Farooq A. Kperogi

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About me

Gender Male
Industry Education
Occupation Journalism professor
Location Georgia, United States
Introduction Farooq Kperogi, Ph.D, is a Professor of Journalism and Emerging Media, journalist, newspaper columnist, author, and blogger based in Greater Atlanta, USA. He received his Ph.D. in communication from Georgia State University's Department of Communication where he taught journalism for 5 years and won the top Ph.D. student prize called the "Outstanding Academic Achievement in Graduate Studies Award." He earned his Master of Science degree in communication (with a minor in English) from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and won the Outstanding Master's Student in Communication Award. He earned his B.A. in Mass Communication (with minors in English and Political Science) from Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria, where he won the Nigerian Television Authority Prize for the Best Graduating Student. He writes a weekly column for the Nigerian Tribune and the Peoples Gazette. His research has won top awards. Read more about him here: https://www.farooqkperogi.com/p/about-me.html