Luther King Kwame Adinkra, popularly called Kwame Adinkra or Apotiti Mati, is a

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broadcast journalist Broadcast journalism is the field of news and journals which are broadcast by electronic methods instead of the older methods, such as printed newspapers and posters. It works on radio (via air, cable, and Internet), television (via air, cable, ...

, singer, philanthropist and a

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. He was formally the host and Chief Operating Officer manager for Angel Broadcasting Network. He is currently the Morning Show Host on Pure FM.

Education

He holds a Master of Philosophy in Communication design from

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 a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Graphic design from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology.

Life and career

He was the host of the morning show on Angel fm and moved to Abusua fm. He is currently the host of Morning show on Pure Fm. He is in the position of a business manager at the Kumasi-based Pure FM. He respects tradition and culture and has a firm root at the

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. He is a serving member of the Five-member planning committee formed by His Royal Majesty Otumfuo Osei Tutu II (King of Asante) to work on the modalities of Otumfuo Charity Foundation Teachers Award. He has featured as a prominent judge on reality shows on TV such as TV3 Mentor, Ghana's Most Beautiful and the maiden edition of

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Hit Single. He was the chairman of the entertainment committee of the

Kumasi Kumasi (historically spelled Comassie or Coomassie, usually spelled Kumase in Twi) is a city in the Ashanti Region, and is among the largest metropolitan areas in Ghana. Kumasi is located in a rain forest region near Lake Bosomtwe, and is t ...

Venue Organizing Committee of CAN 2008. His team of producers includes Eunice Akoto Attakora-Manu, Evans Osei-Bonsu and Kwame Tanko will as head of his production team.

Controversy

Kwame was suspended by the EIB Media Network for his failure to appear on his morning show program, ''Abusua Nkomo'' on Kumasi-based Abusua FM. It was claimed it was due to failure in settling arrears in his salaries. It was also claim it was because of him agreeing a deal with Pure FM whilst still working as a staff of the network.

Awards

* 2015 Best Morning Show Host, Radio and Television Personality Awards (RTP).

References

Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Chief operating officers Ghanaian radio journalists Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology alumni Ghanaian philanthropists Alumni of Opoku Ware School Ghanaian television journalists {{Africa-journalist-stub