Douglas Lwanga(born on May 1, 1984 ) is a multi-talented media personality, with a strong passion for music and has hosted the most popular TV music shows since 2010 in Uganda.
He became a household name on the Uganda Television scene after creating a daily live music show on Record TV Uganda called KATOGO.
His unique art of TV Presentation got him a contract to host another daily musical show on Uganda’s Biggest Television channel NTV and currently hosts the most watched musical show called NTV THE BEAT on NTV Uganda.
Early Life
Douglas Lwanga was born in 1984 in Entebbe, Uganda. He graduated with a BA Mass Communication from Makerere University.
Lwanga picked his interest in music while in school in the 1990s at the Mayors College Entebbe, he joined a Music, drama & dance group, The Mayor’s College, that saw him touring Kenya, Tanzania, South Africa and the UK doing concerts.
When he joined high school at the St Lawrence schools and Colleges - Campus in the early 2000s, he continued with his passion for music and started a dance group called The Exclusives. The group used to mimic dance acts of former boy band singing groups N-sync and Backstreet Boys.
While at Makerere University he created another dance group based in church Entebbe Miracle Center which was called the Miracle Saints. The sole motive of this dance group was to use dance to promote good behavior amongst the youth. It’s this early love for music that prompted him to pursue a degree in Mass Communication so that he could be relevant in Entertainment
Television
He got his first job as a Cameraman, and Video Editor at a small production house called MGS Videos. This humble beginning enabled him to film documentaries, music videos, TV commercials, and also be part of most of the entertainment events in the city as a video editor and camera man. These skills enabled him be relevant as he later joined real television business.
In 2008, Douglas Lwanga Joined Record Television Uganda as a TV Producer.
Using his previously attained experience he was able to excel fast in Television and in 2010 he decided to challenge himself and he started a daily music TV show called KATOGO that later became a household name.
In 2013, he signed a deal with Africa Broadcasting under Nation Media Group (NTV) to Host a daily Music Show called THE BEAT. This show has hosted a wide range of both Local and international artists. The guest list for the show includes Davido, Alaine Laughton, Konshens, Christopher Martin, WizKid, Busy Signal, , Diamond Platnumz, Tiwa Savage, Mafiki Zolo, Sauti Sol, among others.
Douglas Lwanga produces TV content that he does distribute on Chano8 digital Magazine an online magazine as well as Face Television channel. He is now creating a syndicated Radio show that he has called the UG-20 Countdown airing soon on various radio stations.
Graphics Design
Douglas is also a very skillful graphics designer, and has mastered his knowledge in the use of computer graphics programs both still and broadcast. He now produces TV Commercials ranging from Products, Concerts and various artworks that have aired on most Television Channels in Uganda.
Radio
Despite becoming a television star and producer, Douglas has had presence in radio. While at University in his final year Douglas Lwanga joined Campus Radio and that’s how he ignited his passion for Radio. Later in 2011 he joined 97.7 Record Radio while working on Television at the same time.
Awards and Recognition
Awards
* Record TV Employee of the Year 2010
* Best DIVA TV host at the 2011 DIVA Awards
* Best DIVA TV host at the 2012 DIVA Awards
* Best TV Entertainment Host at the 2013 Radio and TV Academy Awards Uganda
* Best Dressed male TV Personality at the 2014 Abryanz Style and Fashion Awards
* Best Youth TV Host at the 2014 Kadanke Youth Awards
* Best TV Entertainment Host 2014 Radio and TV Academy Awards Uganda
Nominations
* Best Teeniez TV Host at the 2015 Buzz Teeniez Awards
* BB Awards Nominee 2016
* CEPA Awards Nominee 2016
The Annual Purple Party.
Douglas Lwanga is the proprietor of the annual Purple Party event that brings together Ugandan Entertainers and their fans uniting them in a single End of year Party. The event attracts a huge number of music lovers and is graced with nonstop live stage performances all night long.
