Amoaning Samuel

Barimah Amoaning Samuel is a Ghanaian blogger and radio personality.[1] He was the host of Entamoty Live on Class FM in Accra.[2]

Barimah Amoaning Samuel
Samuel Amoaning wearing Entamoty Media merchandis
Born
Amoaning Samuel

(1995-06-10) 10 June 1995
Alma materGhana Media School
Career
ShowEntamoty Live
Station(s)Class FM
Network91.3 FM
CountryGhana

Career

Amoaning Samuel was born in the Central Region of Ghana. He studied Broadcast Journalism at the Ghana Media School and is the founder of Entamoty Media Limited.[3]

As a radio personality, Amoaning highlighted the dangers of social vices, including revenge porn and drug abuse. His advocacy against revenge porn includes a push towards the criminalization of the act by the lawmakers of Ghana.[4] Joining the fight against drug abuse, he has been reported on different media championing a call for ban on the use of Tramadol.[5]

In 2021, Amoaning started the Zeepay YT Creators Festival in collaboration with ICS Africa and as part of the Government of Ghana's Beyond the Return campaign.[6] The initiative developed further to equip female creators and youth with digital skills to close Ghana's unemployment rate gap.[7][8]

Recognition

In 2018, Barimah was voted among the top 50 most influential bloggers in Ghana;[9][10] an annual ranking organised by Avance Media, a Ghanaian media and public relations agency.[11] He was one of 18 speakers at the TEDxAccra series of African thought-leadership events dubbed Africa Dialogues in 2017.[12]

In 2019, Barimah was nominated for both Male Entrepreneur and Overall Entrepreneur of the year at the Achievers Summit and Awards.[13] He also emerged winner of the popular vote for the Blogger of the Year at the Social Media and Entertainment Awards in July 2019.[14]

In 2020, Barimah won Digital Marketer of the Year at the Youth Excellence Awards ceremony.[15] He was listed among the 50 Most Influential Young Ghanaians for the second time by Avance Media in 2021,[16][17] and won the Vlogger of the Year award on behalf of Entamoty Media at the Ghana Most influential Youth Awards that same year.[18]

References
  1. "Barimah Amoaning Samuel awarded at WBAF UAMDC Awards | Entertainment 2018-09-27". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 2019-01-10.
  2. "Barimah Amoaning To Host A Youth Show On Class FM". Modern Ghana. 2017-03-07. Retrieved 2019-01-10.
  3. "Ghanaian Blogger Barimah Amoaning Celebrated on His Birthday". Odartey Ghana. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  4. Wundengba, Charles. "He is championing the fight against Revenge Porn in Ghana. Meet the 'Chief Blogger', Barimah Amoaning Samuel". Wundef. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  5. "Tramadol Abuse A Danger To Public Health - FDA". Modern Ghana. 2018-12-15. Retrieved 2019-01-12.
  6. "YT Creators Festival will create opportunities for Ghanaian digital creators - Amoaning Samuel". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  7. Owusu, Janet. "Equipping young people with digital skills can reduce youth unemployment – Amoaning". MyInfoGh. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  8. Dzido, Justice. "Barimah Amoaning Samuel Offers Free Training For Female Content Creators". The Publisher. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  9. "Avance Media announces inaugural 2018 Top 50 Ghanaian Bloggers". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 2019-01-12.
  10. "Barimah Amoaning Ranked Among Top 50 Influential Bloggers In Ghana". The Publisher Online. 2019-01-11. Retrieved 2019-01-12.
  11. "Avance Media Announces 2018 Top 50 Ghanaian Journalist". Modern Ghana. 2018-07-11. Retrieved 2019-01-12.
  12. Online, Ghana News (2017-06-01). "Africa Dialogues announces Speakers for its June 3 2017 Event". Ghananewsonline. Retrieved 2019-01-12.
  13. Blogger, Barimah Chief (2019-04-24). "Barimah Amoaning Samuel Grabs 2 Nominations At Young Achievers Awards". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2019-08-05.
  14. "SOMEA Awards: Barimah Amoaning Samuel Wins Blogger Of The Year". News Ghana. Retrieved 2019-08-05.
  15. "Barimah Amoaning Samuel awarded Digital Marketer of the year at Youth Excellence Awards". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  16. "Amoaning Samuel listed among top 50 influential young Ghanaians". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  17. "50 Most Influential Young Ghanaians: 2021 List Announced By Avance Media". Digital Times Africa. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  18. Odartey, Lamptey. "Barimah Amoaning Samuel wins Vlogger of the Year". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 8 July 2022.


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