The host of GhanAkoma on Akoma FM, Aduanaba Kofi Asante Ennin, has been adjudged the Best Morning Show host in Ashanti Region for the year 2022 by Floodlight Media Excellence Awards.
The Award scheme also rewarded Akoma FM‘s current affairs and political show GhanAkoma as the Best Morning Show Programme of the Year. In effect, Akoma FM grabbed two awards for having the best morning show host and the best morning show for the year under review.
This is the second consecutive time Aduanaba Kofi Asante Ennin has won the prestigious award. He won last year and bagged this year’s as well.
With a 70 percent voting privilege for the public and 30 percent for the Award academy, in a competitive race, GhanAkoma, which is only two years old, was crowned the best political and current affairs morning show in the garden city and beyond.
During the open remarks of the Chief Executive of Floodlight Media Excellence Award, Augustine Acquah, he explained “the award is in recognition of the show’s contribution to the broadcast media in Ghana for sustainable national and socioeconomic development”.
This award adds up to Kofi Asante’s numerous collections after he was adjudged the Radio Personality of the Year by the RTP 2022 Awards.
He had already won overall Best Morning Show Host in the Ashanti Region at the 2020 Africa Quality Awards while the maiden edition of the Floodlight Media Excellence Award in 2021 also conferred on him an honorary award on April 4.
The colourful event on Saturday, January 14 brought together outstanding media personalities, traditional rulers, and major stakeholders and players within the media industry.
Executive Producer for Akoma FM’s GhanAkoma Nana Asenso Mensah, who received the award on behalf of the entire team, thanked cherished listeners of the radio station for making it one of the most listened to in Kumasi.
“Though we are just two years old in the market, we are not just rocking shoulders with the ‘big fishes’ but we are the big fish which have been a force to reckon. On behalf of the entire Media General Group, we promise our listeners, followers and lovers to be on top of the market to churn out nothing but the best contents to educate, entertain and inform the public. To our cherish business partners and advertisers who have held us down, the best is yet to come.”
He further acknowledged organizers of the award for promoting hard work and professionalism.
“Thank you very much for making us proud once again. Best Morning Show Host and Best Morning Show Programme 2022 in Ashanti Region #GhanAkoma on Akoma 87.9 FM.”