The first segment of the event was held on 22 December, in 2011. The annual celebration is now in its fifth year, and now holds country wide tours with the just concluded party being held in Mbarara, in western Uganda.
He became a household name on the Uganda Television scene after creating a daily live music show on Record TV Uganda called KATOGO.
His unique art of TV Presentation got him a contract to host another daily musical show on Uganda’s Biggest Television channel NTV and currently hosts the most watched musical show called NTV THE BEAT on NTV Uganda.
Early Life
Douglas Lwanga was born in 1984 in Entebbe, Uganda. He graduated with a BA Mass Communication from Makerere University.
Lwanga picked his interest in music while in school in the 1990s at the Mayors College Entebbe, he joined a Music, drama & dance group, The Mayor’s College, that saw him touring Kenya, Tanzania, South Africa and the UK doing concerts.
When he joined high school at the St Lawrence schools and Colleges - Campus in the early 2000s, he continued with his passion for music and started a dance group called The Exclusives. The group used to mimic dance acts of former boy band singing groups N-sync and Backstreet Boys.
While at Makerere University he created another dance group based in church Entebbe Miracle Center which was called the Miracle Saints. The sole motive of this dance group was to use dance to promote good behavior amongst the youth. It’s this early love for music that prompted him to pursue a degree in Mass Communication so that he could be relevant in Entertainment
Television
He got his first job as a Cameraman, and Video Editor at a small production house called MGS Videos. This humble beginning enabled him to film documentaries, music videos, TV commercials, and also be part of most of the entertainment events in the city as a video editor and camera man. These skills enabled him be relevant as he later joined real television business.
In 2008, Douglas Lwanga Joined Record Television Uganda as a TV Producer.
Using his previously attained experience he was able to excel fast in Television and in 2010 he decided to challenge himself and he started a daily music TV show called KATOGO that later became a household name.
In 2013, he signed a deal with Africa Broadcasting under Nation Media Group (NTV) to Host a daily Music Show called THE BEAT. This show has hosted a wide range of both Local and international artists. The guest list for the show includes Davido, Alaine Laughton, Konshens, Christopher Martin, WizKid, Busy Signal, , Diamond Platnumz, Tiwa Savage, Mafiki Zolo, Sauti Sol, among others.
Douglas Lwanga produces TV content that he does distribute on Chano8 digital Magazine an online magazine as well as Face Television channel. He is now creating a syndicated Radio show that he has called the UG-20 Countdown airing soon on various radio stations.
Graphics Design
Douglas is also a very skillful graphics designer, and has mastered his knowledge in the use of computer graphics programs both still and broadcast. He now produces TV Commercials ranging from Products, Concerts and various artworks that have aired on most Television Channels in Uganda.
Radio
Despite becoming a television star and producer, Douglas has had presence in radio. While at University in his final year Douglas Lwanga joined Campus Radio and that’s how he ignited his passion for Radio. Later in 2011 he joined 97.7 Record Radio while working on Television at the same time.
Awards and Recognition
Awards
* Record TV Employee of the Year 2010
* Best DIVA TV host at the 2011 DIVA Awards
* Best DIVA TV host at the 2012 DIVA Awards
* Best TV Entertainment Host at the 2013 Radio and TV Academy Awards Uganda
* Best Dressed male TV Personality at the 2014 Abryanz Style and Fashion Awards
* Best Youth TV Host at the 2014 Kadanke Youth Awards
* Best TV Entertainment Host 2014 Radio and TV Academy Awards Uganda
Nominations
* Best Teeniez TV Host at the 2015 Buzz Teeniez Awards
* BB Awards Nominee 2016
* CEPA Awards Nominee 2016
The Annual Purple Party.
Douglas Lwanga is the proprietor of the annual Purple Party event that brings together Ugandan Entertainers and their fans uniting them in a single End of year Party. The event attracts a huge number of music lovers and is graced with nonstop live stage performances all night long.
The first segment of the event was held on 22 December, in 2011. The annual celebration is now in its fifth year, and now holds country wide tours with the just concluded party being held in Mbarara, in western Uganda.
