With just two sentences, Leslie “Lee” Kasumba demonstrates why M-Net Africa is so thrilled to welcome the dynamic young media star to its CHANNEL O AFRICA team. A successful TV host, entertainment personality, radio presenter and producer,Uganda’s Lee Kasumba is no stranger to the spotlight but that spotlight is about to get a whole lot brighter!
“Africais the soundtrack to my life, the sounds, the rhythms, the beats of the continent, that’s my music, that’s my thing. So I was delighted when I got the chance to join this iconic African music brand,” says Lee on her appointment as CHANNEL O Africa’s new Channel Manager, talent seeker and African champion.
Tasked with growing and diversifying CHANNEL O’s African portfolio, Lee is enthusiastic about taking the already well-established, well-loved brand to the next level. “Channel O was the first of its kind inAfrica, so it was the pioneer for music TV on the continent. That’s a fact. Another fact is that with its proudly African roots and its African focus it really should set the pace when it comes to the African music scene. That’s my job now and it’s very exciting!”
Just a few months into her new role and the energetic Lee has already launched several innovative on-air pieces. The first of these is the breakoutAfrica Dreaming promos which feature both established African artists and rising stars sharing their vision for their home continent with audiences.