PHILLIPS PRESENTER TV
Tell us a bit about your childhood.
I was born in lagos state, a few years later my parents moved to Jos, Plateau state where I grew up in. My dad is Fulani from bornu state and my mother is Kalabari from rivers state.
I grew up with lots of love surrounded by my sisters, brothers and cousins. It was a polygamous household. I attended Kiddy Joy Primary school Jos, then Federal government College Jos, later proceeded to University of Jos for my Diploma hnD in law, and then University of science and Technology Port harcourt (law bsc) also attended bbC academy england (Media/ broadcast hnD) What is The Salma Phillips show about?
The salma show is a lifestyle and northern infused, interactive, inspirational and informative talk show. It is also a program that features informal conversation, often on a particular topic or range of topics, between myself and various guest celebrities and experts. How did you get into TV presenting? Is it as tough as many people think?
My passion for television and film started when I was nine years old, the first time I watched Femi oke report the weather on Cnn and my late dad told me she was nigerian! he was a fan of hers as well. First, my parents didn’t let me study Mass Communication; they picked law for me instead. Then the first blow came, my mother passed away a semester after I started my 200 level and a year later, my dad passed away as well.
In 2013 I shot two pilots and took it down to DsTV. I was rejected. They didn’t like it. In 2014, I went back to the drawing board and shot two more pilots for them, they said no! I was rejected again!
at this point I took a break for six months and decided to shoot another six episodes. This time with a co-host, this was in 2015. They didn’t like it and I was rejected again! so I made up my mind and told my husband I was done, I was exhausted and heart broken at this point. I didn’t think this dream of becoming a TV personality was for me. Two months later, he enrolled me into bbC academy to do a course in Media/broadcast and told me to give it one more shot and if it doesn’t work out, at least I will I tried! I went to england three weeks after I was enrolled, came back four months later and shot 13 episodes, I was that confident they were going to say yes! and guess what? They loved it! Coming from a northern background where the women are typically reserved, did you have any reservations from your family and close friends? This is going to ruffle some feathers. yes northerners 16 I have come to the realization in life that there are easy and hard ways to do things, and taking the easy way out is usually not the best. I believe achieving goals that challenge me are the ones that give me the biggest sense of accomplishments and fulfillment. My ultimate goal is to empower and inspire a generation of women.