Mannie Essien

Mannie Essien is a broadcast journalist, Veteran Nigerian radio Presenter, Voice over Artist, Singer and Compere.

He started out as a producer at Cool FM and went on to produce “Radio Sweepers” and “Station IDs” for Nigeria info FM, Wazobia FM and Cool FM.

He also made a lot of Jingles for top brands like Coca-Cola, FCMB, MTN and Chicken Republic before

He has hosted TV shows like the Knorr Taste Quest cooking TV show and co-hosted on ‘Discovery 234 on DStv. He is the head of programs at cool FM and the breakfast show host as well.

He won the Nickelodeon kids choice awards in 2015 for best Nigerian radio presenter.

He obtained a Bachelor’s degree in linguistics from the University of Calabar.

Mannie Essien is married and has two children.

He hosts the breakfast show on cool FM Mondays – Fridays: 5.00am – 9.00am

The official Twitter handle he tweets with is @mannieessien.

Also follow him on all socials with @mannieessien

3 words that best describe you... Quick, humble and knowledgeable 

If I wasn’t working at the  radio station,... I’d be…a Singer  

My celebrity crush is… Alicia keys 

The song that best describes me is …Green day - Boulevard of broken dreams 

I have a fear of… failure 

If I could have dinner with one person it would be… Jesus 

I bet you didn’t know I could... Speak with my mouth closed 

My favourite  movie is…Singin in the rain

My ultimate TV show is...The Boys 

The song that I can listen to on repeat and never get tired of is... why am I the one - by FUN