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Nana Adjoa Akuoko-Sarpong, also known as AJ Akuoko-Sarpong (born 28 October 1991), is a
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media personality who currently works for Media General owners of
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and its affiliates. She formerly worked for
Citi FM Citi FM is a privately owned radio station in Accra, the capital of Ghana. Omni Media Limited owns and runs the station. The station was adjudged the best English-speaking Radio Station in Ghana, at the 25th Ghana Journalists Associations' (GJA) ...
and TV. She is also an event compere, content producer and developer, and voice-over artist.


Early life

AJ Akuoko Sarpong was born to Nana Kwame Akuoko-Sarpong, the
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of the Agogo Traditional Area and Omanhene of the Agogo Traditional Area and Alice Afful Asamah as the last of 15 children. She grew up in Ghana and the UK. She hails from Asante Akyem Agogo in the Ashanti Region of Ghana.


Education

Akuoko-Sarpong started her education at Sacs Kindergarten; from there, she went on to Alsyd Academy, later to Englebert School —in Accra, the capital of Ghana. She moved to Akosombo International in the Eastern Region and later to Galaxy International School, where she changed from the Ghanaian system of education to the Cambridge System of the United Kingdom. She was home schooled for her A levels. Akuoko-Sarpong received her first degree in
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and
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from the
University of Ghana The University of Ghana is a public university located in Accra, Ghana. It is the oldest public university in the country. The university was founded in 1948 as the University College of the Gold Coast in the British colony of the Gold Coast ...
, Legon. She holds two Master's Degree; the first is on
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in
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from the
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; and her second Master's Degree at the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA) with a Master’s degree in Brands and Communication Management.


Career

Akuoko-Sarpong has over 13 years of experience in television and radio production and presentation, as well as event production, MCing, and media concept development.


Time at ghanamusic.com, YFM and EIB Network

AJ began her career working at Ghanamusic.com, where she took on the responsibilities of associate editor and on-air presenter for the website's events coverage. She was the host of the weekly music countdown show as well as interviewed many stars such as award winning rapper and actor Ludacris, American music star Lloyd, British rap sensations Sway and Donae, South African music Group Jozi, Nigerian Sensations D'banj, D'prince, Wande Coal, 2face Idibia, Neato-C, YQ, Int. Deejay Neptune, Ikechwuku, K-Switch, Desmond Elliot, Ramsey Nouah, Steele, Lynxx, Dede Mabiake, DenreleEdun, Dj Exclusive and many others. Also, this includes Ghanaian acts ranging from Samini, Sarkodie to Ghanaian hip-life legend, Reggie Rockstone, at many events across the years. Whilst at Ghana music.com, she also worked at YFM Ghana from 2010 to 2014 as a Friday night segment presenter, amongst a myriad of part time industry based jobs. After the merger of GHOne TV into the EIB Networks in 2015, she worked with the EIB Networks specifically, Starr FM, Live FM and
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as a presenter, producer and host of the ''Weekly Girl Talk Show'', ''Tales from the Powder Room'', ''Live from the Capital Radio Show'' on Live FM amongst many other shows across the network. She continued to work in lifestyle and entertainment, hosting a daily entertainment segment on TV each weekday morning on GH One TV’s morning show till Jan 2017 and hosting its equivalent on radio each weekday morning after TV on Starr FM’s Mid-Morning show, The Zone with Naa Ashorkor. She was also the host of the award-winning girl talk show “Tales from the Powder Room” on GHOne on Wednesday nights, a hard hitting and award winning Girl Talk show whicthatused on discussing social topics that women deal with in their everydaylLives. On the radio front, she was the Queen of Friday nights with her evening show, Live from the Capital, where she had serious unconventional conversations with some ofAtfrica’s hottest stars. AJ has been a content producer since 2014 and in her role as content producer for the then independent GHOne TV, she was required to build bespoke TV shows and content for the channel’s growing and demanding viewership, with her key role being to ensure that each show would resonate with the African viewer while meeting international standards. She has produced shows such as, Tales from the Powder Room, Friday Night Live, as well as assisted in the production of reality shows such as ‘It Takes Two,’ Miss Maliaka Beauty Pageant, and "Guess Who’s Coming for Dinner Cooking" amongo thers. And also for radio, she produced two seasons of the highly successful, female empowerment Radio Program and event, The Starr Woman Project for Starr 103.5 FM. She went on to develop shows at EIB, such as 12 Days of Christmas TV Show, NX Entertainment Segment on GH Today Breakfast Show.


Time at Citi FM/TV

Before joining
Citi FM Citi FM is a privately owned radio station in Accra, the capital of Ghana. Omni Media Limited owns and runs the station. The station was adjudged the best English-speaking Radio Station in Ghana, at the 25th Ghana Journalists Associations' (GJA) ...
in 2017, she was a presenter with EIB Network where he hosted ''Tales from the Powder Room'' on
GHOne TV GHOne TV is a Ghana-based entertainment TV channel, whose content includes lifestyle, music, fashion, series, children's programs, comedy, and tourism. It is now owned by Excellence In Broadcasting (EIB) Networks, which has broadcaster Bola Ray, ...
. she, works as a broadcast journalist at
Citi FM Citi FM is a privately owned radio station in Accra, the capital of Ghana. Omni Media Limited owns and runs the station. The station was adjudged the best English-speaking Radio Station in Ghana, at the 25th Ghana Journalists Associations' (GJA) ...
and Citi TV. After 5 years as Senior Presenter and Producer at GHONE TV and 2 Years at EIB Networks in 2017,  she moved to the Citi Breakfast Show on Citi FM with Bernard Avle. After a year on the Citi CBS, she progressed to host the mid-morning show “Brunch in the Citi” in 2018 on Citi FM, every weekday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. She once hosted Hall of Fame on Citi TV and syndicated on ABN TV in London and the Host of Music Reality Show, Voice Factory on Citi TV. She was also the Host of the Chat on Citi TV. She is currently the host of Ghana’s longest running relationship talk show in Ghana, Sister Sister on Citi TV. AJ has also being an event MC, and she has hosted a number of events, including Ghana Music Honor 2017, Ghana Events Awards 2017,
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Red Carpet 2018, December to Remember Concert 2017/2018, Miss Communicator 2017, DSTV I Factory Showcase, IPMC 25th Anniversary, First Choice 20th Anniversary, the Office of the 2nd Lady of Ghana in collaboration with UNFPthe A Dinner against SGBV, Enteand the rtainment Achievement Awards 2021, among others.


Time at Media General

AJ currently works with Media General owners of
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, 3FM, Onua FM and other affiliates after she left
Citi FM Citi FM is a privately owned radio station in Accra, the capital of Ghana. Omni Media Limited owns and runs the station. The station was adjudged the best English-speaking Radio Station in Ghana, at the 25th Ghana Journalists Associations' (GJA) ...
and TV in 2023.


Honours and awards

In early 2017, Sarpong was honored by students of the Elizath Sey Frances Hall of the University of Ghana, Legon.


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Akuoko-Sarpong, AJ Living people Ghanaian publishers (people) Ghanaian radio presenters Ghanaian women radio presenters Ghanaian television presenters Ghanaian radio journalists Ghanaian women journalists University of Ghana alumni 1991 births Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration alumni 21st-century Ghanaian women University of Professional Studies alumni People from Ashanti Region Ghana Institute of Journalism alumni