MEDIA AND BROADCASTING AWARDS 2013 - NOMINEES LIST

1. Media Entrepreneur of the Year:

– This award will go to the media entrepreneur who has demonstrated exceptional media entrepreneurship skills in 2013. Criteria includes the adoption of best practices for media businesses, the introduction of innovative business models that are ethical, creation of high value jobs, the provision of resources to support high quality media and broadcasting, investment in capacity building and training for media practitioners among others.

1. Mr. Osei Kwame Despite (Despite Group of Companies)

2. Mr. Kwesi Twum (Multimedia Group)

3. Mrs. Stella Wilson -Agyapong (Kencity Media)

4. Mr. Edward Boateng (Global Media Alliance)



2. Radio Programme of the Year – This award will be presented to the radio programme that makes the most measurable contribution to specific social causes. The winning radio programme is identified as the force behind a high-impact social change.

1. Nsem Pii (Happy FM)

2. Super Morning Show (Joy FM)

3. Kokroko (Peace FM)

4. Boiling Point (Oman FM)



3. Television Programme of the Year – This award will be presented to the television programme that makes the most measurable contribution to specific social causes. The winning television programme is identified as the force behind a high-impact social change.

1. Good Evening Ghana (Metro TV)

2. The Stand Point (GTV)

3. The Challenge (GH One)

4. News 360 (TV3)



4. New Media Practitioner of the Year – This award will be presented to an exceptional blogger or online journalist whose work made the most significant contribution to society in 2013. The winning journalist would have leveraged the internet and social media to educate, inform or entertain in a unique way.

1. Ameyaw Debrah (ameyawdebrah.com)

2. Adventuresfrom.com

3. Ato Kwamina Dadzie (atokd.com)

4. Kajsa Hallberg Adu (kajsaha.com)



5. General News Media House of the Year – The General News Media House of the Year will be the Media House with the most complete and comprehensive coverage of news from around the country. This Media House will have provided the most varied and accurate news content in the year under review.

1. Daily Graphic

2. TV3

3. Peace FM

4. Ghana Broadcasting Corporation



6. Print Media House of the Year – This award will be presented to the print media house that focused the spotlight on pertinent national issues with a view to inform, educate and cause action.

1. The Finder

2. Daily Graphic

3. Ghanaian Times

4. Daily Guide


7. Radio Broadcaster or Practitioner of the Year – This award will be presented to a Broadcaster or Practitioner who most positively used radio to influence society in 2013 whilst using radio to educate, inform and mobilize action on the nation’s most pressing issues.

1. Kojo Oppong Nkrumah (Joy FM)

2. Bernard Avle (Citi FM)

3. Kwami Sefa Kayi (Peace FM)

4. Wisdom Agbodza (Nyansa Boakwa) (Happy FM)



8. Television Broadcaster or Practitioner of the Year – This award will be presented to a Broadcaster or Practitioner who most positively used television to influence society in 2013 whilst using television to educate, inform and mobilize action on the nation’s most pressing issues.

1. Odelia Ofori (TV3 News)

2. Gifty Anti (The Stand Point)

3. Paul Adom Otchere (Good Evening Ghana)

4. Randy Abbey (Good Morning Ghana)



9. Print Journalist of the Year – This award will be presented to a journalist who most positively used print media to influence society in 2013 whilst using print media to educate, inform and mobilize action on the nation’s most pressing issues.

1. William Asiedu (The Mirror Newspaper)

2. Mabel Aku Baneseh (Daily Graphic)

3. Cephas Larbi (Daily Guide)

4. Edmund Kofi Yeboah (Daily Graphic)



10. Radio Station of the Year – This award will recognise the radio station that made the most significant contribution to national development. Quality of programmes, relevance of issues reported and causes canvassed for, quality and accuracy of news, among others will form the basis of selection.

1. Joy FM

2. Citi FM

3. Oman FM

4. Peace FM



11. Television Station of the Year – This award will recognise the television station that made the most significant contribution to national development. Quality of programmes, relevance of issues reported and causes canvassed for, quality and accuracy of news, among others will form the basis of selection.

1. Viasat One

2. TV3

3. Metro TV

4. GTV



12. Media Practitioner of the Year – This award will be presented to the overall best Media Practitioner in 2013. This is MaBA’s most prestigious individual award.

Comes with a cash Prize of $500.00

1. Ransford Tetteh (Daily Graphic)

2. Kojo Oppong Nkrumah (Joy FM)

3. Kwami Sefa Kayi (Peace FM)

4. Gifty Anti (The Stand Point)



13. Media Organisation of the Year - This award will be presented to the overall best media or broadcasting organisation in 2013. This is MaBA’s most prestigious award for organisations. Comes with a cash prize of $500.00

1. Viasat One

2. Graphic Communications Group

3. TV3

4. Ghana Broadcasting Corporation



SPECIAL AWARD CATEGORIES

Environment Award – This award will go to the Media House that has done the most outstanding work on environmental issues; providing education, and pushing for action on pressing environmental issues.

