BAFTA nominated Keme is journalist, presenter, and filmmaker, and one of the most recognisable faces on Channel 4. He is also a dynamic conference host and has years of experience chairing and MCing complex multi-day events involving keynotes, panels, and audience participation. For the past two decades Keme has reported from around the globe – including Washington, Moscow, Johannesburg and Rio – on a vast range of issues like corruption, politics, human rights and sport. Keme’s work and his stories are known for nuance and sensitivity. He has covered major stories including the Grenfell Tower fire, paedophiles in football, World Cups and Olympic Games, the election of Barack Obama, and Hurricane Katrina. Keme presented Channel 4 News’ BAFTA nominated Black...
BAFTA nominated Keme is journalist, presenter, and filmmaker, and one of the most recognisable faces on Channel 4.
He is also a dynamic conference host and has years of experience chairing and MCing complex multi-day events involving keynotes, panels, and audience participation.
For the past two decades Keme has reported from around the globe – including Washington, Moscow, Johannesburg and Rio – on a vast range of issues like corruption, politics, human rights and sport. Keme’s work and his stories are known for nuance and sensitivity. He has covered major stories including the Grenfell Tower fire, paedophiles in football, World Cups and Olympic Games, the election of Barack Obama, and Hurricane Katrina.
Keme presented Channel 4 News’ BAFTA nominated Black to Front day coverage, which aimed to elevate Black stories and Black production staff. In 2008, Keme won an RTS Journalism award for narrating Iraq: Apache Company, about the US troop surge in Iraq.
Keme is a trustee for the Ethical Journalism Network, which works to promote best practise in journalism.
In 2021, Keme co-founded Opening Up the Outdoors, a nonprofit that works to break down barriers for people of colour in adventure sport and the great outdoors; he is also Vice President of the Europe-wide Its Great Out There Coalition. This work is very dear to his heart. Keme a sought-after judge on the global adventure film circuit, and his own social media is a window into his lifelong passions of back country skiing and cycling, from the Himalaya to the Cairngorms.
Keme is the proud father of two school age daughters.
