JoyNews’ Samson Lardy Anyenini has emerged the 2019 P.A.V. Ansah Journalist of the Year at the 25th Ghana Journalists’ Association (GJA) Awards ceremony on Saturday.
The legal practitioner with over two decades of media experience also won the Award for Democracy and Peace Building on the night.
Delivering his acceptance speech, the Newsfile host urged his fellow journalists to be steadfast as the 2020 general election approaches.
He noted that the media plays an important role in the country’s democracy and, therefore, must not allow themselves to be bullied by security personnel and political parties.
“During the elections, when for some reason someone asks you to bring your recorder for it to be destroyed, do not give it to them. Let them know that if you are in the wrong, then they should report you to the police,” he emphasised.
Mr Anyenini also cautioned security personnel and other political actors to desist from assaulting journalists insisting that it is an illegal act.
On the night, 10 other journalists from The Multimedia Group were adjudged winners in various categories at the ceremony.
In all, the Group won 14 awards at the ceremony for their excellent reportage in various fields for 2019.
Myjoyonline.com’s David Andoh won the photojournalist of the year while Adom FM’s Kwame Anum picked the Small and Micro Scale Enterprises reporting award; Afia Amankwah Tamakloe of Adom FM took the best Health Reporting; Kojo Mensah Aborampah of Adom FM won the award in the Best Sports Reporting (electronic) category; Award for Best Human Rights Reporting.
The Women and Children Award was picked by Joy News’ Albert Sore while Emefa Nancy Dzradosi won Best Reporting in Sanitation and Hygiene (Electronic).
The others include; Adom FM’s Samuel Alfred Amo who won Best Disability Reporting (Akan); Prince Appiah of Luv News won the ADB Special Award for Agriculture reporting; Kojo Mensah Abroampeh of Adom FM took the Best Transport/Road Safety Report Award; Joy FM’s Newsfile Host, Samson Lardy Anyenini won the Award for Democracy and Peace Building, JoyNews’ Irene Emefa Apawu and Adom FM’s Akua Boakyewaa Yiadom both received awards for Exceptional Covid-19 Reporting.
Also, Asempa FM’s Ekosii sen hosted by Philip Osei Bonsu (OB) was pronounced the Political Radio Programme of the Year.
A total of 67 awards were presented to various journalists and media houses on the night.
Full list of Award winners below:
NEWS REPORTING: PRINT
SETH BOKPE – DAILY GRAPHIC
NEWS REPORTING: ELECTRONICS
AKUA OFORIWAA DARKO – GTV
NEWS REPORTING FEATURES: PRINT
REBECCA KWEI – DAILY GRAPHIC
NEWS REPORTING FEATURES: ELECTRONICS
PEGGY AMA DONKOR – GTV
PHOTOJOURNALISM
DAVID ANDOH – MYJOYONLINE
ARTS/ ENTERTAINMENT
GABRIEL AHIABOR – DAILY GRAPHIC
DOMESTIC TOURISM
EMMANUEL ADU GYAMERAH – DAILY GRAPHIC
SMALL & MICRO SCALE ENTERPRISE (SMEs)
KWAME ANUM – ADOM TV
ENVIRONMENT: PRINT
MOHAMMED FUGU – DAILY GRAPHIC
HEALTH REPORTING
AFIA AMANKWAH TAMAKLOE – ADOM TV/FM
HEALTH REPORTING: PRINT
PROSPER K. KUORSOH – GHANA NEWS AGENCY
SPORTS: PRINT
JOHN VIGAH – GHANAIAN TIMES
SPORTS: ELECTRONICS
KODWO MENSAH ABOROAMPA – ADOM TV
EDUCATION
ALFRED AKROFI OCANSEY – TV3
SMALL SCALE MINING (GALAMSEY)
TIMOTHY NGNENBE – DAILY GRAPHIC
NESTLE SPECIAL AWARDS FOR NUTRITION
ANTHONY ADONGO APUBEO – GHANA NEWS AGENCY
DEVELOPMENT JOURNALISM FOR FURTHERING THE SDGS
BEATRICE SENADJU – GTV
CHILD PROTECTION & PARTICIPATION: PRINT
RAISSA SAMBOU – GHANAIAN TIMES
CHILD PROTECTION & PARTICIPATION: ELECTRONICS
KINGSLEY KOMLA ADOM – JOY NEWS
CRIME & COURT REPORTING
ALBERTO MARIO NORETTI – THE SPECTATOR
HUMAN RIGHTS (WOMEN & CHILDREN)
ALBERT SORE – JOY NEWS
SANITATION & HYGIENE: PRINT
