When I left the BBC, one of the biggest challenges I faced was finding an to answer the question, ‘Who am I?’
My decision to end my 20-year career with the world broadcaster, took many people by surprise.
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Long before the world had perfected voice and face recognition technology, the software was already installed in me.
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So, who am I today?
Well, I’ve tried unsuccessfully to recreate my identity separate from the BBC. Wherever I go in Africa people always refer to me as ‘that BBC guy’,
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So, I’ve decided to declare a unilateral identity ceasefire with the organisation and accept that I may leave the BBC but I still have to live with it.
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