Leo Sarkisian Tribute
271 views · Published 18 June 2018 · 7:03 · Indexed 1 November 2026
Channel: VOA Africa · 2018 · News & Politics
It's our Friday’s music-makers segment, and we continue to celebrate the life of our beloved friend and colleague, Leo Sarkisian, who passed away one week ago today, at the age of 97. Leo had a long and storied career as “the original VOA music man." He is the father of “Music Time in Africa,” creating VOA's popular and longest-running English-language radio music show in 1965. Leo traveled to every African country recording music. Here, in his own words, is Leo Sarkisian describing his career at the Voice of America. Later, guest host Hayde Adams FitzPatrick talks to Heather Maxwell, Host of Music Time in Africa, about Leo.
