#Tony Okungbowa

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Mother of George (2013) dir. Andrew Dosunmu

[erstwhile-punk-guerito]

[cature]

JAN 2023.

The Haunting of 13 Olúwo Street, Suyi Davies Okungbowa. beautiful, gentle, patient and concise. in a genre so often “revolutionized” by plot twists and development of ideas away from the root, it does feel revolutionary to tend to one concept with infinite kindness and depth.

FEB 2023.

Armless Maidens of the American West, Genevieve Valentine. A pretty nice follow-up to 13 Olúwo Street, sharing a core theme of kindness making the changes that voyeuristic curiosity never can. The idea haunts me constantly, and feels like perfectly plausible urban legend.

MAR 2023.

I was ill and I was not well also. I played lots of games and re-watched giant chunks of Nirvana In Fire. I came into this knowing my reading was slowing down as my cognitive health got worse over the last year and part of that is being patient to myself on bad months.

APR 2023.

On the Banks of the River Lex, N K Jemsin. Re-read. I liked this one more on revisit, not for any faults of the story but because I was unused to short stories that focus more on describing one slice of a moment than on interpersonal plot. I like this incarnation of Death.

MAY 2023.

The Only Friend You Ever Need, M Shaw. Re-read. This one jarred me to get into, but I don’t hate the concept. I’m not a fan of the protagonist but I am a fan of the monsters in this and the repercussions of his actions which balances it out. Not a fave, but solid despite it.

JUN 2023.

Paper Menagerie, Ken Liu. Re-read. Deserved every award it won and then some. This one never fails to reduce me to useless tears. I don’t know what else to say here. The magic is beautiful and grounded and kind. Ken Liu is a master of emotional patience and empathy.

JUL 2023.

The Queen of Atlantis, Sarah Rees Brennan. Re-read. This is one of my two favorite fantasy shorts ever written. Everything about it is so quintessentially childlike in tone without ever flinching from its topic or message. Foreshadowing is subtle and holds up impeccably on revisit, and this story has made me cry before. Impeccable.

AUG 2023.

The Worth of Crows, Seth Dickinson. Re-read. Yes, of Baru Cormorant fame, although I discovered this short before that. This one is less iconic in concept, but sticks with me more. Possibly because it is 🍊s favorite piece of short fiction. Possibly because I love necromancy done kindly.

SEP 2023.

Bread and Circus, Genevieve Valentine. Re-read. This one is less of a favorite of mine, but it helps give depth to her previous entry on this list from January. As ever, the human element shines relentlessly above the more by the book depictions of small social miseries.

OCT 2023.

More Full of Weeping Than You Could Understand, Rosamund Hodge. Re-read. God, I adore this one. Nothing does changelings well in the way this one does. They work too hard on making the fairy motives translatable, instead of presenting them as obvious fact.

NOV 2023.

The Prince’s Shadow, Emily M Z Carlyle. Re-read. Always a beloved favorite right next to my unfindable white moonlight about a wizard after the war. The love between them is unflinching and locked tight. I love courts and I love when people don't eschew society to cottagecore up.

DEC 2023.

Silk And Shadow, Tony Pi. Re-read. Absolutely insane. This is what people keep telling me grishaverse is. It’s perfect. The universe is lush, the prose unflinching, the tragedy beautiful. I personally did not want the ending of inception to be hashtag solved, and the ending of this isn’t.

JAN 2024.

Remembering Light, Marie Brennan. Re-read. I’m so glad this author returned to Driftwood after the initial short had me haunted for days. This one was far more reasonable and simply reduced me to tears multiple times. The prose is steady, the worldbuilding fascinating, and the concept unlivably tender. Masterclass in short fiction.

FEB 2024.

The Bone House, James Lecky. Re-read.There’s a different story I always try to find, and search resolutely insists that it was this one and I just forgot or misremembered some parts. Maybe so. I’m honestly less invested in the protagonist’s inner struggle as I am very very interested in his father and his girlfriend, both of whom did more with less.

MAR 2024.

Our Dead Selves Lie Like Footsteps In Our Wake, Jeff Isacksen. Re-read. God. This was insane. The magic system is beautiful, the world feels bright and lush, and I know these people as intimately as if we were stood in the same room together. The story builds without mercy to a breaking point, but the relief is palpable and lovingly rendered.

APR 2024.

And Her Eyes Sewn Shut With Unicorn Hair, Rosamund Hodge. Re-read. This honestly deserves a place alongside Queen of Atlantis for the work it does at re-writing childrens fantasy hallmarks to their own end. This time it is Narnia, or more specifically Tash, who gets folded into a new story that grabbed my neck and will not let it go.

