Baz Bamigboye | |
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Born | Baz Bamigboye 17 September 1957 |
Occupation | Gossip columnist |
Baz Bamigboye (born 17 September 1957) is a British gossip columnist and entertainments writer for the Daily Mail group of newspapers.
Life
[edit]Born in Surrey, and raised in Richmond Upon Thames, Bamigboye is Nigerian British. His father, Bamidele Bamigboye, was installed as the Oba - under the regnal name Bamigboye II - of Iresi, Nigeria, in 1983.[1]
He began his career in journalism working on a local newspaper in Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey. He has been mentioned in other British publications (e.g., The Guardian,[2] The Daily Telegraph,[3] and the BBC[4]). He received the Showbusiness Reporter of the Year award at the British Press Awards in 2003.[5]
In February 2022, Bamigboye announced that he would be leaving the Daily Mail to join Deadline Hollywood.[6]
His TV appearances have included Have I Got News for You, Club Mix on Channel 4, The James Whale Radio Show on ITV,[7] Jack and Baz on BSkyB, and appearances on US TV.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ A Brief History of Iresi: A 20th Anniversary Project, Iresi Pacesetters, Powerhouse Press and Publishers, 2005, pp. 1, 85
- ^ Mentions of Bamigboye's reviews in The Guardian include "Are the critics able to stop a turkey in its tracks?". TheGuardian.com. 21 May 2006. Archived from the original on 2016-03-09. Retrieved 2016-12-11., "Channel 4 lines up Blunkett affair drama". TheGuardian.com. 27 May 2005. Archived from the original on 2016-03-08. Retrieved 2016-12-11., "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2006-09-27.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link), "Harry Potter: First night reviews". TheGuardian.com. 5 November 2001. Archived from the original on 2016-10-07. Retrieved 2016-12-11. - ^ Mentions of Bamigboye's reviews in The Daily Telegraph include [1][dead link], [2], "Film critics agree: Potter is magical". Archived from the original on 2011-08-05. Retrieved 2012-04-25.
- ^ Mentions of Bamigboye's reviews on the BBC website include "Rave reviews for King Kong remake". 9 December 2005. Archived from the original on 2006-12-18. Retrieved 2006-09-27., "West End to have £35m revamp". 25 June 2003. Archived from the original on 2005-10-28. Retrieved 2006-09-27., "Critics spellbound by Potter movie". 5 November 2001. Archived from the original on 2006-05-22. Retrieved 2006-09-27., "BBC - Films - A Director's Diary". Archived from the original on 2012-11-05. Retrieved 2006-09-27.,[3][permanent dead link]
- ^ "British Press Awards: Past winners".
- ^ "Daily Mail Columnist Baz Bamigboye Joining Deadline". 11 February 2022.
- ^ ::Fist Of Fun - The Book:: Brought To You By Www.Fistoffun.Net:: Archived October 25, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ www.bestofnigeria.co.uk Archived February 11, 2006, at the Wayback Machine