David Ampofo

Quick Facts

Full Name	David Ampofo
Occupation	Journalist
Date Of Birth	Jun 14, 1961(1961-06-14)
Age	63
Birthplace	Sekondi-Takoradi
Country	Ghana
Birth City	Western Region
Horoscope	Gemini

David Ampofo Biography

David Ampofo is one of the most popular and richest Journalist who was born on June 14, 1961 in Sekondi-Takoradi, Western Region, Ghana.

Ampofo was born at Takoradi in the Western Region of Ghana, where he lived with his parents, four brothers and three sisters. He attended the Takoradi International School along with his older brother, Thomas Edward Ampofo and older sister, Patricia Sloley. In 1972, on completion of his Common Entrance exam, he began his secondary school education at St. John’s School, Sekondi run by the Brothers of the Holy Cross from the USA. In 1982, he won a Ghana Government scholarship to pursue his university education in Cuba at the elite political leadership school Escuela Nico Lopez. His decision to go to Cuba was influenced by Jerry Rawlings, with whom he had developed a close relationship. He graduated from there in 1986 with a first-class degree in Politics & Philosophy.

Ampofo began his journalism career at the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation in

1986. In 1987 he was named Best Television Reporter. In 1988 he was named Journalist of the Year. Between 1987 and 1992, he was the host of Searchlight, a prime-time news and current affairs programme, and had many remarkable interviews with several world leaders, including Nelson Mandela, Yasser Arafat, Kenneth Kaunda and Sam Nujoma. He was a Presidential Correspondent and travelled extensively with Jerry Rawlings. He was a correspondent for CNN’s World Report and in 1990 the Columbia Journalism Review did a piece on outstanding foreign correspondents in which Ampofo was named. That same year, he won the Flagship Britannia award (now Chevening awards) to pursue a master’s degree in Journalism at the University of Wales. On completion in 1991, he spent three months as an intern with The CBS News channel in New York City. He continued with attachments at leading public affairs firms Hill and Knowlton and Walter Judds in the UK. He also interned with leading UK newspaper The Observer. In 1995 he was selected as Africa correspondent for M-Net’s award-winning actuality programme Carte Blanche – a position that put him at the cutting edge of major events across the continent and in contact with global movers and shakers.

David Ampofo Net Worth

David Ampofo is one of the richest Journalist from Ghana. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, David Ampofo 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

David Ampofo (born 14 June 1961) is an award-winning Ghanaian journalist, communications expert and social entrepreneur. He is the founder and Chief Executive of Channel Two Communications, an advocacy communications firm based in Accra, Ghana, and the host of Time with David, Ghana’s premier talkshow.

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David Ranked on the list of most popular Journalist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Ghana. David Ampofo celebrates birthday on June 14 of every year.