married to her mentor in the broadcast industry – KAYODE JOSEPH. She says she will forever be indebted to him for making her a broadcaster of note and a mother of 2 Boys and 2 Girls. Mr. Kayode Joseph is also a Staff of Radio Nigeria.

 

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0 #9 Olufemi Oladiti 2013-04-25 12:03
How lucky am I to have stumbled on the pix of somebody I've been hearing her voice for the past 15years on both local and network services of Radio Nigeria . May almighty God continue to guide you and your family towards the future challenges.
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0 #8 johnkay 2012-05-09 09:48
...infact, BJJ is d media herself ride on.
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0 #7 debra 2012-04-24 21:24
I must say u were destined to be in the broadcast industry from ur mother's womb.Aunty Tito,kip shining
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0 #6 sulaimon oloyede 2012-04-18 21:58
nice pictures there...... what about samuel gbesabi's?
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0 #5 Ben Modi 2012-01-19 05:54
stay tunned to the station. BOLATITO JOSEPH has been an adorable idol to me when it comes to listening to voices of the news readers. In fact viwing her pic this morning has made ma day. This is a lady whose voice I have been listening to when she was in Radio Nigeria Lagos as far back as 1991. She is as beautiful as her voice. In fact seeing her has made ma day.I am so used to her sweet voice that when ever it's time for Net Work News as I listen I echo when she says "Here is the news read by BOLATITO JOZEF" (As it is correctly promounced).
Bola, u are truly beautiful. Keep on with the good job you are doing. The sky is ya limit. I will live to see you made Director of one of the stations. God Bless Bola, God bless Radio Nigeria Ibadan National Station, Long live the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
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0 #4 Ben Modi 2012-01-19 05:54
Hmmmm! At last I'm able to see the photographs of the great men and women of our great Radio Nigeria Ibadan National Station. Women and men with sweet and baritonic, thrilling and adoring voices that make people like me
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-1 #3 FEMI AYANTOLA 2011-10-12 13:22
Honestly,I thought that Bolatito Joseph is an under 18 girl based on her nice/listenable voice on radio especially FRCN news.She is lovely in her broadcasting acumen.Keep it woman.I'm one of your fans who love to listen to FRCN news.In fact,Ibadan FRCN has talents/brains.
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0 #2 Sola Omoregie 2011-09-24 13:13
Bolatito is one of the many voices I love listening to on Radio Nigeria. It does not really matter what the news is, I love the voice. Like I miss Austin Okonma dearly, I like to quickly establish this link with Bolatito and tell her she is doing well May God keep all of you. I will like to have her e-mail address.
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0 #1 Ojo Yinka 2011-09-22 16:14
a mother per excellence!
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