Rebekah Awuah
Rebekah Adwoa Awuah | |
|---|---|
| Occupation(s) | News anchor, voice actor, media personality |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Employer | GBC |
| Organization | GTV |
Rebekah Adwoa Awuah is a Ghanaian journalist, who has worked as a news anchor on GTV.[1]
Education
Rebekah had her secondary education at Ghana Senior High School in koforidua. She holds a degree in Theater Arts from the University of Ghana, and has also studied law at the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration, and Public Management at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.[2]
Career
Rebekah began her career GBC in 2009 as a National Service Personnel, and subsequently became a pioneering anchor and documentary producer for GBC in 2010.[2]
Rebekah Awuah Foundation
Awuah has established a charitable foundation called the Rebekah Awuah Foundation. The charity has provided hygiene and health products to individuals in need. Previous projects have included giving dental products to children,[3] and COVID-19 PPE to seniors, street vendors, and rural citizens.[4][5][6]
Awards and recognitions
In 2013, Rebekah Awuah was nominated in the CNN Multichoice African Journalist Awards for her story "African Drumming & Dance".[7][8]
Awuah won the Ghana Journalists Association – GJA Arts, Entertainment and Domestic Tourism Award in 2013, 2014 and 2015 and 2016.[7] In 2017, she won the Best Business Tourism Award from the Institute of Financial and Economic Journalists (IFEJ).[7] In 2017, she also won Journalist of the Year in the Women’s Choice Awards Africa.[9]
She was nominated for Energy Reporter of the Year at the Ghana Energy Awards in 2021,[10] and won the award in 2022.[11] In December 2021, she was named a Fellow of the Media Capacity Building Initiative for Reporting on Disability (MCBIRD) for her work on the story "Cloak of Invisibility: PWD’s Making Strides Amid Challenges".[12]
In January 2022, Awuah was elected secretary of the Arts & Tourism Writers Association of Ghana (ATWAG).[7]
References
- ^ "Rebekah Adwoa Awuah". Wikim Zansi.
- ^ a b "Rebekah Adwoa Awuah". Media Foundation for West Africa.
- ^ "Rebekah Awuah Foundation Offers Dental Treatment To 300 Children". Modern Ghana. 2018-07-08. Retrieved 2025-03-24.
- ^ "Rebekah Awuah Foundation supports Covid-19 fight with free masks". MyJoyOnline. Retrieved 2025-03-24.
- ^ "Rebekah Awuah Foundation donates PPE to Abirew and Akropong". News Ghana. 2020-05-21. Retrieved 2025-03-24.
- ^ "Nana Atwere Bediako Akoto donates PPE to residents of Akyem Apapamu". News Ghana. 2022-04-15. Retrieved 2025-03-24.
- ^ a b c d "GTV's Rebekah Awuah Elected Secretary to Arts & Tourism Writers Association of Ghana (ATWAG)". 2022-01-04. Retrieved 2025-03-24.
- ^ Ibeh, Nnenna (2013-07-16). "Three Nigerians nominated for CNN African Journalism Award". www.premiumtimesng.com. Retrieved 2025-03-24.
- ^ Oyinloye, Sunday (2019-05-07). "Rebekah Awuah emerges Journalist of the year in Africa". Green Savannah Diplomatic Cable. Retrieved 2025-03-24.
- ^ "GBC's Rebekah Awuah nominated for Ghana Energy Awards 2021". Ghana Broadcasting Corporation.
- ^ "Rebekah Awuah Adjuged Ghana's Energy Reporter 2022". GBC. 2022-11-26. Retrieved 2025-03-24.
- ^ "GBC News' Rebekah Awuah named A 2021 McBird Fellow". GBC. 2021-12-02. Retrieved 2025-03-24.