Wale Fakile, a Nigerian broadcaster whose career spans more than a decade, has tied his professional growth in media to a broader vision of empowering young people through skills and storytelling.

Fakile, who began his career in 2010 at Artleone Communications, told colleagues and mentees that he sees journalism as more than production. “Stories are blueprints for identity and progress. They show us who we are and where we can go,” he said.

His path has taken him from producing and presenting television breakfast shows to becoming a household name in television. At TVC Communications, where he joined in 2012, he expanded from writing for the station’s website into anchoring audience-driven programs. By 2014, he was hosting Question of the Day on the 10 p.m. news, a segment that merged live television with social media engagement. “It quickly became a listener barometer on national issues,” Fakile recalled.

He later anchored Trends, a youth-focused news and current affairs program, before leading TVC’s social media operations during the 2015 general elections. Fakile described that period as “the moment when television learned to listen in real time,” noting how the integration of online conversations boosted reach without weakening editorial standards.

In 2018, he joined the BBC, where he took on lead presenting duties for Gist Nigeria, a current affairs program co-produced with Channels Television. On that platform, he helped introduce digital storytelling styles that now define the program’s approach. Scripts became sharper, field reports more immersive, and production adapted to both broadcast and mobile audiences.

Today, as a senior presenter, Fakile trains colleagues in scripting and packaging, while offering guidance to younger journalists nationwide. He has also extended his focus beyond broadcasting. Through Project Centum, a youth empowerment initiative under his fashion brand, Rach. Gabriel’s supports 100 indigent youths each year with training in shoemaking and entrepreneurship.

“Broadcasting is only one part of it,” he said. “If the work we do in the studio doesn’t translate into improved lives outside it, then we have not done enough.”

Fakile’s career trajectory underscores a shift in Nigerian journalism where digital innovation and community empowerment are increasingly seen as inseparable.