Gilbert Komla Adanusa | |
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Director-General of the GBC | |
Acting 2000–1999 | |
President | John Jerry Rawlings |
Preceded by | Kofi Frimpong |
Succeeded by | Seth Ago-Adjetey |
Personal details | |
Nationality | Ghanaian |
Occupation |
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Profession | Engineer |
Gilbert Komla Adanusa is a Ghanaian engineer and civil servant. [1] He was president of the Ghana Institution of Engineering from 1988 to 1989, [2] [3] and the acting Director General of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation from 1999 to 2000. [4]
Adanusa served as Director of Engineering of External Communications at the Ghana Post and Telecommunications (now divided into Ghana Post and Vodafone Ghana) from 1984 to 1992. [5] [6] In 1998 he became a member of the International Institute of Communications. [7] Prior to his appointment as acting Director General of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation,he was an advisor to the Ministry of Transport and Communications, [8] [9] [10] and a member of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation board. [11]
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The mass media in Ghana,includes television,radio,internet publishing and newspapers.
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