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"The Most Variety" Lasisi, Auntie Dzigbodi et al:

Pardon me for responding before Alex (the original poster) has the opportunity to respond to your inquiries.  I believe that the announcement/news article posted by Alex regarding the marrying journalists is (or should have been) primarily for Liberian consumption.  The married journalists are indeed Liberians.  Since the larger Madison African community may not be aware of some of the issues or persons of interest to the Liberian community, I suggest to Alex and others that we be judicious in deciding which community news we post on the AAM listserv.  That will hopefully obviate some of the need to explain later.

Have a great day!

- Wilmot



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From: Lasisi <[log in to unmask]>
Date: 2004/07/19 Mon PM 03:50:33 CDT
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: TWO JOURNALISTS MARRY TODAY

ME TOO, I'M VERY CONFUSED.
  ----- Original Message -----
  From: Dzigbodi Akyea
  To: [log in to unmask]
  Sent: Monday, July 19, 2004 8:12 AM
  Subject: Re: TWO JOURNALISTS MARRY TODAY


  Do we know these people?  Are they in Madison?  I'm confused.

  dzigbodi.

  Alex Redd <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
    TWO JOURNALISTS MARRY TODAY
    -------WEDDING AT TWO SEPARATE LOCATIONS

    By: Alex Redd
    Madison, WI
    July 17, 2004


    The wedding bell rings over two Liberian journalists residing in the U.S. They are Mr. Willie J.M. Bowier, Jr and his wife to be, Miss Himide Brown-Menlor as well as Miss Dekonte C. Jackson and Mr. Christian R.W. Baker.

    The two weddings will take place at separate locations: Mr. Bowier's wedding will be held at the Chapel of Love in Bloomington, Minnesota at 4:00 PM while the reception will later take place at the Chapter of Izak Walton League of America in Brooklyn Park, MN. "It's the routine of life that one has to follow", says Mr. Bowier with a glee of optimism that his marriage will be eternal. The relationship between Himide and Willie started since four years ago. Mr. Bowier, who currently serves as a permanent member to the Board of Directors of the  Association of Liberian Journalists in the Americas (ALJA), formerly worked as account representative for U.S. Bank in Minneapolis. He started his journalism career with the Liberian news Agency in 1985 as a reporter and later became home desk editor there.

    Appointed as media education instructor at Don Bosco Youth Center in Monrovia from 1993 to 1995, Mr. Bowier later joined the independent National Newspaper as its editor-in-chief for two years. As part of community effort in Brooklyn Park, MN, the Liberian journalist worked briefly as the managing editor of the African Journal Newspaper. It is the couple's plan to relocate in Newark, Delaware the latter part of this month. Family members, friends, relatives and members of the Liberian press are also expected to gather at another Liberian journalist wedding in Trenton, New Jersey today.

    Miss Dekonte C. Jackson will tie the knot with Mr. Christian R.W. Baker at the Lutheran Church of Redeemers in Trenton, NJ at 5pm while the reception will later be held at the Knights of Columbus in Trenton. The couple have been friends since 1997 during the heights of student politics at the University of Liberia. Mr. Christian Baker served as president of the University of Liberia Student Union (ULSU). He received Bachelor's degree in economics while his future wife, Dekonte, worked as member of the Intellectual Discourse Committee of ULSU.

    "Marrying your best friend is a great relief," Dekonte expressed so happily during a phone interview recently. She said, Christian is the embodiment of a perfect man and perfect husband. Dekonte Jackson became a household name with many Liberians following her career as a radio newscaster at ELBC. The voice of the female Liberian newscaster, Dekonte Jackson, became distinct on the radio for the crystal manner and way in which she projected and, as well, articulated the main idea of news stories.

    Since Dekonte's rise from the position of a reporter to news broadcaster at ELBC, where she started in October 1994 til 1999 before heading off to the U.S., the female broadcast journalist was honored as a valedictorian at the College of West Africa (CWA) in 1993. The couple are contemplating on pursuing separate careers in economics and criminology at Rutgers University following their wedding this year. Attendants expected at the Trenton wedding are chief patron, Dr. H. Boima Fahnbulleh, former Liberian presidential contender,  Lutheran Bishop Ronald Diggs, Bishop W. Nah Gibson of the Church of God in Liberia, Mr. Tiawon Gongloe, Liberia's Human Rights Lawyer, Mr. Nathaniel Beh, former chief of protocol in past Liberian interim government, among others.


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