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Ted Mukoro made a name for himself as one of the earliest advertising practitioners in Nigeria. He shot into limelight as the first headmaster in the famed TV programme Village Headmaster which is now rested.
The veteran actor died yesterday at age 89, after a brief illness at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba, Lagos.
In no particular order, we take a look at the things you need to know about the deceased veteran actor.
- Ted Mukoro, known as “Uncle Ted” by admirers, was a broadcaster, wordsmith and humorous humanist.
- He was one of the early faces and voices of television in Africa as a pioneer newscaster on Western Nigeria Television (WNTV), Ibadan.
- He was the pioneer village headmaster on the popular long running television series The Village Headmaster on Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC), which later became Nigerian Television Authority (NTA).
- He was a respected wordsmith whose creativity nurtured many successful brands in Nigeria
- Mukoro was a fellow of the Advertising Practitioners Council of Nigeria (APCON) and a founding member of Association of Advertising Agencies of Nigeria (AAAN).
- He wanted to be a Catholic Priest, so he attended St Theresa’s Minor Seminary in Oke Arin, Ibadan.
- He switched from broadcasting to advertising by chance.