Fadda Dickson

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Fadda Dickson Narh (born Jan 1) [1] is a Ghanaian media personality and executive. He is the General Manager for Despite Media Group, the media conglomerate that owns and operates Peace FM, Neat FM , Hello FM, Okay FM, United Television and Peacefmonline.com. [2]

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Education

He two honorary doctorate degrees; one from the Alfred Noble University In Ukraine. [3] [4] He also holds another honorary Doctor of Philosophy degree in Executive Leadership and Business Administration from the George Fox University In the United States of America. [5]

Career

He joined Despite Media as the Administration and Finance manager of Peace FM in 1999 [2] and rose through the ranks to become the Managing Director of Despite Group.

After launching United Television in 2013, Fadda supervised its growth as an Executive Producer [6] to become the most watched television station in Ghana in 2015 [7] and 2017, according to a Geopoll survey. [8]

Awards

Personal life

He is married to Kate Dickson Narh and has two children [2]

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