George Aryee is a
Ghana
Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To ...
ian
public servant. He served as the
Director General of the
Ghana Broadcasting Corporation
The Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) was established by law in 1968 with a triple mandate as a State Broadcaster, Public Service Broadcaster, and a Commercial Broadcaster in Ghana. Headquartered in the capital city, Accra, it is funded by gra ...
from 1991 to 1992.
Early life and education
Aryee had his secondary education at
Adisadel College,
Cape Coast, and later continued at
Wesley College, Kumasi to train as a teacher in 1959.
After his teacher training, he enrolled at the
University of Cape Coast
The University of Cape Coast is a public collegiate university located in the historic town of Cape Coast. The campus has a rare seafront and sits on a hill overlooking the wide Atlantic Ocean. It operates on two campuses: the Southern Campus (O ...
where he graduated with a bachelor's degree in 1969.
A year later he obtained a
Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) sponsored scholarship to study at the
University of Ottawa
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,
Canada
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, where he obtained his
Master's degree
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Career
Following his studies abroad, Aryee joined the Advanced Teacher Training College, Winneba (one of the colleges that were merged to create the
University of Education, Winneba
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) as a lecturer.
He later worked at Central Regional Development Corporation as its
Managing Director
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, and the African Timber and Plywood company as a Training and Development Manager and later its Public Relations Manager.
Prior to his appointment as
Director General of
Ghana Broadcasting Corporation
The Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) was established by law in 1968 with a triple mandate as a State Broadcaster, Public Service Broadcaster, and a Commercial Broadcaster in Ghana. Headquartered in the capital city, Accra, it is funded by gra ...
, he was the managing director of a food processing company called Tema Food Complex.
Aryee served as the Director General of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation from 1991 to 1992.
See also
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Ghana Broadcasting Corporation
The Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) was established by law in 1968 with a triple mandate as a State Broadcaster, Public Service Broadcaster, and a Commercial Broadcaster in Ghana. Headquartered in the capital city, Accra, it is funded by gra ...
References
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Ghanaian educators
Broadcasting in Ghana
Alumni of Adisadel College
University of Cape Coast alumni
University of Ottawa alumni