MzGee

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Gloria Akpene Nyarku-Acquah
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Born
Gloria Akpene Nyarku
Occupation(s)Radio and TV Personality
Years active2005–present

Gloria Akpene Nyarku-Acquah (commonly known as MzGee) is a Ghanaian media personality, journalist and broadcaster. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] She was formally at Multimedia Group and currently hosts shows such as Mentor and ShowBuzz on TV3 and 3FM under Media General. [1] [6] [7] In 2019, she was claimed to be the first and only female member on the 3Music Awards Board. [8] In March 2021, she was among the Top 30 Most Influential Women in Music by the 3Music Awards Women's Brunch. [9]

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Career and education

She began her media career in 2005 at Eagle FM at CCTU. In 2008, she later moved to Skyy TV and Pravda radio. She contested in a reality program on TV3 called Hottest Host during her national service days. She did her internship at TV3 before continuing her education at GIMPA. She joined Multimedia in 2014 and was a panelist and later hosted the Campus Show and Day Break on Hitz FM. [10] In 2018, she launched a TV show called Gee Spot on Joy Prime and was attended by MzVee, KiDi, Ben Brako among others. [11]

In November 2019, she left Multimedia [12] and joined the Media General where she is currently the host of ShowBuzz and also a presenter and producer on TV3 and 3FM. [13] [14]

She is claimed to have covered many programs such as the Ghana Music Awards and the African Movie Academy Awards. [15]

After two-years stint with Media General, the parent company of TV3 announced MzGee's resignation in a press statement released on October 15, 2021.

Awards

Personal life

She is married to Raymond Acquah. They got married in October 2017. The couple used to be co-workers at Multimedia Group. [17] [18] [19] [20]

Controversy

In July 2020, she interviewed a lawyer called Maurice Ampaw over allegations he said concerning Castro's family. The lawyer described her questions as 'foolish' and later threatened to take her on. [21]

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References

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  2. ↑ "I'm afraid of getting pregnant because of my job - MzGee". GhPage. 2020-07-08. Retrieved 2021-03-17.
  3. ↑ "MzGee unveils Her New Gee Spot "Photos"". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2021-03-17.
  4. ↑ joydaddymultimedia (2020-07-08). "I Don't Want To Get Pregnant – Mzgee Discloses". Bryt FM. Retrieved 2021-03-17.
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  8. ↑ "3Music Awards organisers name Top 30 Women in Music". Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana. 2021-03-05. Retrieved 2021-03-17.
  9. ↑ "Amaarae, Cina Soul, Gyakie, Adina, Theresa Ayoade, others named in 3Music Awards' Top 30 Women in Music list - MyJoyOnline.com". www.myjoyonline.com. Retrieved 2021-03-17.
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