Big Mistake I Once Made on National Television - Ebuka

Nigerian media personality, interviewer, and tv presenter Ebuka Obi-Uchendu is one of the most sought after personalities in the country when it comes to interviewing and hosting gigs. Though now Ebuka has risen through the ranks to become one of the tops in the business, it was not without some bumps in the road and colossal failures in the beginning of his career.

During a new interview with Channels Television, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu opens up about a huge mistake he made on national TV many years ago that still haunts him till today. Here is what Ebuka had to say about that fateful day.

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During the interview, Ebuka was asked about his most embarrassing moment on television to which he responded:

EBUKA OBI-UCHENDU: The very first time I did live television, I think I've told this story before, it was with Funmi Yonda. She had this show she does every year, January 1st, and we had a guest on air that I was meant to interview. This was in 2012, 2013 January 1st, I can't remember now. She had given me this gig, "okay I want you to come and host this show", I had never done reality TV before. She gives me this person's name and I do the research on her, and then I go on air and I ask my very first question. And she says "no, that wasn't me". I had researched somebody completely different from her. It was my first time, my first question, my first sentence on Live Tv and it was the wrong person I was talking to. Till today, it still haunts me. Everybody goes through those moments but that day taught me. I kinda carried on with the interview but I think that has also helped me a lot more with freestyling. Which is why even with a show like Big Brother where some of you have sharp mouth and give me, I'm able to quickly have a response. Because that is what it does to you, it teaches you to think on your feet in the moment. So that one definitely, I remember it everytime. And I have not met her since then, I think she moved out of the country, she's an author. I want to tell her "no vex" because it was supposed to be her moment and then I ruined it with my mistake. It was very bad.

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