MAY 2024.

Ghostweight, Yoon Ha Lee. Re-read. Finally a Clarkesworld entry! I love sci-fi that builds itself on a different cultural foundation because I love seeing what is so taken for granted that it becomes a cornerstone of a new world. This universe exemplifies that with the kites, and the characters are heartbreaking and complicated without reserve.

JUN 2024.

At The Mouth Of The River Of Bees, Kij Johnson. Re-read. Finally a Clarkesworld entry! I love sci-fi that builds itself on a different cultural foundation because I love seeing what is so taken for granted that it becomes a cornerstone of a new world. This universe exemplifies that with the kites, and the characters are heartbreaking and complicated without reserve.

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'I felt the toxicity of the environment': Former Ellen DeGeneres Show DJ says he 'stands with his former colleagues' in Instagram post addressing bullying allegations as the talk show host has her worst ratings ever amid ongoing scandal

‘I felt the toxicity of the environment’: Former Ellen DeGeneres Show DJ says he ‘stands with his former colleagues’ in Instagram post addressing bullying allegations as the talk show host has her worst ratings ever amid ongoing scandal

Tony Okungbowa, known to millions of viewers as DJ Tony, spoke out on Tuesday

Okungbowa was the DJ on the show for a total of nine years over two stints 

He did not offer any examples of toxic behavior but addressed the need for ‘a healthier and more inclusive workplace’ on the show 

Okungbowa said he ‘stands with his former colleagues’ after a number of them said producers perpetuated a toxic…

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Restless City

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JAN 2023.

9th. The Haunting of 13 Olúwo Street, Suyi Davies Okungbowa. beautiful, gentle, patient and concise. in a genre so often "revolutionized" by plot twists and development of ideas away from the root, it does feel revolutionary to tend to one concept with infinite kindness and depth.

29th. Armless Maidens of the American West, Genevieve Valentine. A pretty nice follow-up to 13 Olúwo Street, sharing a core theme of kindness making the changes that voyeuristic curiosity never can. The idea haunts me constantly, and feels like perfectly plausible urban legend.

29th. On the Banks of the River Lex, N K Jemsin. Re-read. I liked this one more on revisit, not for any faults of the story but because I was unused to short stories that focus more on describing one slice of a moment than on interpersonal plot. I like this incarnation of Death.

29th. The Only Friend You Ever Need, M Shaw. Re-read. This one jarred me to get into, but I don't hate the concept. I'm not a fan of the protagonist but I am a fan of the monsters in this and the repercussions of his actions which balances it out. Not a fave, but solid despite it.

29th. Paper Menagerie, Ken Liu. Re-read. Deserved every award it won and then some. This one never fails to reduce me to useless tears. I don't know what else to say here. The magic is beautiful and grounded and kind. Ken Liu is a master of emotional patience and empathy.

FEB 2023.

??. The Queen of Atlantis, Sarah Rees Brennan. Re-read. This is one of my two favorite fantasy shorts ever written. Everything about it is so quintessentially childlike in tone without ever flinching from its topic or message. Foreshadowing is subtle and holds up impeccably on revisit, and this story has made me cry before. Impeccable.

??. The Worth of Crows, Seth Dickinson. Re-read. Yes, of Baru Cormorant fame, although I discovered this short before that. This one is less iconic in concept, but sticks with me more. Possibly because it is 🍊s favorite piece of short fiction. Possibly because I love necromancy done kindly.

??. Bread and Circus, Genevieve Valentine. Re-read. This one is less of a favorite of mine, but it helps give depth to her previous entry on this list from January. As ever, the human element shines relentlessly above the more by the book depictions of small social miseries.

??. More Full of Weeping Than You Could Understand, Rosamund Hodge. Re-read. God, I adore this one. Nothing does changelings well in the way this one does. They work too hard on making the fairy motives translatable, instead of presenting them as obvious fact.

??. The Prince's Shadow, Emily M Z Carlyle. Re-read. Always a beloved favorite right next to my unfindable white moonlight about a wizard after the war. The love between them is unflinching and locked tight. I love courts and I love when people don'f eschew society to cottagecore up.

??. Silk And Shadow, Tony Pi. Re-read. Absolutely insane. This is what people keep telling me grishaverse is. It's perfect. The universe is lush, the prose unflinching, the tragedy beautiful. I personally did not want the ending of inception to be hashtag solved, and the ending of this isn't.

MAR 2023.

N/A. I was ill and I was not well also. I played lots of games and re-watched giant chunks of Nirvana In Fire. I came into this knowing my reading was slowing down as my cognitive health got worse over the last year and part of that is being patient to myself on bad months.

APR 2023.

