Nathaniel Attoh, alias Citizen Attoh, born (March 11, 1983) is a

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professional master of ceremonies (mc), international boxing ring announcer, and television and radio

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. He is known for the radio show " Joy Sports Link" on Joy 99.7 FM (the flagship brand of the Multimedia Group) Ghana.

Early life and education

The son of a physician, Attoh was born in Accra, Ghana. He was educated at

Ridge Church School The Ridge Church School is an independent and parochial co-educational preparatory day school in Accra, Ghana. Situated between the Gamel Abdul Nasser Avenue and Guinea Bissau Road and opposite the Efua Sutherland Children's Park, it was found ...

in Accra., followed by St. Augustine's College in

Cape Coast, Ghana Cape Coast is a city, fishing port, and the capital of Cape Coast Metropolitan District and Central Region of Ghana. It is one of the country's most historic cities, a World Heritage Site, home to the Cape Coast Castle, with the Gulf of Guinea ...

. He then received a diploma in communication studies from the

African University College of Communications The African University College of Communications is a private tertiary institution at Adabraka, Accra, Ghana, for the study and teaching of journalism, communication studies, information technology convergence, business, African Studies, provi ...

(then Africa Institute of Journalism and Communications) between 2003 and 2005. He later enrolled at the

Ghana Institute of Journalism The Ghana Institute of Journalism is a public university in Ghana. The institute has accreditation from the National Accreditation Board. History The Ghana Institute of Journalism was established on 16 October 1959 by Kwame Nkrumah, the first pr ...

(GIJ), where he successfully completed a

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degree in communication studies (PR option).

Broadcast career

Attoh started his journalism career with the Graphic Communications Group, where he reported for the Graphic Sports Newspaper. After 5 years, he joined the Multimedia Group (Ghana) in April 2009 as a Broadcast Journalist (Sports). He was key in the establishment of the Joy Sports brand which now is on television, radio and online. He was promoted to senior broadcast journalist and eventually editor of Joy Sports. He moved beyond sports, and presented some entertainment and lifestyle shows (Entertainment News on Drive Time on Joy FM and also "Autograph on the Joy Prime Channel on Multi TV"). He is the host of "Sports Today" on the Joy News Channel on Multi TV Ghana. He has also anchored the African Cup of Nations Broadcast, the Football Show and the

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Broadcast, all on

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Ghana.

Personal life

Attoh married Accra-based lawyer, Emelia Asiedu Attoh in July 2014; they have 2 children

Events hosted

Vodafone Ghana Music Awards The Ghana Music Awards, currently known as the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMAs) for sponsorship reasons, is an annual music awards event in Ghana established in 1999 by a local event organizer and planner company known as CharterHouse to origi ...

2015 Edition *Ghana Movie Awards 2011 *Ghana Banking Awards 2015 *CIMG (

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) Awards 2013 *

Sports Writers Association of Ghana The Sports Writers Association of Ghana (SWAG) is professional body in Ghana that includes as sports journalist, analysts, commentators and recognized sports associations in Ghana. The Association holds the SWAG night every year where the best sp ...

(SWAG) Awards (5 Editions) *

Ghana Journalists Association The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) is the umbrella organization to which all Journalism, journalists in Ghana belong. The current president is Mr Albert Kwabena Dwumfour. Founded in 1949, the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has become the ...

(GJA) Awards (3 Editions including the 2015 Edition) *20th Anniversary Dinner of Golden Tulip Hotel, Ghana *Opening of UT Bank, Ghana 2009 *60th Anniversary of GCB Bank (then Ghana Commercial Bank) *50th Anniversary Dinner and Awards of the National Lottery Authority *Guinness Football Challenge Ghana (Seasons I, II and III) *Rhythms On Da Runway. *Miss Universe Ghana *Host, Exclusive Men of the Year (EMY) Awards 2016. *Host, The Rhythms on DA Runway event, 2017. *Host Miss Universe Ghana, 2018. *Co host Rhythms on Da Runway. *Hosted

The Spelling Bee Ghana The Spelling Bee Ghana (commonly called the Ghana National Spelling Bee) is an annual spelling bee held in the Ghana since 2007. The bee is run on a not-for-profit, charity basis by Ghanaian Entrepreneur, CEO of Young Educators Foundation, Eugeni ...

, 2017,2020. Rthyms2017

Achievements and nominations

*Nominated, Glitz Style Awards 2016 Edition *Nominated, 2012

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Ghana. *Nominated, 2016

Ghana. *Awarded, 2018 Glitz Africa Style Awards Media Personality of the year. *Special award for contributions to Creative Arts Industry, 'Rhythms On Da Runway’ 2022.

Modelling

His first experience on the runway, was at the 2018 edition of the Joy Beauty and Bridal Fair, where he modeled suits and traditional marriage outfits and later at the 2019 Glitz Africa Fashion Week, in a design put together by Jay Ray Ghartey.

Boxing announcer

He has announced many big fight nights, including two IBO World Title fights: Joseph Agbeko VS Luis Melendez and a WBC World Youth World Title between

Isaac Dogboe Isaac Zion Dogboe ( ; born 26 September 1994) is a Ghanaian-British professional boxer who held the WBO junior-featherweight title in 2018. Background Dogboe was born in Accra, Ghana, but moved to London, England. Amateur career Dogboe won t ...

and John Neil Tabanao of the Philippines. He served as the

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for the Judgement Day Bout between Ghana's Bukom Banku and Ayittey Powers, which was telecast on DSTV Super Sports to over 30 African Countries. Nathaniel also served as the MC for the grand opening of the Bukom Boxing Arena of the Trust Sports Emporium.

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Attoh, Nathaniel 1983 births Living people Ghanaian television journalists People from Accra Ghanaian radio journalists Ridge Church School alumni St. Augustine's College (Cape Coast) alumni Ga-Adangbe people Ghanaian Roman Catholics Ghana Institute of Journalism alumni Ghanaian sports journalists