Kwabena Sarpong-Anane

Kwabena Sarpong-Anane
Director-General of the GBC
Acting
2011–2010
PresidentJohn Atta Mills
Preceded byWilliam Ampem-Darko
Succeeded byBerifi Afari Apenteng
Personal details
NationalityGhanaian
EducationPrempeh College
Alma mater
Occupation
Profession

Kwabena Sarpong-Anane is a Ghanaian academic, lawyer and public servant. He served as the acting Director General of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation from 2010 to 2011.

Prior to his appointment, he was the deputy Director General of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation.[1][2]

Education

Sarpong-Anane had his secondary education at Prempeh College and his tertiary education at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, and the University of Cape Coast. He also qualified as a barrister-at-law at Ghana School of Law.

Career

Sarpong-Anane began as a legal practitioner in 1993. While in legal practice he gained employment at the University of Cape Coast where he taught at the School of Business, at the university's College of Distance Education. He taught there from 2002 to October 2021. Prior to his appointment as acting Director General of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation, he served as the Central Regional Director of Broadcasting  Corporation and head of Radio Central (Cape Coast),[3] and in 2007, became the deputy Director General of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation. From 2010 to 2011, he was the acting Director General of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation when William Ampem-Darko was relieved of his duties as Director General of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation.[4] When the National Media Commission appointed Berifi Afari Apenteng as the substantive head of the broadcasting corporation, Sarpong-Anane resumed his duties as deputy Director General of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation.[4] He served in this capacity until 2013.

References

  1. ^ News, Gbc (2007-12-01). "GBC DDG explains rational for restructuring". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2021-12-26. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  2. ^ Commonwealth Broadcaster's Handbook & Directory. Commonwealth Publications Limited. 2010.
  3. ^ African Media Development Initiative: Research Summary Report. BBC World Service Trust. 2006. ISBN 978-1-906086-17-6.
  4. ^ a b "NMC asks GBC Board to recall Director-General". BusinessGhana. Retrieved 2021-12-26.