The Director General and  Chief Executive Officer of Radio Nigeria, Dr Idris Bulama has appointed Veteran broadcaster, Salem Akindele-Rock as Head of Sports and Outside broadcast (Sports & O B) Directorate of the Corporation. 

Before his appointment Salem Akindele-Rock was a Deputy Director in the Programmes Directorate of the Corporation. 

Akindele-Rock, a former Chairman of the Oyo State Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), who resumed duties Monday 3rd of March,2025 is expected to bring his wealth of experience to bear in repositioning the Directorate.

The multiple award-winning broadcaster is noted for his savviness and details to issues .

He is grounded in every area of the profession, having worked as a General Reporter, Beat Reporter, Correspondent/Liaison Officer in Niger and Kogi States, Current Affairs Officer, Editor, Sports Writer and Presenter, Sports Analyst, Commentator, Programmes  Producer and Presenter, Radio jingle production, drama/acting, scripting etc. 

His forage into sports started from his primary school days where he was in the school's football Team.

In the Secondary School, he played Basketball and Volleyball and was part of the Government High School, Adeta Handball team that perennially faced the Army Day School Sobi at all Kwara state handball finals in the 80s.

From there, he went to the Kwara state Polytechnic where he was a key member of their historic Taekwondo team led by coach Tunde Bodunde.

At the University of Ilorin, he embraced Baseball when it was newly introduced into Nigerian schools. He was the pioneer Public Relations officer of the Unilorin Baseball and Softball Association and part of the Unilorin Baseball  team that played Russia in an exhibition match at the Kwara state Baseball stadium, the first in Nigeria then. 

Akindele-Rock started his sports reportage at Radio Kwara in 1990 as an intern and became a member of the  FRCN Ibadan sports team in 1999.

His coming led to more Visibility for Sports in the station and he quickly got the nickname "Speedy Gonzales " for his unmatchable racy sports presentation style . 
His entrance attracted the sponsorship of Union Bank and got the station, the NASPHER-SD award for the  best sports reporting station. 

Salem Akindele-Rock rose through the sports family to serve as the Publicity Secretary of the Oyo state Chapter of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), from where he was elected the General Secretary of the Association and then the Chairman, a position he held until he was transfered to the FRCN Headquarters in Abuja as the Controller, Sports and Outside Broadcast.

It was as Chairman of Oyo SWAN that he organised the Five Memorable Moments of Best Ogedengbe in honour of the late National team goalkeeper, Best Ogedengbe and initiated an Annual Lecture in his memory as well as organising the first ever Football Fans Summit.

He equally served as the Chairman Media Committee of the Oyo State Boxing Association and facilitated a training camp sponsorship, with the Oyo state team going from the camp to win an historic National Championship in Lagos. 

The amiable "speedy Gonzales" has always had an uncanny passion for sports and its development. 

Salem Akindele-Rock has always worked assiduously for the promotion of the  sports industry and its collaboration with the sports media in Nigeria.