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Peace Hyde | |
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Born | |
Nationality | British — Ghanaian |
Education | Psychology |
Alma mater | Middlesex University |
Years active | 2013 — present [1] |
Known for | Young, Famous & African |
Notable work | Foundation of Aim Higher Africa |
Peace Hyde is a British-Ghanaian television producer, TV host, creator, journalist, and education activist. [2] She is the creator and executive producer of Netflix's first African reality TV series Young, Famous & African, as well as the Head of Digital Media and Partnership and West African correspondent at Forbes Africa . [3] [4] [5] She is the founder of Aim Higher Africa, a non-profit focused on improving the quality of education in impoverished communities across Africa. [6] In 2019, she was awarded the African Social Impact Award at the House of Parliament, House of Commons in the UK. [7] [8] [9] [10]
Hyde was born and raised in London, where she resided until 2015 before moving to Ghana. In her early years in London, she briefly practiced as a child psychologist before embarking on a career as a science teacher specialising in physics, chemistry and biology. [11]
Hyde is an alumna of Middlesex University, where she obtained a degree in psychology. [12] [13]
Hyde holds positions as the head of Digital Media and the West African Correspondent at Forbes Africa. [14] [15] [16] [17]
Hyde's work as a journalist has been featured in Black Enterprise, Huffington Post , Ebony and Fox News . [18] She was included in the United Nations' list of Most Influential People of African Descent list for 2017 and 2018. [19] Hyde serves as a judge for the CNBC All Africa Business Leaders Awards, The Chivas Venture Fund, and the Veuve Clicquot Business Woman Award. [20] [21]
Hyde founded the non-profit organisation called Aim Higher Africa with the aim of empowering the next generation of entrepreneurs and change-makers in Africa. [22] [23] [24]
In 2018, Hyde launched a skills acquisition center in Yaba, Nigeria, providing free education and skills training for start-ups.
Hyde served as the creator and executive producer of the first ever African reality TV series on Netflix, Young, Famous & African .[ citation needed ] Hyde has created, produced, and hosted two talk shows: Forbes Africa's My Worst Day with Peace Hyde (3 seasons), where she interviews Africa's billionaires, and Against the Odds (2 seasons) on CNBC Africa's Forbes Woman Africa segment.[ citation needed ]
Hyde has also worked as a producer for the Vice News documentary Inside Nigeria's push to end police brutality.[ citation needed ] She has hosted her own talk show, Friday Night Live, which ran for 4 seasons as well as the music talent competition MTN Hitmaker in Ghana for three seasons.[ citation needed ]
Hyde was named to the United Nations' Most Influential People of African Descent list for 2017 and 2018.[ citation needed ] She was among the 200 Inaugural Obama Foundation Africa Leaders, having been shortlisted by President Barack Obama from a pool of 30,000 African leaders in 2018. [25] [26] [27]
Hyde has been invited to speak at the Flourish Africa Conference, which was organised by Folorunso Alakija. [28] Hyde has also been a speaker at TEDxAccra, TEDxKumasi, Global Social Awards in Prague, Essence, Africa 2018 Forum in Egypt, Social Media Week Lagos, and Hustle in Heels London. [29] [30] [31] [32]
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Year | Event | Prize | Result |
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2015 | People's Choice Awards | Female News Presenter of the Year | Nominated |
RTP Awards | Television Female Entertainment Show Host of the Year | Nominated | |
Young CEO Business Summit | Young CEO Global Award | Won | |
Avance Media Awards | Top 50 Most Influential Young Ghanaians | Won | |
2016 | Nigerian Broadcaster Merit Awards | Female African Broadcaster of the Year [33] | Won |
Women For Africa Awards | International Business Woman of the Year | Nominated | |
Women For Africa Awards | Business Woman of the Year | Nominated | |
The African Network of Entrepreneurs | Top 100 Most Outstanding Women Entrepreneurs in Ghana | Won | |
Women For Africa Awards | Judges Special Recognition Award | Won | |
Africa Boku Talent Africa Awards | Excellence In Journalism Award | Won | |
Waislitz Global Citizen Award | Global Citizen Awards | Nominated | |
2017 | Discovery Young Health Journalist of the Year Award | Young Upcoming Health Journalist Award | Nominated |
Sanlam | Journalist Award | Nominated | |
Mipad | 100 Most influential people of African Descent | Won | |
Ghana Naija Showbiz Awards | Winner Radio/TV Personality | Won | |
Discovery Awards | The Discovery Young Health Journalist of the year | Nominated | |
2018 | Nigerian Teen Choice Awards | Choice Media Personality of the Year | Won |
Obama Foundation | Obama Foundation Leaders Africa Fellow | Won | |
2019 | Africa Social Impact Award | Africa Achievers Award | Won |
Global Social Awards | Social Impact and Change | Finalist | |
2021 | African Growth Story | Sanlam Awards for Excellence in Financial Journalism | Won [34] |