Updated: 2:39 PM EDT May 27, 2021
HARTFORD, Conn. FOX61/CW20 today announced the hiring of Nkwa Asonye, Jr. as a multi-skilled journalist and sports anchor. He will cover news and sports stories across Connecticut and will serve as a sports anchor on FOX61 newscasts.
Asonye is co-host and producer of Award Tour: The Podcast, which dissects the intersection of race, culture, and sports. He has served as play-by-play and color commentator for St. John’s University, New York Institute of Technology, and the Atlantic 10 Digital Network, covering basketball, baseball, volleyball, and softball. He has also worked as on-air talent and producer at WGBB Radio in Merrick, NY and WFED Radio in Washington, DC.