Israel Laryea (born 7 October 1974) is a

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ian

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, news editor and anchor and programme host with Multimedia Group Ltd (JoyNews Television).

Education

Israel attended Osu Presbyterian Preparatory School (OPPS) in Osu. He then had his GCE 'O' Level certificate from Okuapeman School before undertaking the sixth form at

Accra Academy Accra Academy is a Single-sex education, boys' high school located at Bubuashie near Kaneshie in the Greater Accra Region, Ghana. It admits both boarding and day students. Founded as a private school in 1931, it gained the status of a Government ...

. He later attended the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA), where he attained a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree.

Career

Israel begun working in the broadcasting space with

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in 1999. After working with

for sometime, he moved on to

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working with the late

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. For a period, Israel worked for both

and

, before finally moving back to

. Israel, along with Professor Ivan Addae Mensah moderated the 2008 Presidential Debate II between the NPP, NDC, CPP and PNC. The 13th

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African Journalists Awards in 2008, nominated Israel Laryea (Joy FM) and Daniel Nkrumah (Daily Graphic) as finalists, among 21 other

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n journalists. The awards ceremony was held in Ghana in July 2008. He participated in the CNN Journalism Fellowship at the CNN Centre in

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. Due to the

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in 2020, anchored the news from home, in a bid to encourage working from home.

Personal life

Israel is married to Louisa and they have three (3) children.

References

Living people Ghanaian journalists Alumni of the Accra Academy Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration alumni 1974 births {{Ghana-journalist-stub