Pomaah Kyekyeku of Original 91.9 FM has been honored as best radio newscaster of the year, at the National Communications Awards in Ghana.
The prestigious awards ceremony which took place over the weekend was organized by Rad Communications, in partnership with the Ministry of Communication and Digitalization, under the theme; ‘Transforming Ghana’s economy through digitalization.’ It is branded as Ghahan’s biggest and most prestigious gathering of the communications and media community
Now in their third year, the awards are the brainchild of RAD Communications aim to honor excellence in broadcasting in the country, while championing communication, organizational and national development. This year’s awards event was held under the theme, Transforming Ghana’s Economy Through Digitalization.
Original 91.9 FM and its sister organization, Metro TV Ghana, under the Ignite Media Group, grabbed a total of six awards at the ceremony, which marked the third edition of the National Communications Awards.
The managing director of Ignite Media Group, Kayode Akintemi speaking on the transformation behind the multiple awards for the brand, attributed the achievements to the rebranding agenda that the new management embarked upon barely six months ago, with the objective of positioning the group as a lead Pan-African media organization, on the continent and beyond.
Akintemi said the rebranding has affected practically everything in the organization, as it has brought in some new sense of urgency in everything being done and everyone has seen a reason to put a hand on deck, to ensure every task is achieved perfectly and within stipulated time.
“We are in a season where we are rebranding, pushing boundaries and doing some great new things. Our intention as an organization is to do everything required to announce our new arrival as authentic, reliable, dependable and an organization with integrity that is true Pan-African Channel,” he said.
He also added, “Since I took over as MD of the group in June, we have done everything necessary to reposition Metro Tv especially as Pan-African channel and we started working aggressively to remove all contents that did not sit well with our goal and introduced more robust programs toward the goal.”
He emphasized that within a matter of two months, reviews and remarks from the public pointed to the fact that people have noticed the reformation going on and are quite impressed with the significant turnover.