Full Name
Nam Kiwanuka
Job Title
Co-host, The Agenda with Steve Paikin, Host, TVO's The Thread with Nam Kiwanuka, Host, The Agenda in the Summer
Speaker Bio
Nam Kiwanuka is an award-winning journalist and is the host/producer of TVO’s (MIS)Treated, a podcast on women's health. She hosted The Thread with Nam Kiwanuka, The Agenda in the Summer and was the co-host of The Agenda with Steve Paikin. She also contributes to columns for TVO.org Originally from Uganda, Nam spent her early years in a refugee camp in Kenya before settling in London, Ontario. Her remarkable career in journalism includes roles as the first Black woman in Canada to host a magazine sports show with NBAXL and CFL Crunch on Sportsnet; as a VJ/Videographer at MuchMusic and writing a column for the BBC’s Focus on Africa. Beyond her professional work, she’s a passionate plant collector with a collection to rival Allan Gardens and is determined to perfect her chocolate chip cookie recipe.
Nam Kiwanuka