Babatunde Okunlola is a graduate teaching assistant in the College of Journalism and Mass Communications at the University of Lincoln-Nebraska, a role he resumed in the Fall of 2024. 

Before this role, Babatunde had years of experience in the media terrain in Nigeria and West Africa, covering development issues and producing award-winning investigations and media content. He has also led several media houses in producing cutting-edge content for millions of listeners in host communities served during his role as Group Head of Programmes and Content for Diamond FM 88.5FM, Osun state, and Diamond 88.7FM, Kwara state, Nigeria. 

Over the years, Babatunde’s work has been recognized in Nigeria and by international media organizations. He is a 2023 winner of the Nigeria Media Merit Awards, 2022 Winner: Wole Soyinka Award for Investigative Reporting (Radio category), 2021 INTERNEWS Health Journalism Network Ambassador, 2021 Nominee in the One World Media Awards (radio category), 2019 Mandela Washington Fellow, 2018 ICFJ Fellow: Early Childhood Development, & 2018 ICFJ Fellow: Migration & Climate change program, 2017 YALI west Africa RLC Fellow, YIAGA Bounce Corruption Ambassador among other awards. 

Babatunde holds a Master's in Peace and Development studies from the University of Ilorin, Kwara state, Nigeria, and a Bachelor's in English from the Olabisi Onabanjo University of Ogun state, Nigeria. 

Babatunde hopes to consolidate knowledge and experience in media productions, training, and international development while acquiring a set of new skills and ideas in Integrated Marketing and public relations as he continues to seek international opportunities.