Chude Jideonwo, host of #WithChude this week announced that the hit TV show, #WithChude now airs on Africa Independent Television (AIT)
Sharing on his Instagram page, Chude said, “I grew up being inspired by seeing Tosin Dokpesi on TV on AIT, and just thinking ‘wow, she’s having such a blast.’
I identified with her so much that when she called me a few months ago, I reflexively responded with ‘Aunty mi’, even though I have never actually spoke to her!
I dreamt of being on TV in my teens, raised on newly minted private stations, couch potato watching a roll call of stars on MBI, MITV, AIT. And wishing that one day, I too would find a public voice on this most magical of media platforms.
To have her and the venerable AIT ask for and bring #WithChude on the station feels like a full cycle moment and is another gorgeous milestone on this journey that’s really just beginning.”
The viral TV show, which currently airs on Africa Magic, Channels TV, Wazobia Max, Rave TV, and digitally is set to kick off in December, every Sunday by 7 pm.
#WithChude is a network of media products across TV, Film and podcasts telling stories that enable and strengthen the mind, the heart, and the spirit. The weekly interviews are widely syndicated across terrestrial television and social media platforms reaching an average of 8 million people weekly – positioning it as the most watched and most syndicated weekly talk show (digital + traditional) in the region. It has become a safe space for guests to talk about things publicly for the first time. Actor Joke Silva revealed that her husband Olu Jacobs was dealing with dementia with Lewy body for the first time on the show, and producer Kemi Afolabi opened up about her experience dealing with Lupus on #WithChude. That month, Lupus and Kemi Afolabi were among the top Google Nigeria searches. The interviews have been featured everywhere, from the BBC to the New York Times. The documentary and travelogue series #ChudeExplains has tackled issues from criminal justice reform to Gen Z coming of age. The show launches the #WithChude Global series in 2023.
All past and new episodes of #WithChude can be watched at watch.withchude.com. You can also watch the premiere of new episodes every Saturday on Channels TV at 1 pm, with reruns every Sunday on Wazobia TV Channel 98 at 5 pm, and every Tuesday on Rave Tv at 5 pm.
An extended play podcast is up on listen.withchude.com, as well as on Apple Premium.
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