1. TV3

2. Adom FM

3. GTV

4. Junior Graphic

Arts, Culture & Entertainment Award – This award will be presented to the Media House that has done the most outstanding work in the area of arts, culture and entertainment in the year under review.

1. TV3 – Ghana’s Most Beautiful

2. YFM – Area Codes

3. e.TV - Panorama

4. TV Africa – Promoting African Values



Social & Gender Award – This award will go to the Media House that has done the most work on social and gender issues.

1. Ghana Television for the Stand Point

2. Daily Graphic for its Gender Column

3. Happy FM for Mass Wedding

4. JOY FM – Bridal Show


Democracy & Governance Award – The recipient will be a Media House whose work has made the most significant contribution to deepening democracy and promoting good governance within the year.


1. Daily Graphic (Reportage on Election Petition Hearing)

2. GTV (Coverage of Election Petition Hearing)

3. Metro TV (Good Morning Ghana)

4. GTV (Talking Point)


CSR Award – This will go to the Media House with the best participation and significant impact in any community or project through its Corporate Social Responsibility programmes.


1. Joy FM (Easter Soup Kitchen)

2. e.TV Ghana (Helping Little Maame Akua Siaw)

3. Viasat One (Right to Dream)

4. Citi FM (Easter Orphan Project

TRAGEDY! HIGHLIFE LEGEND DR. PAA BOBO IS DEAD

Peacefmonline.com can confirm that Ghana’s classic highlife musician Dr. Paa Bobo has died after battling with sickness at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital for some weeks now.

A close pal to the musician told Peacefmonline.com that, the highlife guru died at about 2 O’clock pm today Saturday December 28 2013 afternoon at korle-bu and his body is yet to be deposited at the morgue.

“Yes I can confirm that to you. Dr. Paa Bobo is dead. He died just this afternoon. His wife confirmed that to me now. I am going to see her and will let the general public know the details of his death”,he said.

Dr. Paa Bobo’s real name is Kwaku Agyapong Danemah. He was born on the 11th 1951 in the Eastern part of Ghana (Akyim Maase).

In 1968, Kwaku Agyapong Danemah started his music career by learning how to play rudiments of guitar from Smart Nkansah (Ghana's ace guitarist) and later formed his band in Nigeria – Aba (Former Imo state).

Standing as the only African music legend who recorded 2 hit albums in 2hours with DeccaNigeria, Dr. Paa Bobo has 40 albums to his credential and 35 great hits songs.

The multi award winning superstar and african’s legend has worked with great names like Okukuseku International Band, All Brothers Band, the Kusum Agoromma (Drama studio now known as National Theatre), Smart Nkansah. And has toured and musically explored countries like Nigeria, Ivory Coast, United Kingdom, Italy and Holland.

May his soul rest in perfect peace.

I DON’T HATE SONNIE BADU - OMANI ACHEAMPONG

Gospel singer Nicholas Omane Acheampong of ‘Maher-shalal-Hash-baz’ fame says he has nothing against his colleague musician, Sonnie Badu.

“I don’t know where this is coming from but I want to put it on record that I have nothing against Sonnie Badu. I don’t hate him. I don’t have any grudge [against] him. All I did was to advice his handlers to find a way of ending this back and forth over a tape bearing his voice and his denial. This harmless advice has been taken by some people to mean something else,” Omani Acheampong told NEWS-ONE.

Nicholas was recently asked his opinion on comments from Sonnie Badu that most of the songs from Ghanaian gospel musicians neither made sense nor glorified God.

Though Sonnie held a press conference to deny ever making such statements, an audio recording of his voice making the exact statement has gone viral and raised questions about his truthfulness.

Nicholas, in his comments, said the back and forth between Sonnie and the media was not helping the image of the musician and that of the gospel music fraternity in general and therefore his management should find a way of putting a stop to it.

He also disagreed with Sonnie that gospel songs from Nigeria generally had better lyrics and rhythm.

“I have vowed not to have a problem with any man of God or any gospel musician because of my pastor, Prophet Emmanuel Badu Kobi, head pastor of Glorious Wave Church.”

“I am focusing on my music career and moving from one congregation to another, ministering to God’s people through my music. That is my focus, but not to get involved in a debate over Sonnie Badu. I was asked my opinion on what he said and I answered. I did not condemn or attack anyone,” Nicholas explained.

