Larry Izamoje (born 24 February 1962) is a radio host focusing on sports radio in Nigeria. He founded Sports Radio 88.9 Brila FM in Lagos, Nigeria, in 2002. Born in Onitsha, Nigeria, he is the fourth child in a family of nine. He is married, with three children. Early life Izamoje attended the Institute of Continuing Education, Warri before attending the University of Lagos from 1981 to 1984, graduating with a Bachelor of Science (second Class Upper Honours) degree in Sociology. He did his National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) service in Kano State and was a recipient of the Kano State NYSC award for excellence. He was a member of the editorial board of the Kano State NYSC Newsletter during his 1984/85 service year. Izamoje returned to school to receive a Master of Science degree in Sociology in 1986 from the University of Lagos and got a doctorate degree in 2012 from the Business School, Lausanne, Switzerland. Early career On returning to the University of Lagos in 1985 for his master's degree, Izamoje worked as a freelance reporter under Ernest Okonkwo at the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN). From 1986 to 1990, Izamoje was in the employ of Concord Press, serving as a sports reporter, promotions executive, and Deputy sports editor. He joined the now defunct Mail newspaper as sports editor in late 1990 and worked briefly at DBN-TV Lagos before setting up Brila Sports, an independent production and sports consultancy company, with a second hand table and chair and a second hand typewriter, in 1992. Brila FM Izamoje founded Sports Radio 88.9 Brila FM and has been the chairman and CEO, Nigeria and Africa's first sports radio station, went on the air in 2002. Izamoje opened his second station at Mpape Hill Abuja in January 2007. In 2011, Larry Izamoje hit another milestone when Sports Radio 88.9 Brila FM opened its Kaduna and Onitsha stations as it continues its rapid expansion programme. Awards and organisations In 2007, Izamoje was honoured by the University of Lagos Alumni Association for his contributions to the Nigerian society through sports journalism. Izamoje won the NYSC Merit Award for Kano State in 1985, Sportswriter of the Year award (1995) from the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), the NUJ/UAC award for excellence in journalism 1988, Lagos Football Referees Society award for excellence in journalism 2002, Success Digest Male Entrepreneur of the year award