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Kofi Akordor wins Best Journalist of the Year 2008 award

By Masahudu Ankiilu Kunateh, Ghanadot

Accra, Aug 15, Ghanadot - The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) Saturday night voted Mr. Kofi Akordor of the Daily Graphic as Journalist of the Year 2008 at a splendid ceremony that also saw Joy FM’s Super Morning Show adjudged the Best Morning Show (Radio) for 2008.

The 14th Awards ceremony, attended by Vice President John Dramani Mahama as Guest of Honour, was under the theme, Media – Promoting Dialogue, Mutual Understanding and National Unity and also marked the Diamond Jubilee (60th Anniversary) of the formation of the GJA.

In all 36 persons and media organizations were celebrated for achieving media excellence or contributing to the promotion of a vibrant Ghanaian media.

Kofi Akordor also won the Best Columnist of the Year, with ace investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas of the New Crusading Guide winning the Investigative Journalist of the Year. Loretta Vanderpuije and Peggy Ama Donkor, both of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation picked two awards each.

Loretta emerged Best in TV News Reporting and Disability Issues, while Peggy won Best in Features (TV) as well as Arts and Entertainment.

Here is the Full awards list

. Journalist of the year-Kofi Akordor

Category One

• News Reporting - Radio : Dominic Hlordzi (GBC)

• News Reporting - TV : Loretta Vanderpuije

• News Reporting - Print : Kingsley Hope (Ghanaian Times)

• Features - Radio : Kingsley Obeng Kyere (GBC)

• Features - TV : Peggy Ama Donkor

• Features - Print : Kofi Yeboah (Daily Graphic)

Category Two

• Investigative Reporting : Anas Aremeyaw Anas (New Crusading Guide)

• Photojournalism : Godwin Ofosu Akyeampong (Ghanaian Times)

• Sports : Maurice Quansah (Daily Graphic)

• Arts/Entertainment & Domestic Tourism : Peggy Ama Donkor

• Business/Finance & Economic Reporting : Theophilus Yartey (B&FT)

• Environment & Sanitation : Rosalind Amoh (Daily Graphic)

• Health & Road Safety : Solomon Jojo Kobina (TV3)

• Rural Reporting (MDGs): Victor Kwawukume (Daily Graphic)

• Political & Parliamentary Reporting : Kobby Asmah (Daily Graphic)

• Crime & Court Reporting : Samuel Kyei Boateng (Daily Graphic)

• Water : Edmund Smith Asante (Ghanaian Observer)

• Disability : Loretta Vanderpuije (GBC TV)

• Telecommunications & ICT : Charles Benoni Okine (Daily Graphic)

Category Three

• Columnist - Print Media : Kofi Akordor (Daily Graphic)

Category Four

• Best morning show - Radio : Super Morning Show (Joy 99.7 FM)

• Best layout and design (newspaper) : Daily Guide

• Best rural radio station : Radio Progress (Wa)

• Best rural radio station (Runner Up) : Radio Peace (Winneba)

• Human Rights : Public Agenda

• Peace-building : GBC

• Best radio – Akan : Radio Peace (Winneba)

• Best radio - Dagbani : Diamond FM (Tamale)

• Best radio - Ga : Obonu FM (GBC)
   

Honorary Awards

• Dr. K. Bonnah Koomson

• Cameron Duodu

• Gilbert Ayitey

• Harriet Tachie-Menson

• Kwartei Simpson

• Frazer Ofori-Atta