Until I win the Grammy Awards, I will NOT marry – Efya

All you guys dreaming of ever snatching and
dragging Efya to the altar to say “I do” better
forget it, for she is not interested in marriage,
at least not in the near future.

Ghana’s best and reigning Female Vocalist of the Year in an interview revealed that marriage is
out of the question until she wins a Grammy
award. According to her, she doesn’t want to be known only in Ghana but trans-continents.

”Whatever needs to be done in making the dream a reality is underway and until death do
us part, it is achievable. Unless I die in the
process, it is something I want and until I get it,
I am not going off the road,” she stated.

Efya has released a mixtape ahead of her album
launch which will take a form of tour both
locally and internationally.

Despite her intentions to hold off marriage for
the time being, she still wants to be a mother
someday when the opportunity presents itself.

“Love is real but self love is better. I only want
to have one kid who will come at the right time
and not now.”

I haven’t kissed anyone yet – Rahim

Precocious actor Rahim Banda who began making a name after his appearances in Masters of the Game and Behind The Mask, says that he has not kissed anyone in a movie yet but he would not mind doing so if the conditions are good.

Rahim who started acting three years ago told Showbiz last Monday that there is no small role or big role so far as acting is concern.

“Although I am a child, I can do anything so far as acting is concerned. No role is small or big for me as an actor who is determined to make it big”, Rahim revealed.

Rahim who won Best Actor In A Supporting Role in 2012 with movie Wipe My Tears said he would kiss any actress if he was paid well.
According to him, it might sound weird to many people but he can kiss any actress so far as acting is concerned.

“If the money is good, I don’t mind kissing any actress but this is not to say I am a bad boy” Rahim stated.
Although he claims he could kiss any actress in movies, Rahim who has acted alongside A-list actors such as Nadia Buari, Majid Michel, John Dumelo and Prince David Osei said it has never cressed his mind to play romantic scenes. “I guess I’m too young for that”, he told Showbiz.

A JSS 1 student of Glow Lamp International School, Rahim who is also known for movies Beast, Stand By Me and Millions said it is not difficult merging acting and schooling together because he never goes on set when school is in session..

“I might have problems with my studies if I was combining acting and schooling and my dad would not even allow me to combine the two. I never go on set when school re-opens; I only shoot when I am on vacation”. Rahim said.

It is Rahim’s aim to be an IT specialist in future.

Dr. Paa Bobo is not dead

The Musicians Union of Ghana (MUSIGA) wishes to inform music enthusiasts, fans of the legendaryDr. Paa Bobo and Ghanaians in general that the highlife great is alive, contrary to news making rounds about his demise.

The Union, which has been in close contact with the musician and the family, can confirm that he is alive and recuperating.

Dr. Paa Bobo has been ill for a while and on admission at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital and the Doctors are working tirelessly to ensure that the highlife legend gets better and recovers fully.

MUSIGA therefore entreats the public to treat with contempt and disregard news about the death of Dr. Paa Bobo.

I HAVE NO BAD INTENTIONS AGAINST KWAKU MANU - LILWIN SPEAKS

Most popular Ghanaian movie comedian and musician present Kwadjo Nkansah Lilwin has asked fellow actor and comedian Kwaku Manu to dispel rumours or thoughts of bad intentions against him in an interview with Dave Hammer of Hello Fm.

In an interview that saw Kwaku Manu speak of the sudden change of character and behaviour towards him by Kwadjo Nkansah Lilwin although they used to be cool friends, he narrated recent incidence where Lilwin had declined to star in movies in which he (Kwaku Manu) had starred in and Lilwin’s decision not to inform him of the funeral celebrations of his father who recently passed away.

He also recounted a superstitious incidence where he came home to meet a broom turned upside down in water although he did not accuse of Lilwin of that.

In a response to the accusations, Lilwin who was on his way to Kumasi from Accra after Becca’s Girls’ Concert disclosed it was very unfortunate to hear such a story and invoked the gods to kill him if he ever had any evil or bad intentions against Kwaku Manu or any other person.

He disclosed he had been busy with a lot of movies and as result found it very difficult meeting up with Kwaku Manu on the same set.

“You know, I don’t take money from film makers before the movies so that I don’t get bound and can feel free to be on any set that needs me most, that’s why we’ve not met and it’s not intentional. Talking of me not informing him of my father’s funeral as well, my brother was traveling to the States and I knew he couldn’t make it. i even called Agya Koo several times and was on all occasions informed by his assistant Agya will call me but never heard from him so I felt I was disturbing him and stopped.”

Nana Ama McBrown who was in the studio however talked to both parties to remain calm and not accuse each other.