Yaw Owusu Addo | |
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Director-General of the GBC | |
Acting 2007–2005 | |
Nominated by | National Media Commission |
President | John Kufuor |
Preceded by | Eva Lokko |
Succeeded by | William Ampem-Darko |
Personal details | |
Nationality | Ghanaian |
Education | St. John's School [1] |
Occupation |
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Profession | Journalist |
Yaw Owusu Addo is a Ghanaian journalist, public servant, and politician. He served as the acting Director General of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation from 2005 to 2007. [2] [3]
Prior to his appointment to the helm of the corporation, he was the Director of Radio at the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation. [4] [5] As a journalist, Addo once served as the vice-president and later president of the Ghana Journalists Association. [6] [7] He was appointed Municipal Chief Executive of the Kwahu West Municipal District in 2017. [8]
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