Gospel Kazako

Gospel Kazako (born 29 December 1968)[1] is a Malawian entrepreneur who in 2005 founded the Zodiak Broadcasting Station, the most popular radio station in Malawi. He is also known as a poet.[2]

In July 2020 Gospel Kazako was appointed as Minister of Information and Government spokesperson by the newly elected Malawian President Lazarus Chakwera.[3]

Gospel Kazako was brought up in the southern Malawian town of Zomba, the eldest of eight children[4] whose father was a watchman.[1] He attended H.H.I. Secondary School in Blantyre until 1990.[5] After obtaining a diploma in journalism, for seven years he worked at the state-owned Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC),[4] before leaving to form his own company to record music, soundtracks and adverts for other radio stations.[2] Finally, after several attempts to obtain a licence, he opened Zodiak Broadcasting Station (ZBS) in 2005.[4] Zodiak Broadcasting Station currently has over 25 transmitting sites and covers the whole of Malawi.[2] The station was awarded a licence to broadcast TV in 2012.[6]

References
  1. "Behind the Success of Media Mogul Kazako". African Millionaire online magazine. September 21, 2011.
  2. "African Dream: Malawi's Gospel Kazako". BBC News. Sep 13, 2011. Retrieved Nov 15, 2021.
  3. Chiuta, Wongani (8 July 2020). "Zodiak's Gospel new Malawi govt spokesperson: Simwaka is Secretary to Treasury". Nyasa Times. Archived from the original on 2020-08-03..
  4. Page, Thomas; Hoeferlein, Marc (6 February 2015). "Video fails to kill the radio star: How to build a media empire, Malawian style". CNN. Retrieved Nov 15, 2021.
  5. Muula, Adamson (23 February 2014). "Gospel Kazako: He has not changed". The Nation online.
  6. "Zodiak Broadcasting Station gets TV License". Face of Malawi online news. 25 July 2012. Retrieved Nov 15, 2021.


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