The East Belfast Herald is a defunct paid for weekly newspaper which circulated across Belfast, Castlereagh, Dundonald and parts of the Ards Peninsula, Northern Ireland. It was launched on 16 January 2009. The paper closed in October 2009.
It was officially launched by northern Irish author Colin Bateman at Belfast Metropolitan College, along with Ulster Unionist Party leader Sir Reg Empey and UTV continuity announcer Aidan Browne.
The paper was owned and edited by former County Down Spectator deputy editor Fiona Rutherford.
Regular columnists included Roy 'Couch Grouch' Redburn, Simon Little and Paul Reilly.
It was officially launched by northern Irish author Colin Bateman at Belfast Metropolitan College, along with Ulster Unionist Party leader Sir Reg Empey and UTV continuity announcer Aidan Browne.
The paper was owned and edited by former County Down Spectator deputy editor Fiona Rutherford.
Regular columnists included Roy 'Couch Grouch' Redburn, Simon Little and Paul Reilly.
Omnisoft services is a for benefit company, as defined by fourthsector.net. Based in Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland, Omnisoft services has been in operation since it was incorporated as a limited company in 2009.
Products
Omnisoft Services predominantly offers 'gamification' products and services in line with its 'for benefit' ethos. Sectors that Omnisoft work in include education, health, drug and alcohol awareness. With the Belfast Telegraph noting that “Omnisoft Services is rare in offering this type of support”.
News Coverage
Due to its rapid expansion, Omnisoft Services has featured heavily in the press over the past 12 months. Business Month have suggested that “Omnisoft Services has won several new business contracts and is now looking for a range of IT and education specialists”, whilst SyncNI.com has suggested that “Omnisoft Services currently employ just over 30 staff at their Bangor offices”.
Products
Omnisoft Services predominantly offers 'gamification' products and services in line with its 'for benefit' ethos. Sectors that Omnisoft work in include education, health, drug and alcohol awareness. With the Belfast Telegraph noting that “Omnisoft Services is rare in offering this type of support”.
News Coverage
Due to its rapid expansion, Omnisoft Services has featured heavily in the press over the past 12 months. Business Month have suggested that “Omnisoft Services has won several new business contracts and is now looking for a range of IT and education specialists”, whilst SyncNI.com has suggested that “Omnisoft Services currently employ just over 30 staff at their Bangor offices”.
Ultras Green Harp is an ultras group consisting of Iraqi club Al Shorta SC supporters who support the club in all sports in which they participate in, primarily in football matches.
The group was formed in 2012 at the start of the 2012-13 season and grew to about 3,000 members in its first three months. That number has since risen to over 12,000 and the ultras group is now one of Asia's most recognised and respected fan groups.
Formation
The idea of starting an ultras group came from Al Shorta fans discussing the idea on Facebook and eventually coming together to create the group. They named it Ultras Green Harp as the club's nickname is the Green Harps. The number of members gradually increased with every passing game of the 2012-13 campaign until it was the biggest fans group in the Iraqi Premier League. Al Shorta won the league in the ultras group's first season in existence. The group leads the chants inside the stadium and provides flags and banners for fans to wave during the game to create an exciting atmosphere. It is a self-financed group that travels to both home and away matches in cities all over Iraq.
Logo
The group's first logo was based off of the club's official logo at the time but was different in the fact that rather than having a green harp in the centre of the logo it had a supporter. The club's name was replaced with the words Ultras Green Harp and the club's year of foundation (1932) was replaced with the ultras group's year of foundation (2012).
This logo lasted for less than a year before the group changed it to a more original white circular logo. The logo originally had Ultras Green Harp and 2012 written in green text but it has since been changed to black.
