Malcolm Ohanwe (born 1993 in
Munich[1]) is a German-Nigerian journalist, media personality and TV host.
Early life and education
Malcolm Ohanwe was born in Munich, Germany, to a mother of
Palestinian descent and a
Nigerian father, a barber.[2][3] He made his journalistic beginnings after graduating from high school as an author for German television network
ProSieben, as well as an editor for the German hip hop-themed website Rap2Soul.de[4] Ohanwe studied
English Studies,
Middle Eastern Studies and
Romance Studies at the
Ludwig-Maximilians-University in Munich and therefore speaks and works in
Arabic, German, English, French, Italian and Spanish).[5]
Career
On his YouTube channel MalcolmMusic since 2013 he'd feature interviews with a variety of R&B, pop and hip hop performers. Often his interviews would lead to global news coverage as his bold interviewing styl regularly made headlines in predominantly American and British media outlets. Examples include interviews with
Tamar Braxton,[6]Christina Milian,[7]Michelle Williams,[8]JoJo,[9]H.E.R.,[10]Nivea[11] und
Brandy.[12]
Additionally he worked as a culture and social politics journalist for the television and radio network
Bayerischen Rundfunk (BR).[13][14] For BR he has been on air as television reporter[15] as well as one of the presenters for the TV show "RESPEKT".[16] After Ohanwe posted on
Twitter in October 2023 in the context of the
Israel–Hamas war, BR and
Arte stated that they do not intend to further work with Ohanwe.[17]
Additionally Ohanwe has served as a television news correspondent for the English language programm of
Deutschen Welle where he reported about cultural and political happenings around West Africa from the correspondent studio in Lagos.[18][19] He also published for the
Atlanta based radio station
WABE.[20]
Awards
2019: International Music Journalism Award. For his Wir sind zu viele: Warum deutscher Pop nicht mehr weiß bleibt (Best Work of Music Journalism, Under 30)[21]