Popular Radio Host Coming to McLean To Talk to The Neigbors

Popular radio host Kojo Nnamdi brings his radio show to McLean Tuesday evening.

He's inviting the neighbors to join him  "for a lively and open dialogue about the issues of the day."  The two-hour discussion at the McLean Community Center will be broadcast the following day on the  The Kojo Nnamdi Show, a talk show produced by WAMU 88.5 that airs weekdays at noon.  

This is one of  six Kojo In Your Community events this year. Kojo In Your Community is a series of new programs aimed at providing area residents with a forum to ask questions, make comments and share the view from their neighborhoods, says the show's website. 

The main topics for the McLean discussion: The school system's  zero tolerance policy on drugs and weapons, the future of McLean’s Identity and the Tysons Corner redevelopment, said Michel Martinez, one of the producers.

Nnamdi is a native of Guyana who immigrated to the United States in 1968 to attend college and explore the civil rights movement. Since 1985, he has hosted Evening Exchange, a public affairs television program broadcast by WHUT-TV at Howard University. From 1973 to 1985, Nnamdi worked at WHUR-FM, where he served as news editor and then news director, producing the award-winning local news program The Daily Drum, according to his website.

In 2005, he was named a "Washingtonian of the Year" by Washingtonian magazine, saying, "Radio is more fun, more intimate than TV. I always want to make sure people are listening to something that helps them make intelligent decisions about their lives." DCist, "a website about the Washington, D.C. area and everything that happens there," named Nnamdi one of "DC’s Most Influential People" in 2007. Also in 2007, Washingtonian named Nnamdi one of the “150 Most Influential People in Washington,” the website said.

Nnamdi is also seen on WHUT-TV at 8:00 p.m., Fridays and at 7:30 p.m., Sundays, as the host of Evening Exchange with Kojo. On Fridays at noon, Nnamdi hosts The Politics Hour on WAMU 88.5.

Where and When: Tuesday, March 22, at 6 pm. at the Alden Theater, McLean Community Center, 1234 Ingleside Ave. Latecomers may not be seated, so please arrive promptly.