Matches
Before kickoff, the Ultras Green Harp members usually hold up a large banner to intimidate the opposition. This banner changes with every match depending on the opposition. For example, before a match with rivals Al Talaba in April 2016, fans held a banner showing a man in an Al Shorta shirt grabbing a man in an Al Talaba shirt by the neck, whilst before a match with Naft Al Wasat, fans held up a banner saying "Revenge" after Naft Al Wasat had pipped them to the title the previous season by beating them twice. They are known for setting off fireworks when Al Shorta score a goal and using flares before and during games. During the match, they typically wave flags and chant songs to inspire their team to victory, and often use instruments such as drums and air horns to create a lively atmosphere.
Controversy
After a 2-0 defeat to Naft Al Wasat in July 2015 (a match which ended Al Shorta's hopes of a third straight league title), a few Al Shorta fans ripped some seats out of the Al Shaab Stadium in anger and caused a lot of harm to one of the stands. The Ultras Green Harp group was widely blamed for this, however it was only a select few fans who did the damage. Many Ultras Green Harp members visited the stadium the following day to help repair the broken seats and fix the damaged stand.
Influence
The foundation of Ultras Green Harp inspired fans of many other clubs to do the same, creating an "ultras movement" in Iraqi football and therefore significantly improving the atmosphere at most of the big Iraqi Premier League games. Al Quwa Al Jawiya fans set up the Ultras Blue Hawks group, Al Minaa fans set up the Ultras The Sailors group and Al Talaba set up the Ultras Elegant Boys group.
The group was formed in 2012 at the start of the 2012-13 season and grew to about 3,000 members in its first three months. That number has since risen to over 12,000 and the ultras group is now one of Asia's most recognised and respected fan groups.
Formation
The idea of starting an ultras group came from Al Shorta fans discussing the idea on Facebook and eventually coming together to create the group. They named it Ultras Green Harp as the club's nickname is the Green Harps. The number of members gradually increased with every passing game of the 2012-13 campaign until it was the biggest fans group in the Iraqi Premier League. Al Shorta won the league in the ultras group's first season in existence. The group leads the chants inside the stadium and provides flags and banners for fans to wave during the game to create an exciting atmosphere. It is a self-financed group that travels to both home and away matches in cities all over Iraq.
Logo
The group's first logo was based off of the club's official logo at the time but was different in the fact that rather than having a green harp in the centre of the logo it had a supporter. The club's name was replaced with the words Ultras Green Harp and the club's year of foundation (1932) was replaced with the ultras group's year of foundation (2012).
This logo lasted for less than a year before the group changed it to a more original white circular logo. The logo originally had Ultras Green Harp and 2012 written in green text but it has since been changed to black.
Matches
Before kickoff, the Ultras Green Harp members usually hold up a large banner to intimidate the opposition. This banner changes with every match depending on the opposition. For example, before a match with rivals Al Talaba in April 2016, fans held a banner showing a man in an Al Shorta shirt grabbing a man in an Al Talaba shirt by the neck, whilst before a match with Naft Al Wasat, fans held up a banner saying "Revenge" after Naft Al Wasat had pipped them to the title the previous season by beating them twice. They are known for setting off fireworks when Al Shorta score a goal and using flares before and during games. During the match, they typically wave flags and chant songs to inspire their team to victory, and often use instruments such as drums and air horns to create a lively atmosphere.
Controversy
After a 2-0 defeat to Naft Al Wasat in July 2015 (a match which ended Al Shorta's hopes of a third straight league title), a few Al Shorta fans ripped some seats out of the Al Shaab Stadium in anger and caused a lot of harm to one of the stands. The Ultras Green Harp group was widely blamed for this, however it was only a select few fans who did the damage. Many Ultras Green Harp members visited the stadium the following day to help repair the broken seats and fix the damaged stand.
Influence
The foundation of Ultras Green Harp inspired fans of many other clubs to do the same, creating an "ultras movement" in Iraqi football and therefore significantly improving the atmosphere at most of the big Iraqi Premier League games. Al Quwa Al Jawiya fans set up the Ultras Blue Hawks group, Al Minaa fans set up the Ultras The Sailors group and Al Talaba set up the Ultras Elegant Boys group.