- Celebrated Kenyans journalist started his career as a business journalist on KTN before making it big
- The CNN international correspondent had a stint at NTV and BBC, and it took time for him to gain international recognition
- Madowo posted a montage of two photos showing his humble beginnings at KTN and his current position
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CNN international correspondent Larry Madowo has stunned netizens with photos of himself before he made it big-time in the media.
Madowo’s humble beginnings
The photographs which document his humble beginnings at KTN to his now high-flying job at CNN have wowed his followers.
Taken 15 years apart, the first photo is of Madowo doing a piece to camera (PTC) in the street while spotting a striped polo shirt.
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He looks ungracefully thin. His eyes seem lost in the web of what the future holds but oozed unmistakable confidence.
The second photo is of him at CNN.
He appears fuller in a custom-tailored shirt and boasts a wide grin that shows off his pearly whites.
His skin is smooth and glowing. His eyes still project confidence and presence.
The incredible side-by-side transformation saw his followers laud him for not despising humble beginnings.
Kanina Kasusu:
"Larry some of us have seen you through those 15 years. I can confirm to you that, your commitment and hard work towards the assignments you are given are the ones that have brought you this far.”
Omobolaji Adeyemo:
"I see this as a story of seeing the future from the present and getting better at what you do."
Chiamaka Obiora:
"Consistency and grit won... Congratulations, we await another 15 years of fulfillment."
Maruti Valentine:
"Ooh what a transformation!"
Rume Ophi:
"More young people should see this and understand that life is a stage. I am a living testimony of your post. Thanks Larry Madowo."
Harison Musewe:
"You must start from somewhere. What a milestone."
Ikechukwu Okoli:
"Change is inevitable. Congratulations on the milestones."
Osano Cavine:
"Power of the dream."
Did Madowo enjoy eating snails?
Larry Madowo started out as a trainee business reporter at KTN.
The correspondent recently left Kenyans cringing after eating snails in Morocco.
The celebrated Kenyan journalist who has a penchant for trying unorthodox foods was in Rabat when he posted a video eating boiled snails.
The scribe previously posted a video eating roasted mice along a street in Malawi.
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