| Intro | Ghanaian Journalist | ||
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Journalist |
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Ghana |
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Journalism |
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| Gender | male | ||
| Birth | Bomaa, Ghana | ||
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Edward Oppong Marfo is a Ghanaian journalist with Citi FM and Citi TV. He is the Bureau chief for the Middle belt- Ashanti, Bono, Bono East and Ahafo Region at Citi FM and Citi TV.
Education
Edward Oppong Marfo attended Tepa Senior High School in the Ashanti Region. He continued with his first degree in Bachelor of Arts in Akan (Major) and Political Studies (Minor) at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. He later had a Master of Philosophy in Political science at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology from 2016 to 2018.
Life and career
Edward Oppong Marfo was born in Bomaa in the Ahafo region of Ghana to Mr. David Oppong Marfo and Mrs. Martha Oppong. He began his media career in 2010 when he joined a campus based radio station, Focus FM while at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in Kumasi. Edward rose through the ranks from a reporter, News anchor, Morning show host and eventually became the News editor of the station. He worked at Focus FM for 8 years until he left for, Citi FM and Citi TV in November 2018.
Awards
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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| 2017 | Edward Oppong Marfo | National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS KNUST), Best Radio Show Host of the year | Won |
| 2018 | Edward Oppong Marfo | National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS KNUST), Most Promising Alumni, | Won |
| 2018 | Edward Oppong Marfo | Graduate Student Association of Ghana (GRASAG KNUST), Most Hard working Executive, | Won |