African Safari

Tune in: Fridays Noon - 1 PM

African Safari brings you news, information, entertainment and education along with the music and rhythms of Africa. It addresses the issues of people of African descent in Cincinnati.

Host Austino S. Lewis is from the West African state of Liberia, a country founded in 1847 for the resettlement of free slaves. 5 percent of Liberians are African American.

Austino graduated from the Ohio Center for Broadcasting (O.C.B.) with a special emphasis on radio and television. He has 6 months experience in Internet radio and is the host of "Good Morning Africa," a television show on Channel 4 and 24 on Time Warner Cable. Austino is currently pursuing a degree in Organizational Management at Wilberforce University. He is the vice-president of the Liberian Association in Greater Cincinnati and a contributing reporter for the Cincinnati Herald newspaper. He has received the Tony Sands Award in television.

Email: laustino@yahoo.com