Israel Laryea

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Israel Laryea
Born (1974-10-07) 7 October 1974 (age 49)
NationalityGhanaian
Education Okuapeman School, Accra Academy, GIMPA
Occupation(s)Journalist, News Editor, News Anchor
Years active1999 - Present
SpouseLouisa Laryea
Children3
Parents
  • James Laryea (father)
  • Constance Laryea (mother)

Israel Laryea (born 7 October 1974) is a Ghanaian broadcast journalist, news editor and anchor and programme host with Multimedia Group Ltd (JoyNews Television). [1] [2] [3]

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Personal life

Israel is married to Louisa and they have three (3) children. [4]

Education

Israel attended Osu Presbyterian Preparatory School (OPPS) in Osu. He then had his GCE 'O' Level certificate from Okuapeman School before undertaking the sixth form at Accra Academy. He later attended the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA), where he attained a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree. [5]

Career

Israel begun working in the broadcasting space with TV3 in 1999. After working with TV3 for sometime, he moved on to Multimedia Group Limited working with the late Komla Dumor. For a period, Israel worked for both Multimedia Group Limited and TV3, before finally moving back to Multimedia Group Limited. [6]

Israel, along with Professor Ivan Addae Mensah moderated the 2008 Presidential Debate II between the NPP, NDC, CPP and PNC. [7]

The 13th CNN Multichoice African Journalists Awards in 2008, nominated Israel Laryea (Joy FM) and Daniel Nkrumah (Daily Graphic) as finalists, among 21 other African journalists. The awards ceremony was held in Ghana in July 2008. He participated in the CNN Journalism Fellowship at the CNN Centre in Atlanta, USA. [8]

Due to the coronavirus pandemic in 2020, anchored the news from home, in a bid to encourage working from home. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ Ibrahim,Abubakr; Amoofia,Maxwell (10 April 2018). "19 years of consistency;the long journey to 'Israel'". myjoyonline.com.
  2. ↑ Asabea,Nana Yaa (14 October 2016). "Meet Award Winning Ghanaian Broadcaster Israel Laryea". medium.com.
  3. ↑ "Israel Laryea Reveals Secret". ghanabase.com. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  4. ↑ "Anchoring from home could be the new normal – Israel Laryea". MyJoyOnline.com. 2020-04-26. Retrieved 2020-10-12.
  5. ↑ kasapafm (2016-10-14). "NAYA'S COLUMN - MEET AWARD WINNING GHANAIAN BROADCASTER, ISRAEL LARYEA". Kasapa102.5FM. Retrieved 2020-10-12.
  6. ↑ kasapafm (2016-10-14). "NAYA'S COLUMN - MEET AWARD WINNING GHANAIAN BROADCASTER, ISRAEL LARYEA". Kasapa102.5FM. Retrieved 2020-10-12.
  7. ↑ "Presidential Debate II: Candidates make pledge for peace". MyJoyOnline.com. 2008-11-12. Retrieved 2020-10-12.
  8. ↑ "Israel Laryea nominated for Africa Journalists Award 2008". MyJoyOnline.com. 2008-05-16. Retrieved 2020-10-12.
  9. ↑ "Anchoring from home could be the new normal – Israel Laryea". MyJoyOnline.com. 2020-04-26. Retrieved 2020-10-12.


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