The Ghana Broadcasting Corporation has bagged five awards at the just-ended 27th Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) Awards.
Out of a total of 34 categories, GBC received nominations for five categories through the hard work and diligence of staff. Four, namely, sports, photojournalism, online news, and radio documentary, failed to produce a winner.
Gifty Adjei was awarded the Best News Feature of the Year (Television).
This was followed by another prestigious award going to Doreen Ampofo for her best feature (Radio).
In the Arts & Entertainment category, Kwaku Bolton took home an award for reporter of the year.
Again, Akua Oforiwaa Darko took an award in the Environment category, while Beatrice Senadju was recognised for her work on health.
Here is the list of awardees for the night:
PAV Ansah award for the journalist of the year: Erastus Asare Donkor Multimedia Group Limited
Collincia Affah, UCC: Best student journalist
Female journalist of the year: Francisca Enchill, Joynews
Komla Dumor Most promising journalist of the year: Neta Kris Abiana Parsram (Multimedia)
List of awardees and categories:
1 Fred Duhoe, Citi Tv: Best News Reporter TV.
2 Alberto Mario Noretti, The Mirror: Best News Reporter (Print)
3 Gifty Adjei, GBC: Best News Feature
4 Felix Dela Klutse, Pent Media: Best News Feature (Online)
5 Ridwan Karim Dini-Osman, EIB: Best Feature Radio
6 Efia Akese, The Mirror: Best Feature Print
7 Godwin Asediba, Media General: Best documentary (TV)
8 Doreen Ampofo, GBC: Best documentary (Radio)
9 Eric Mensah-Ayettey, TV3: Best columnist
10 Anthony Adongo Apubeo, GNA: Best in Education
11 Francisca Enchill, Joynews, Freelance : Best investigative journalism.
12 Kweku Bolton, GBC: Arts and Entertainment
13 Emma Davis, Multimedia group: Business and economic
14 Akua Oforiwaa Darko, GBC: Environment
15 Beatrice Senadju, GBC: Best Health.
16: Della Russell Ocloo, Daily graphic: Agriculture and food security.
17 Seth Bokpe, The fourth Estate: Democracy and Good governance
18 Vivian Adu, Atinka Media village: Gender
19 Edward Adeti, The fourth Estate: Crime and court
20 Mohammed Fugu, Daily graphic: Domestic Tourism Print
21 Kester Korankye, Daily graphic: Road safety
22 Erastus Asare Donkor, Multimedia: Illegal mining
23 Critical issues, UTV: Best TV program (Ghanaian language)
24 Efisem, (Atinka Media Village): Radio Ghanaian language
25 Ghana Tonight, Media General: Beat TV program English language
26 Emmanuel Dzivenu, Joy prime: Best reporter on Disability
27 Newsfile, JoyFm: Best radio program English
G28 Daily Graphic Communication group: Best Newspaper layout