Kwame Akuffo Anoff-Ntow

Kwame Akuffo Anoff-Ntow is a Ghanaian journalist, academic and public servant. He was the 16th Director General of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation from 2016 to 2018.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

Kwame Akuffo Anoff-Ntow
16th Director-General of the GBC
In office
2016–2018
PresidentJohn Mahama (November 2016-January 2017)
Nana Akufo-Addo (January 2017-January 2018)
Preceded byAlbert Don-Chebe
Succeeded byAmin Alhassan
Personal details
NationalityGhanaian
Alma materUniversity of Calgary
Occupation
ProfessionAcademic

Anoff-Ntow was born in October 1964. He holds a doctorate degree (Doctor of Philosophy) in Communications Studies from the University of Calgary, Canada, where he used the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation as a case study for his thesis; "Public Broadcasting and the politics of media in Ghana: a case study of GBC".[8][9][10] As an academic, his research interests are in the sphere of newsroom journalism, the politics and public broadcasting in Africa, communication policies and the politics involved in visual representation.[9][10]

He is a member of the International Public Television (INPUT) forum, the Ghana Journalists Association, and the Canadian Communication Association.[9][10] He also serves on the board of the African Centre for Parliamentary Affairs (ACEPA).[9][10]

References
  1. "Acepa | Board of Directors". acepa-africa.org. Retrieved 2022-02-24.
  2. "Director General of GBC asked to proceed on leave". Primenews.com.gh. Retrieved 2022-02-24.
  3. "Director General of GBC – Dr. Kwame Akuffo Anoff-Ntow Pays Visit on the IGP – Ghana Police Service". Retrieved 2022-02-24.
  4. Hamid, Ibrahim Mohammed. "Why 'sack' The Director General Of Gbc Because Of Tv Licence?". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2022-02-24.
  5. Dogbevi, Emmanuel (2016-10-28). "Akuffo Anoff-Ntow is new Director-General of GBC". Ghana Business News. Retrieved 2022-02-24.
  6. Amponsah, Charles. "GBC's new DG, Dr Kwame Anoff-Ntow takes seat". www.gbcghana.com. Retrieved 2022-02-24.
  7. Starrfm.com.gh (15 January 2018). "GBC Director General asked to proceed on leave — Starr Fm". Retrieved 2022-02-24.
  8. Anoff-Ntow, Kwame Akuffo (2016). "Public Broadcasting and the Politics of Media in Ghana: A Case Study of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC)". doi:10.11575/PRISM/27478. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  9. "NMC appoints Akuffo Annof-Ntow as Director-General of GBC". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
  10. Afful, Henrietta. "NMC appoints New Director-General for GBC". www.gbcghana.com. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
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