Tracy Chapele
Tracy Chapele, also known as Tracy Chapele-Ugo, is a Nigerian journalist who was credited with being the first Urhobo woman in Udu Kingdom to be given a chieftaincy title in 100 years.[1] In 2021, she attributed her achievement to God, saying, "This tradition that I break is by the grace of God".[1] She is also a Nigerian pidgin sports commentator.[2] She is known for giving pidgin English sports journalism a large foothold especially among the uneducated people of Nigeria.[2]
She belongs to the Urhobo people in Delta State,[3] daughter of the late Chief Oletu Chapele, the Okugbe of Udu Kingdom.[1] She graduated from the University of Benin with a Bachelor's Degree in English and Literature.[1][3] On 25 March 2023, Isaiah Ogedegbe recognized Tracy Chapele's contribution to sports development in Nigeria, describing her as "one of Africa's best female Nigerian pidgin sports commentators".[4]
Career
She worked as a Nigerian pidgin sports commentator with Inspiration 92.3FM, Sports Radio 89.9 Brila FM and Wazobia 95.1 FM, Lagos.[1][3] She has been on several channels like BBC, Supersports, Channels TV, Plus TV Africa, Star Times, NTA, AIT, Fuze NG, where she has interviewed some of the biggest names in sports.[3][5][6][7]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Tracy Chapele: Woman break '100 years' record to collect chieftaincy title dem dey only give men for Udu Kingdom". BBC News Pidgin. 16 December 2021. Archived from the original on 19 December 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Meet Suo: An amazon of Nigeria pidgin football commentary". The Guardian. 8 January 2021. Archived from the original on 1 October 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Magbei, Tare (24 December 2022). "Tracy Chapele: The Queen of Pidgin English Sports Commentary". Daily Report Nigeria. Archived from the original on 19 March 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ Ogedegbe, Isaiah (25 March 2023). "Two Sports Journalists And Their Contribution To Sports Development In Nigeria -By Isaiah Ogedegbe". Opinion Nigeria. Archived from the original on 25 March 2023. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ Ogedegbe, Isaiah (9 April 2023). "The Story Of Chief Tracy Chapele-Ugo -By Isaiah Ogedegbe". Opinion Nigeria. Archived from the original on 9 April 2023. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ Imoh, Jennifer (9 April 2023). "The Story Of Chief Tracy Chapele-Ugo -By Isaiah Ogedegbe". BreakingNews Nigeria. Archived from the original on 9 April 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ "The Story Of Chief Tracy Chapele-Ugo -By Isaiah Ogedegbe". LifeStyle.com.ng. 9 April 2023. Archived from the original on 16 April 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
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