??. Remembering Light. Marie Brennan. Re-read. I'm so glad this author returned to Driftwood after the initial short had me haunted for days. This one was far more reasonable and simply reduced me to tears multiple times. The prose is steady, the worldbuilding fascinating, and the concept unlivably tender. Masterclass in short fiction.

??. The Bone House. James Lecky. Re-read. There's a different story I always try to find, and search resolutely insists that it was this one and I just forgot or misremembered some parts. Maybe so. I'm honestly less invested in the protagonist's inner struggle as I am very very interested in his father and his girlfriend, both of whom did more with less.

??. Our Dead Selves Lie Like Footsteps In Our Wake. Jeff Isacksen. Re-read. God. This was insane. The magic system is beautiful, the world feels bright and lush, and I know these people as intimately as if we were stood in the same room together. The story builds without mercy to a breaking point, but the relief is palpable and lovingly rendered.

??. And Her Eyes Sewn Shut With Unicorn Hair. Rosamund Hodge. Re-read. This honestly deserves a place alongside Queen of Atlantis for the work it does at re-writing childrens fantasy hallmarks to their own end. This time it is Narnia, or more specifically Tash, who gets folded into a new story that grabbed my neck and will not let it go.

??. Ghostweight. Yoon Ha Lee. Re-read. Finally a Clarkesworld entry! I love sci-fi that builds itself on a different cultural foundation because I love seeing what is so taken for granted that it becomes a cornerstone of a new world. This universe exemplifies that with the kites, and the characters are heartbreaking and complicated without reserve.

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Bob Hearts Abishola  -  CBS -  September 23, 2019 - Present

Sitcom (56 episodes to date)

Running Time:  30 minutes

Stars:

Billy Gardell as Robert "Bob" Wheeler

Folake Olowofoyeku as Abishola Bolatito Doyinsola Oluwatoyin Adebambo

Christine Ebersole as Dorothy "Dottie" Wheeler

Matt Jones as Douglas Wheeler

Maribeth Monroe as Christina Wheeler

Shola Adewusi as Oluwatoyin "Olu" Ifedayo Olatunji

Barry Shabaka Henley as Babatunde "Tunde" Olatunji

Travis Wolfe Jr. as Dele Babatunde Adebambo

Vernee Watson as Gloria Tyler

Gina Yashere as Kemi

Bayo Akinfemi as Goodwin Aderibigbe Olayiwola

Anthony Okungbowa as Kofoworola "Kofo" Omogoriola Olanipekun

Recurring

Tony Tambi as Chukwuemeka Mborata (season 1-present)

Kimberly Scott as Ogechi Mborata (season 1-present),

Conphidance as Pastor Balogun (season 1-present)

Vishesh Chachra as Dr. Sanjiv Chakraborty (season 1)

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‘Ellen DeGeneres Show’s’ DJ Tony Okungbowa Says He Felt ‘Toxicity’ on Set

‘Ellen DeGeneres Show’s’ DJ Tony Okungbowa Says He Felt ‘Toxicity’ on Set

Tony Okungbowa, who was the resident DJ on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” for several years, has spoken up about the recent workplace misconduct allegations on the talk show, saying he experienced “toxicity” on the set.

Okungbowa shared his thoughts in an Instagram post on Tuesday, saying he stands with his former co-workers who have spoken out about alleged racism, intimidation and sexual misconduct

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Tony Okungbowa Biography - Age, Profile, Country, Education

Tony Okungbowa Biography – Age, Profile, Country, Education

Anthony “Tony” Victor Okungbowa was born on 6 December, 1967. He is a Nigerian-British born-American actor, film producer and disc jockey. Tony is of Nigerian descent and was raised in Nigeria and London. He has a degree in drama from Middlesex University in London. He relocated to the United States in 1992, for his Post-Graduate work at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in New York…

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YE! : A Film By John Oluwole ADEkoje (Official Trailer/Soundtrack Lead Single)

YE! A Jagun Story Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Tracklist: 01. OWO - “Element” 02. Ninety - “Sun Down” 03. OWO - “Own It” 04. Shocklee Feat. Mizzle, Suté Iwar, Magnito - “Die For You” 05. Jackie Queens - “I’ll Find A Way” 06. Shocklee - “YE! The Score” (Bonus Track)

Jagun Fly Productions and Shocklee Entertainment are thrilled to announce YE! A Jagun Story, a powerful cinematic and immersive sound collaboration between Nigerian-American filmmaker John Oluwole ADEkoje and Hank Shocklee to be released next year. Starring Dakore Egbuson- Akande (Castle & Castle on Netflix, Isoken) and Tony Okungbowa (Bob Abishola on CBS, The Ellen DeGeneres Show), YE! is the origin story of Stellar (Egbuson-Akande), the future leader of the Ajumose, a covert, celestial league of brilliant women who use ancestral memory to reconstruct the colonized minds of black people throughout the diaspora. After her family is brutally murdered by child soldiers, the Ajumose guide Stellar as she seeks to avenge them. When she finally locates their killer, she makes a devastating decision that changes both of their lives forever.

