Gbemileke “Oscar” Oyinsan

Gbemileke “Oscar” Oyinsan (born April 2, 1984) is a Nigerian media personality from Akure in Ondo State, Nigeria. Popularly known and referred to as Oscar In The City, he is an ex radio broadcaster who previously worked in notable Radio stations in Nigeria, a graduate of Chemical Engineering and is currently the MD/CEO of Amber 11 Media.[1]

Gbemileke 'Oscar' Oyinsan
Born
Oluwagbemileke Oscar Oyinsan

(1984-04-02) April 2, 1984
Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria
Other namesOscar in the City
EducationUniversity of Lagos and Pan-Atlantic University
OccupationMedia Personality, Entrepreneur
Years active2005 – present
Spouse(s)Titi Oyinsan (m. 2012)
Children2
Websitehttp://www.oscaroyinsan.com/

Oscar is also the Quiz Master and Host of Nigerian syndicate Mathematics TV Quiz Competition for Secondary School students called Cowbellpedia

Early life and education

Born in Akure, Ondo State to a veteran Broadcaster father, Sanya Oyinsan who worked in FRCN (Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria) [2] and a mother, Florence Oyinsan who is a retired Banker, Oscar is the last child of 5 siblings.

He had his University education at the University Of Lagos where he obtained a Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering in 2008, and went on to obtain a Masters in Media Enterprise (School Of Media And Communication) at the Pan Atlantic University (Formerly Pan African University) in 2012.

Career

Oscar’s journey in media began in 2005 as an On-air personality with Unilag FM. Then moved to other media houses like the Inspiration 92.3 FM, BBC Media Action and City FM 105.1

Radio career

Oscar started his broadcasting career while in his 2nd year as an undergraduate at the University of Lagos studying Chemical Engineering; he began working for the School's owned radio station - UNILAG FM and also at The BBC World Service Trust where he was the pioneer male presenter for the youth radio show, FLAVA which aired across the Nation.[3]

Upon his graduation in 2008, Oscar joined BBC World service in Abuja as a producer and shortly returned to Lagos to join Inspiration FM where he co-hosted a show with Titi called the Midday Café with Oscar and Titi.[4]

Before joining Inspiration FM, Oscar worked with comedian, Tee A as a Red carpet Host for his e-news program, Showtime Africa. In 2013, he moved to City FM as an OAP and Head of Programmes.[5]

Amber 11 Media

In 2011, Oscar co-founded Amber 11 Media with his wife Titi Oyinsan, a creative group focused on crafting stories for advertising and entertainment.

The MC Company

In 2016, Oscar founded The MC Company;[6] a resource platform for bespoke Masters of Ceremonies. His vision for the company is to produce the best MCs (Master of Ceremony) Nigeria and the world have ever seen through training, mentorship, evaluation, and constant grooming that is befitting of a professional Master of Ceremony.

Television

Cowbellpedia

Since July 2015, Oscar has been the Quiz Master and Host of Nigerian syndicate Mathematics TV Quiz Competition for Secondary School students called Cowbellpedia.[7] Cowbellpedia is a show which strives to identify, recognize and reward excellence in the subject area of Mathematics and is sponsored and organized by Promasidor, the makers of Cowbell Milk[8][9]

Awards and nominations
Year Event Prize Result
2010 The Future Awards[10] On-Air Personality of the Year (RADIO) Nominated
2010 Nigeria Media Merit Awards Programmee of the Year (Shoutout in Your Mother Tongue) Nominated
2010 Dynamix Youth Awards[11] On-Air Personality of the Year (RADIO) Nominated
2011 The Future Awards[12] On-Air Personality of the Year (RADIO) Nominated

Philanthropy

Oscar assisted his wife, Titi Oyinsan in setting up a fundraising education campaign for the girl child tagged “#IAmDynamite project”.[13] The campaign has received support from several Nigerian celebrities who have signed on to the project. The likes of Alibaba, Omawumi, Dr SID, Fela Durotoye, DJ Sose, Gbenga Adeyinka, Sammy Okposo, Nikki Laoye, Kaffy, Uche Nnaji, Mocheddah, Reekado Banks, Skales, Denrele, Omotola Ekeinde, Bryan, Do2dtun, Sulai Aledeh and many more.[14]

The main goal of the #IAmDynamite project is to raise funds to send 30 young girls between the ages of 5 and 12 to school; this campaign is in partnership with the StayInSchool Nigeria Initiative [15] founded by Tricia Ikponmwonba.

Personal life

Gbemileke married ex-model and on-air personality, Titi [16] on April 30, 2012 and the marriage is blessed with a set of twins [17]

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References
  1. "The A Team".
  2. "Nigerians should be patient on restructuring- Chief Oyinsan - The Hope Newspapers". The Hope Newspapers. 2018-05-14. Retrieved 2018-06-05.
  3. "MEET THE CONTRIBUTOR – OSCAR IN THE CITY IS HERE". AccelerateTV. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  4. Oladipupo, Isaac (2018-01-14). "How we met and fell in love - Oscar & Titi Oyinsan - TopNaija". TopNaija. Retrieved 2018-06-02.
  5. "Oscar leaves Inspiration FM, joins City FM as Head of Programmes". TheNet. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
  6. "mccompanyng". mccompanyng. Retrieved 2018-06-05.
  7. "Cowbellpedia". Retrieved 2018-06-05.
  8. "Our impact on students' Mathematics for 20 years — Cowbellpedia". Retrieved 2018-01-25.
  9. "Cowbellpedia TV". YouTube. Retrieved 2018-06-19.
  10. "TFAA 2010 NOMINEES". TheFutureAfrica. Retrieved 18 February 2011.
  11. "The List Of Nominees for Dynamix Youth Awards 2010". TheNET. Retrieved 1 December 2010.
  12. "The Full List Of Nominees For The 2011 Future Awards". TheNET. Retrieved 8 December 2010.
  13. "#iAmDynamite". Stay in school nigeria. Retrieved 2018-06-05.
  14. "Alibaba, Omawumi, Denrele, Omotola Ekeinde, More, To Raise Funds For Education Of The Girl Child - OnoBello.com". onobello.com. Retrieved 2018-06-05.
  15. "About Us". Stay in school nigeria. Retrieved 2018-06-05.
  16. "BN Bytes: Inspiration FM's Titi Adelagun & Gbemileke Oscar Oyinsan Tie the Knot". BellaNaija. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
  17. "DOUBLE BLESSINGS: ON-AIR-PERSONALITIES GBEMILEKE OSCAR-OYINSAN AND WIFE, TITI WELCOME TWINS (PHOTO)". YNaija. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
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