Nation Media Group (NMG) Journalists shared a heartwarming surprise video during the Wednesday, May 8, 9:00pm bulletin, bidding Olive Burrows farewell as she moves on to a new assignment.
Burrows was anchoring her last bulletin on NTV, which is owned by NMG when the video, made of a compilation of recordings from her colleagues played on air.
She was described as a great professional who brought joy and laughter in the workspace. Her colleagues hailed her for doing a good job at NMG and wished her even bigger and better heights in her new assignment.
“Thank you for being kindhearted and always smiling even on days when the newsroom is tough, we will really miss you. We wish you all the best in your new assignment. Thank you for being a fantastic colleague, and an amazing journalist,” some of the messages stated.
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Olive Burrows Responds and Last Signs Off at NMG
For Burrows, she was bidding her colleagues farewell, but they would remain friends and comrades in the journalism field.
“This is not goodbye, it is see you later. You guys have been working to see me cry today, I will wait for it to start raining (laughs) then I’ll blame it on the sound,” she said in response to the farewell messages.
She expressed her love for the NMG journalists appreciating the management for taking a chance on her and helping her grow careerwise and even making new friends.
“I love you guys. It has been an absolute privilege working here at the Nation Media Group for the last six years.
“They took a chance on me, and it has paid off, in more than just careerwise but also the friendships, and we remain comrades in arms because this craft we are in together for the greater good of Kenyans,” she added as she signed off for the last time.
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Career and Groth Over the Years
Before joining the Nation Media Group in 2018, she worked at Capital FM as a radio presenter. She rose through the ranks and worked her way up to become an associate editor.
However, she began her career as a freelance magazine writer while studying at Daystar University, contributing to various publications such as Destination Magazine, True Love, and EAM.
She then joined Capital FM in 2012. Later, she left Capital FM for NTV to replace Victoria Rubadiri, who had quit the station earlier on.
At NTV, she co-anchored news with Dennis Okari, a duo that became the talk of town after they made their debut as a team on the television screen.
In her recent role at the Nation Media Group-owned tv station, Burrows presented the prime-time news bulletin and also hosted a morning show dubbed the AM Live.
One of her greatest achievements include having a sit-down interview with former US President Barack Obama during his visit to Kenya in 2015, making her the first Kenyan journalist to interview Obama.
There are reports that she is set to replace Victoria Rubadiri who left Citizen TV and joined CNN.
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