CAESAR ABAGALI – GHANA NEWS AGENCY
SANITATION & HYGIENE: ELECTRONICS
EMEFA NANCY DZRADOSI – JOY NEWS
DISABILITY: AKAN
SAMUEL ALFRED AMOH – ADOM TV
DISABILITY: ENGLISH
WENDY ATSWEI LARYEA – TV3
DISABILITY: ENGLISH
ZOE ANITA ODEI -TV3
BEST ONLINE REPORTER
EDWIN YAW APPIAH – THE GHANA REPORT.COM
SCIENCE: PRINT
ALBERT OPPONG ANSAH – GHANA NEWS AGENCY
SCIENCE: ELECTRONICS
PORTIA GABOR – TV3
OIL& GAS
MOSES DOTSE AKROBUTU – DAILY GRAPHIC
MARITIME REPORTING
JOSEPHINE ANTWI-ADJEI
RURAL REPORTING
NABIL AHMED RUFAI – GHONE
ADB SPECIAL AWARD FOR AGRIC REPORTING
PRINCE APPIAH – JOY NEWS
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
LINDA TENYA AYETTEY – DAILY GUIDE
TRANSPORT & ROAD SAFETY: ELECTRONIC
KODWO MENSAH ABOROAMPA – ADOM TV
TRANSPORT & ROAD SAFETY: PRINT
SETH BOKPE – DAILY GRAPHIC
TRANSPORT & ROAD SAFETY: PRINT
HENKING ADJASE – DAILY GRAPHIC
DEMOCRACY & PEACEBUILDING
SAMSON LARDI ANYENINI – JOY NEWS (NEWS FILE)
GENDER RESPONSIVE REPORTING (GIFTY AFENYI DADZIE AWARD)
SARAH APENKROH PARKU-TV3
SPECIAL AWARDS ON COVID-19 COVERAGE
AMA SARPONG KUMAKUMA-UTV
SPECIAL AWARDS ON COVID-19 COVERAGE
DICKSON TWENEBOAH KODUA-UTV
SPECIAL AWARDS ON COVID-19 COVERAGE
EMEFA APAWU-JOY NEWS
SPECIAL AWARDS ON COVID-19 COVERAGE
AKUA BOAKYEWAA YIADOM-ADOM TV
SPECIAL AWARDS ON COVID-19 COVERAGE
ALBERT FUTUKPOR- GHANA NEWS AGENCY
SPECIAL AWARDS ON COVID-19 COVERAGE
ERIC AMOH –GHANA NEWS AGENCY
SPECIAL AWARDS ON COVID-19 COVERAGE
REGINA ASAMOAH-ATINKA TV
SPECIAL AWARDS ON COVID-19 COVERAGE
PORTIA GABOR -TV3
SPECIAL AWARDS ON COVID-19 COVERAGE
JOSEPH ARMSTRONG-TV3
SPECIAL AWARDS ON COVID-19 COVERAGE
IBRAHIM KWARTENG-GTV
SPECIAL AWARDS ON COVID-19 COVERAGE
RIDWAN KARIM DINI OSMAN-GHONE
MEDIA HOUSES ON COVID-19 COVERAGE
GTV
MEDIA HOUSES ON COVID-19 COVERAGE
METRO TV
MEDIA HOUSES ON COVID-19 COVERAGE
TV3
MEDIA HOUSES ON COVID-19 COVERAGE
JOY NEWS
MEDIA HOUSES ON COVID-19 COVERAGE
ADOM TV
MEDIA HOUSES ON COVID-19 COVERAGE
GNA
MEDIA HOUSES ON COVID-19 COVERAGE
GH ONE
MEDIA HOUSES ON COVID-19 COVERAGE
TV AFRICA
MEDIA HOUSES ON COVID-19 COVERAGE
ATINKA TV
BEST IN CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY OF THE YEAR 2019
THE GHANA REPORT.COM
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OUTSTANDING EDITOR
DAVE AGBENU –GHANAIAN TIMES
OUTSTANDING EDITOR
JUSTICE MINGLE-GBC
OUTSTANDING EDITOR
ALHAJI ABDUL RAHMAN ALHASSAN GOMDA-DAILY GUIDE
OUTSTANDING EDITOR
BEATRICE ASAMANI SAVAGE-GHANA NEWS AGENCY
OUTSTANDING EDITOR
EBO QUANSAH-THE CHRONICLE
OUTSTANDING EDITOR
EFUA MENSAH-UTV
OUTSTANDING EDITOR
KOBBY ASMAH-DAILY GRAPHIC
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SPECIAL AWARDS FOR PHOTO JOURNALISTS & CAMERAMEN
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POLITICAL PROGRAMME OF THE YEAR RADIO
EKOSII SEN- ASEMPA FM
MORNING SHOW 2019: RADIO
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MORNING SHOW 2019: RADIO
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MORNING SHOW 2019: TELEVISION
ENGLISH- GOOD MORNING GHANA-METRO TV
MORNING SHOW 2019: TELEVISION
AKAN-UTV
RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR 2019
ENGLISH-CITI FM
RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR 2019
AKAN- PEACE FM
TELEVISION STATION OF THE YEAR
ENGLISH – TV3
TELEVISION STATION OF THE YEAR
AKAN- UTV
ONLINE PORTAL OF THE YEAR 2019
THE GHANA REPORT.COM
FEMALE JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR 2019
REGINA ASAMOAH –ATINKA TV
MOST PROMISING KOMLA DUMOR JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR 2019
RAISSA SAMBOU- GHANAIAN TIMES
P.A.V. ANSAH JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR 2019
SAMSON LARDI AYENINI- JOY NEWS
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