Bridget Otoo (born 31 December 1983) is a

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ian freelance journalist, media personality and public relations officer. She previously served in various capacities with TV3 Network Limited as a broadcaster and news anchor. She is also an advocate for women empowerment as well as LGBTQI+ community in Ghana.

Education

Otoo undertook primary education in Aggrey Memorial Basic School,

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before heading to

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, for her secondary school education, where she was the Girls Prefect. She was hooked with a nickname “The “Headmistress “ this name was given to her because of the blunt, confident and upfront attributes. She attained a Bachelor of Arts (BA) Degree in Mass Communication Studies from the Ghana Institute of Journalism (GIJ). She also holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) Degree from the

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Career

Otoo worked with Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) performing public relation duties during her

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period. She has worked in the media circles on both radio and TV with Good News FM and Sky TV in 2008. Prior to that in 2003, she was a voice over artist recording advertisements for some institutions (

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, Barclays,

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and

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). She hosted "''New Day''", "''You and the Police''" and prime time news on

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for a period.

Personal life

Bridget, daughter of Francis Otoo and Agnes Arthur, has six (6) siblings. In 2021, She declared her stand regarding

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brought in a lot of controversies She asserted in a Twitter post saying she was willing and selflessly going to support the

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agenda in Ghana notwithstanding what religious folks say about them. She also declared that if supporting LGBTQI is the fastest and easiest way to hell, she is ready for support because she wants to meet satan.

References

Living people Ghanaian journalists Ghanaian women journalists University of Ghana alumni Ghana Institute of Journalism alumni 1983 births {{Ghana-bio-stub