{"id":224655,"date":"2025-01-07T07:11:43","date_gmt":"2025-01-07T04:11:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/?p=224655"},"modified":"2025-01-07T07:12:48","modified_gmt":"2025-01-07T04:12:48","slug":"eric-latiff-joins-nation-media-group","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/eric-latiff-joins-nation-media-group\/","title":{"rendered":"Eric Latiff Joins Nation Media Group"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Veteran journalist Eric Latiff has embarked on a new chapter in his 27-year media career by joining Nation Media Group (NMG), effective today.<\/p>\n<p>Latiff\u2019s appointment represents a strategic milestone for NMG as the company seeks to enhance and innovate its broadcast offerings.<\/p>\n<p>Simaloi Dajom, NMG\u2019s Head of Broadcasting, expressed her enthusiasm for Latiff\u2019s addition, citing his exceptional track record in television, radio, and digital media.<\/p>\n<p>CHECK OUT:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"kgOr5jv6nK\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/eric-latiff-teases-new-endeavor-following-exit-from-spice-fm-after-6-years\/\">Eric Latiff Teases New Endeavor Following Exit from Spice FM After 6 Years<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Eric Latiff Teases New Endeavor Following Exit from Spice FM After 6 Years&#8221; &#8212; Ghafla! Kenya\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/eric-latiff-teases-new-endeavor-following-exit-from-spice-fm-after-6-years\/embed\/#?secret=crYCYhP0x3#?secret=kgOr5jv6nK\" data-secret=\"kgOr5jv6nK\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cLatiff\u2019s expertise aligns seamlessly with our mission to continuously innovate and elevate our broadcast content,\u201d she remarked, underscoring the value he brings to the ever-evolving media industry.<\/p>\n<p>Latiff\u2019s transition to NMG follows his successful tenure at Spice FM, where he hosted <em>The Situation Room<\/em> for six years. Widely regarded as Kenya\u2019s Biggest Conversation, the show became a staple of Kenyan morning radio under his leadership.<\/p>\n<p>Reflecting on his time at Spice FM, Latiff recalled the program&#8217;s early days, when he and his co-hosts\u2014CT Muga, Ndu Okoh, and Njeri Thorne\u2014launched the show on August 20, 2019.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSwitching on the microphones that morning was both thrilling and nerve-wracking. Would the format resonate? Would people embrace four hours of uninterrupted talk during their hectic morning commute?\u201d he recounted.<\/p>\n<p>The show\u2019s success exceeded expectations, becoming a trailblazer in Kenyan media. Latiff credited the entire team, including producer Brian Evusa, Programmes Controller Brian Obara, and Radio General Manager Tom Japanni, for its remarkable achievements.<\/p>\n<p>ALSO CHECK OUT:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"EsgAFJfCVh\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/police-entering-nation-center-in-cbd\/\">Police Storm Nation Media Group Headquarters<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Police Storm Nation Media Group Headquarters&#8221; &#8212; Ghafla! Kenya\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/police-entering-nation-center-in-cbd\/embed\/#?secret=4YspUwsugC#?secret=EsgAFJfCVh\" data-secret=\"EsgAFJfCVh\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Latiff\u2019s media career is marked by groundbreaking contributions, including the launch of Family FM and Family TV, Kameme FM, and K24\u2014Kenya\u2019s first 24-hour religious media house, vernacular radio station, and 24-hour news TV channel, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>In his farewell message on January 6, 2025, Latiff reflected on his journey with <em>The Situation Room<\/em> and expressed pride in its accomplishments.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt has been an incredible journey building <em>The Situation Room<\/em> into what it is today. The most significant part of the show has always been the audience,\u201d he shared, extending heartfelt gratitude to his listeners.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Veteran journalist Eric Latiff has embarked on a new chapter in his 27-year media career by joining Nation Media Group (NMG), effective today. Latiff\u2019s appointment represents a strategic milestone for NMG as the company seeks to enhance and innovate its broadcast offerings. Simaloi Dajom, NMG\u2019s Head of Broadcasting, expressed her enthusiasm for Latiff\u2019s addition, citing [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6069,"featured_media":224660,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[138280,310],"tags":[139702,139701],"class_list":["post-224655","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-entertainment","tag-eric-latiff-news","tag-nation-media-group-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/224655","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6069"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=224655"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/224655\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":224662,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/224655\/revisions\/224662"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/224660"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=224655"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=224655"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=224655"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}