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

Education

Sarpong-Anane had his secondary education at

Prempeh College Prempeh College is a public secondary boarding school for boys located in Kumasi, the capital city of the Ashanti Region, Ghana. The school was founded in 1949 by the Asanteman traditional authority, the British Colonial Government, the Metho ...

and his tertiary education at the

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) is a public University of Ghana that focuses on science and technology. The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology is the public university established in the country, as well a ...

, and 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 ...

. He also qualified as a barrister-at-law at

Ghana School of Law The Ghana School of Law (GSL) is an educational institution in Ghana for training lawyers. The school is the only one that provides training for law graduates in the Barrister at Law program. The Professional Law Course is designed for Law Gradu ...

Career

Sarpong-Anane began as a legal practitioner in 1993. While in legal practice he gained employment at the

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

, he served as the Central Regional Director of Broadcasting Corporation and head of Radio Central (Cape Coast), 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. When the National Media Commission appointed

Berifi Afari Apenteng Berifi Afari Apenteng is a Ghanaian lawyer, journalist, and civil servant. He was the Director General of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation from 2011 to 2013. Education Apenteng had his secondary education at Mfantsipim School and Labone ...

as the substantive head of the broadcasting corporation, Sarpong-Anane resumed his duties as deputy Director General of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation. He served in this capacity until 2013.

References

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