Kwabena Sarpong-Anane Explained

Nationality:Ghanaian
Kwabena Sarpong-Anane
Education:Prempeh College
Termlabel1:Acting
President1:John Atta Mills
Term End1:2010
Term Start1:2011
Office1:Director-General of the GBC
Successor1:Berifi Afari Apenteng
Predecessor1:William Ampem-Darko

Kwabena Sarpong-Anane is a Ghanaian academic, lawyer and public servant. He served as the acting Director General of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation from 2010 to 2011.

Prior to his appointment, he was the deputy Director General of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation.[1] [2]

Education

Sarpong-Anane had his secondary education at Prempeh College and his tertiary education at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, and the University of Cape Coast. He also qualified as a barrister-at-law at Ghana School of Law.

Career

Sarpong-Anane began as a legal practitioner in 1993. While in legal practice he gained employment at the University of Cape Coast where he taught at the School of Business, at the university's College of Distance Education. He taught there from 2002 to October 2021. Prior to his appointment as acting Director General of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation, he served as the Central Regional Director of Broadcasting  Corporation and head of Radio Central (Cape Coast),[3] and in 2007, became the deputy Director General of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation. From 2010 to 2011, he was the acting Director General of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation when William Ampem-Darko was relieved of his duties as Director General of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation.[4] When the National Media Commission appointed Berifi Afari Apenteng as the substantive head of the broadcasting corporation, Sarpong-Anane resumed his duties as deputy Director General of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation. He served in this capacity until 2013.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: News. Gbc. 2007-12-01. GBC DDG explains rational for restructuring. 2021-12-26. Modern Ghana. en.
  2. Book: Commonwealth Broadcaster's Handbook & Directory. 2010. Commonwealth Publications Limited. en.
  3. Book: African Media Development Initiative: Research Summary Report. 2006. BBC World Service Trust. 978-1-906086-17-6. en.
  4. Web site: NMC asks GBC Board to recall Director-General. 2021-12-26. BusinessGhana.