Imax Media Group’s head of Sports, Yaw Ampofo Ankrah was awarded the ‘Ghana Sports Host’ of the Year from the Ghana Bloggers Association (GBA).
The former BBC, Supersport, TV3 and Metro TV broadcaster ,dedicated his award to all up and coming sports journalists and reporters.
“I’m pleasantly surprised because I’m coming from an old school sort of background and I’ve been massively impressed with the excellent work the new breed of sports journalists are putting out there.”
He also acknowledged the staff, crew and behind the scenes supporting team as well as StarTimes and Max TV management.
Ampofo Ankrah got the nod ahead of a tall list of other top sports hosts due to his wide coverage and write ups of sports in Ghana, Africa and globally.
“Ghana to the world has been my dream from day one, or better still, local excellence to global impact which means that we should not lower our standards because we are constantly competing with the best from the rest of the world. This award really makes me happy because it recognizes Ghanaian Sports beyond our geographical boundaries”.
Apart from being vocal on numerous sports platforms, he also promotes the domestic Ghana Premier League which is telecast in many countries by StarTimes.
Other notable contributions and activities include coverage of the Ghana Black Stars, women’s football, the English Premier League, Ghana Pro Boxing League, Swimming, Athletics and Beach Soccer among some of the disciplines he sheds light on.
Ampofo Ankrah is the director of communications at the Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC) and is navigator for the Books & Boots Academy. He currently heads the sports division at Imax Media and is the anchor for StarTimes Ghana Premier League.