According to ADEkoje, YE! is the first installment of a new independent African film trilogy “wherein a brilliant and consequently resilient diaspora create a universe of superheroes and adversaries firmly rooted in realistic human character traits in a franchise designed by and intended for all black people.”

YE! was scored by composer, sound designer, Hank Shocklee, 2013 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee and founder/producer of seminal hip hop group Public Enemy whose music has appeared in numerous films including Do The Right Thing, American Gangster, Juice, He Got Game, and more. Shocklee designed the score to be experienced in an immersive Dolby Atmos environment and for the music to almost become “another character in the story.” His sound-design-as-score approach is part of the new wave of film composers subverting tradition and blurring the classical boundaries that traditionally exist between dialogue, music, and sound effects.

The YE! Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is a colorful collection of new music curated by Shocklee and creative sound team Teknimension. The 6-track soundtrack features a blend of Afro-Fusion, Afrobeats, Afropop, Afro-House and Afro-Hop sounds from emerging Pan-African artists from the U.S, Nigeria and South Africa. “The ʻYE! Original Motion Picture Soundtrackʼ is inspired and dedicated to the strong Black Women of the Pan-African diaspora located around the world and those that love them,” states Teknimension’s Executive Producer, Jo-Ann Nina. “As the character Stellar shows us in the film ʻYE!,ʼ you would be greatly confused to ever mistake a Womanʼs kindness for weakness for she will go to super human great lengths for what she loves.”

In conjunction with YE!‘s announcement, Jagun Fly Productions and Teknimension share the soundtrackʼs lead single, “Sun Down” by Ninety. Based in Lagos, Nigeria, Ninety identifies as an Afro-Fusion artist blending pop, R&B, dancehall and reggae into a flawless hybrid. According to Ninety, “Sun Down” is about meeting the love of your life on a sunny day, spending the day together and enjoying each otherʼs company till the sun goes down.

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Obaseki assures youths of more opportunities, seeks support for MEGA agenda

Obaseki assures youths of more opportunities, seeks support for MEGA agenda

Edo State Head of Service, Anthony Okungbowa; Speaker, House of Assembly, Marcus Onobun; President, Nigeria Football Federation (NFA), Amaju Pinnick; Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu; Governor, Godwin Obaseki; his wife, Betsy; Managing Director, EdoJobs, Mrs. Ukinebo Dare; state PDP Chairman, Dr. Tony Aziegbemi and Secretary to the State Government, Osarodion Ogie during the launch of How We Did…

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Shabaka Hutchings ft. Kojey Radical - No Gangster

Music Video Edit I put together with footage from the independent drama film  "Restless City" & Muisc/Song by Shabaka Hutchings & Kojey Radical called "No Gangster" This movie was Directed by Andrew Dosunmu. Starring: Sy Alassane, Sky Grey, Tony Okungbowa, Danai Gurira, Osas Ighodaro Ajibade, Babs Olusanmoku, Lenore Thomas, Ger Duany, Mohamed Dione, Hervé Diese, Khadra Dumar, Zoey Martinson, Stephen Tyrone Williams, Aspen Steib, Femi Olagoke & Beautifully shot by the Brilliant Cinematographer Bradford Young.

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Former 'Ellen DeGeneres Show' DJ Tony Okungbowa says he felt 'toxicity' on set

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Ellen DeGeneres's Longtime DJ, Tony Okungbowa, Called Out The "Toxicity" Of Her Workplace

"I did experience and feel the toxicity of the environment."

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Ellen DeGeneres Was Called Out By Her Show's Former DJ, Tony Okungbowa, For "Toxicity" On Set

"I did experience and feel the toxicity of the environment."

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Ellen DeGeneres Was Called Out By Her Show's Former DJ, Tony Okungbowa, For "Toxicity" On Set

Ellen DeGeneres Was Called Out By Her Show's Former DJ, Tony Okungbowa, For "Toxicity" On Set

If you’re a longtime viewer of The Ellen DeGeneres Show, then you definitely know Tony Okungbowa — he was her very first DJ, and a consistent presence on the show alongside Ellen from 2003 to 2013.

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Well, Ellen has recently faced public backlash for a number of reasons. There have been allegations of racism and intimidation on her talk show set, her former…