MEDIA ICON AND FATHER OF JMC RETIRES
Professor Enoh Tanjong, born in 1955 in Fotabe, a village in Manyu division, South West region of Cameroon grew up in his native village where he attended primary education. In 1967, he moved over to pursue secondary education at Saint Joseph’s College Sasse under the supervision of his elder brother. He was a mass communications expert with BSc (Hons) Mass Communications, University of Lagos (1979), M.A Journalism University of Winconsin-Madison (1983) and PhD Mass Communications, Winconsin-Madison(1986). Following his employment in the Ministry of Information and Culture, Tanjong designed the undergraduate Journalism and Mass Communication program in the University of Buea in 1993. He is often regarded as “the pope”. This name came about because he is the architect behind the creation of JMC as well as the pioneer head of department if the department. He was the pioneer HOD from 1993-2005 when he was succeeded by Dr Julius Che Tita and Dr Kingsly Ngange who i