| Intro | Ugandan television personality |
| Is | Television personality |
| From | Uganda |
| Type | Film, TV, Stage & Radio |
| Gender | male |
| Birth |
1 May 1984 |
| Age | 36 years |
| Star sign | Taurus |
Douglas Lwanga is a Ugandan television host, radio presenter, graphics animator and event organizer. He became a household name on the Uganda television scene after creating a daily live music show on Record TV Uganda called KATOGO. He currently hosts a musical show called NTV THE BEAT on NTV Uganda.
Early life
Douglas Lwanga was born in 1984 in Entebbe, Uganda in East Africa. He graduated with a BA Mass Communication from Makerere University.
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.
Television
In 2008, Lwanga Douglas Joined Record Television Uganda as a TV Producer.
He was able to excel 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, Konshens, Wiz Kid, Busy Signal, D’banj, Diamond Platnumz, Tiwa Savage, Mafiki Zolo, Sauti Sol, Yemi Alade among others.
Lwanga Douglas 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.
Radio
Despite becoming a television star and producer, Douglas has had presence in radio. While at University in his final year Lwanga Douglas 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.
Graphics designer
Douglas is also a graphics designer. He now produces TV Commercials ranging from Products, Concerts and various artworks that have aired on most Television Channels in Uganda.
Awards and recognition
- DIVA award as the Best DIVA TV host 2011.
- Best TV Entertainment Host at the 2013 Radio and TV Academy Awards Uganda.
- Best Dressed Male Media Personality Of The Year at the Abryanz Style and Fashion Awards 2014.
- Best Youth TV Host at the Kadanke Youth Awards 2014.
- Best Male TV Personality Uganda Entertainment Awards 2016.
- “Winners – Abryanz Style and Fashion Awards”. Abryanz Style and Fashion Awards. 2016-09-05. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
- “Full list of the first ever Kadanke youth awards 2014.”. Bigeye.ug. 2014-10-19. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
- uganda, enews (2016-08-20). “Kenzo, Lwanga Douglas win big at the 2016 UEA Awards. See full list of winners – EnewsUg”. EnewsUg. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
The Annual Purple Party
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.