Baz Bamigboye

Baz Bamigboye
Born
Baz Bamigboye

(1957-09-17) 17 September 1957 (age 67)
Surrey
OccupationGossip columnist

Baz Bamigboye (born 17 September 1957) is a British gossip columnist and entertainments writer for the Daily Mail group of newspapers.

Life

Born in Surrey, and raised in Richmond Upon Thames, Bamigboye is Nigerian British. His father, Bamidele Bamigboye, was installed as the Oba - under the regnal name Bamigboye II - of Iresi, Nigeria, in 1983.[1]

He began his career in journalism working on a local newspaper in Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey. He has been mentioned in other British publications (e.g., The Guardian,[2] The Daily Telegraph,[3] and the BBC[4]). He received the Showbusiness Reporter of the Year award at the British Press Awards in 2003.[5]

In February 2022, Bamigboye announced that he would be leaving the Daily Mail to join Deadline Hollywood.[6]

His TV appearances have included Have I Got News for You, Club Mix on Channel 4, The James Whale Radio Show on ITV,[7] Jack and Baz on BSkyB, and appearances on US TV.[8]

References

  1. ^ A Brief History of Iresi: A 20th Anniversary Project, Iresi Pacesetters, Powerhouse Press and Publishers, 2005, pp. 1, 85
  2. ^ Mentions of Bamigboye's reviews in The Guardian include "Are the critics able to stop a turkey in its tracks?". TheGuardian.com. 21 May 2006. Archived from the original on 2016-03-09. Retrieved 2016-12-11., "Channel 4 lines up Blunkett affair drama". TheGuardian.com. 27 May 2005. Archived from the original on 2016-03-08. Retrieved 2016-12-11., "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2006-09-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link), "Harry Potter: First night reviews". TheGuardian.com. 5 November 2001. Archived from the original on 2016-10-07. Retrieved 2016-12-11.
  3. ^ Mentions of Bamigboye's reviews in The Daily Telegraph include [1][dead link‍], [2], "Film critics agree: Potter is magical". Archived from the original on 2011-08-05. Retrieved 2012-04-25.
  4. ^ Mentions of Bamigboye's reviews on the BBC website include "Rave reviews for King Kong remake". 9 December 2005. Archived from the original on 2006-12-18. Retrieved 2006-09-27., "West End to have £35m revamp". 25 June 2003. Archived from the original on 2005-10-28. Retrieved 2006-09-27., "Critics spellbound by Potter movie". 5 November 2001. Archived from the original on 2006-05-22. Retrieved 2006-09-27., "BBC - Films - A Director's Diary". Archived from the original on 2012-11-05. Retrieved 2006-09-27.,[3][permanent dead link‍]
  5. ^ "British Press Awards: Past winners".
  6. ^ "Daily Mail Columnist Baz Bamigboye Joining Deadline". 11 February 2022.
  7. ^ ::Fist Of Fun - The Book:: Brought To You By Www.Fistoffun.Net:: Archived October 25, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ www.bestofnigeria.co.uk Archived February 11, 2006, at the Wayback Machine