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Born to Ghanaian parents, Oral Ofori graduated [[Chemu Senior High School]] in 1998 and completed his journalism studies in 2006 with the London School of Journalism. The following year, he began an internship with the Voice Of America [[Voice of America|V.O.A]] in Washington, DC, as a radio news reporter and contributor.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://newsvideo.su/video/7282494|title=Oral Ofori #JollofFestival Organizer is Interviewed by Vincent Makori – VOA Africa News|website=newsvideo.su|language=en|access-date=2018-11-27}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.voanews.com/a/a-13-2008-02-08-voa23-66629517/556776.html|title=British Philanthropist and Sports Gear Company Campaign for World Peace|work=VOA|access-date=2018-11-27|language=en}}</ref>.
Born to Ghanaian parents, Oral Ofori graduated [[Chemu Senior High School]] in 1998 and completed his journalism studies in 2006 with the London School of Journalism. The following year, he began an internship with the Voice Of America [[Voice of America|V.O.A]] in Washington, DC, as a radio news reporter and contributor.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://newsvideo.su/video/7282494|title=Oral Ofori #JollofFestival Organizer is Interviewed by Vincent Makori – VOA Africa News|website=newsvideo.su|language=en|access-date=2018-11-27}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.voanews.com/a/a-13-2008-02-08-voa23-66629517/556776.html|title=British Philanthropist and Sports Gear Company Campaign for World Peace|work=VOA|access-date=2018-11-27|language=en}}</ref>.


Oral is also a columnist for Ghanaian news websites like Ghanaweb [http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/features/columnist.php?S=Ofori,%20Oral], Modern Ghana [https://www.modernghana.com/search/?q=Oral+Ofori], and the United States (US) based Afrikan Post newspaper [https://issuu.com/afrikanpost/docs/september_2016_online_version/25]. Ofori has also contributed to US publications like the Los Angeles Sentinel [https://lasentinel.net/?s=TheAfricanDream], Swedish news magazine ‘Beyond Borders’ [https://www.rebtel.com/en/beyond-borders/searches/?pattern=TheAfricanDream], the Dallas Weekly [https://www.dallasweekly.com/search/?sd=desc&l=25&sort=relevance&f=html&t=article%2Cvideo%2Cyoutube%2Ccollection&app=editorial&nsa=eedition&q=Oral+Ofori], the North Dallas Gazette [https://northdallasgazette.com/?s=Oral+Ofori], and the Baltimore Times [http://m.baltimoretimes-online.com/news/2016/jan/06/kenyan-artist-almaz-keep-indigenous-music-alive/].
Oral is also a columnist for Ghanaian news websites like Ghanaweb<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/features/columnist.php?S=Ofori,%20Oral|title=Columnist Ofori, Oral|website=www.ghanaweb.com|language=en|access-date=2018-11-27}}</ref>, Modern Ghana<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.modernghana.com/search/?q=Oral+Ofori|title=Modern Ghana|website=www.modernghana.com|language=en|access-date=2018-11-27}}</ref>, and the United States (US) based Afrikan Post newspaper<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://issuu.com/afrikanpost/docs/september_2016_online_version/25|title=September 2016 online version|work=Issuu|access-date=2018-11-27|language=en}}</ref>. Ofori has also contributed to US publications like the Los Angeles Sentinel<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://lasentinel.net/?s=TheAfricanDream|title=You searched for TheAfricanDream - Los Angeles Sentinel|website=Los Angeles Sentinel|language=en-US|access-date=2018-11-27}}</ref>, Swedish news magazine ‘Beyond Borders’<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rebtel.com/en/beyond-borders/searches/?pattern=TheAfricanDream|title=Search result {{!}} Beyond Borders|website=Beyond Borders Magazine|language=en|access-date=2018-11-27}}</ref>, the Dallas Weekly<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dallasweekly.com/search/?sd=desc&l=25&sort=relevance&f=html&t=article,video,youtube,collection&app=editorial&nsa=eedition&q=Oral+Ofori|title=Search|last=Weekly|first=The Dallas|website=The Dallas Weekly|language=en|access-date=2018-11-27}}</ref>, the North Dallas Gazette<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://northdallasgazette.com/?s=Oral+Ofori|title=You searched for Oral Ofori - North Dallas Gazette|website=North Dallas Gazette|language=en-US|access-date=2018-11-27}}</ref>, and the Baltimore Times<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://m.baltimoretimes-online.com/news/2016/jan/06/kenyan-artist-almaz-keep-indigenous-music-alive/|title=Kenyan artist Almaz to keep indigenous music alive|website=m.baltimoretimes-online.com|language=en|access-date=2018-11-27}}</ref>.


Since 2014, Oral has been host and producer of #TheAfricanDream show [https://www.fcac.org/search/node/theafricandream] aired on Fairfax Public Access television’s [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairfax_Public_Access] [https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/entertainment/TheAfricanDream-show-produced-by-Oral-Ofori-on-FFA-passes-50th-episode-695697] channel 30.
Since 2014, Oral has been host and producer of #TheAfricanDream show [https://www.fcac.org/search/node/theafricandream] aired on [[Fairfax Public Access]] television’s<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/entertainment/TheAfricanDream-show-produced-by-Oral-Ofori-on-FFA-passes-50th-episode-695697|title=#TheAfricanDream show produced by Oral Ofori on FPA passes 50th episode|website=www.ghanaweb.com|language=en|access-date=2018-11-27}}</ref> channel 30.


== Reporting and Interviews ==
== Reporting and Interviews ==


Oral Ofori has written about or interviewed persons including Mayor Peter Bossman [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Bossman] [https://www.theafricandream.net/mayor-peter-bossman-piran-slovenia-theafricandream-net/], scientist and fiber optics innovator Dr. Thomas Mensah [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Mensah] [http://northdallasgazette.com/2015/12/01/44603/], Anthony K. Wutoh; Howard University Provost and Chief Academic Officer [https://www2.howard.edu/howard-appoints-dr-anthony-k-wutoh-provost-and-chief-academic-officer] [http://www.ghlinks.com.gh/howard-university-partners-google-raise-percentage-black-computer-scientist-engineers/], and musician and artist Koby Maxwell [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koby_Maxwell] [http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/diaspora/Koby-Maxwell-to-celebrate-Ghana-independence-in-American-Diaspora-409443].
Oral Ofori has written about or interviewed persons including Mayor [[Peter Bossman]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theafricandream.net/mayor-peter-bossman-piran-slovenia-theafricandream-net/|title=Mayor Peter Bossman of Piran in Slovenia on TheAfricanDream.net|website=www.theafricandream.net|language=en|access-date=2018-11-27}}</ref>, scientist and fiber optics innovator Dr. [[Thomas Mensah]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://northdallasgazette.com/2015/12/01/44603/|title=Dr. Thomas Mensah identify paths to industrialize Africa - North Dallas Gazette|date=2015-12-01|work=North Dallas Gazette|access-date=2018-11-27|language=en-US}}</ref>, Anthony K. Wutoh; Howard University Provost and Chief Academic Officer<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www2.howard.edu/howard-appoints-dr-anthony-k-wutoh-provost-and-chief-academic-officer|title=Howard Appoints Dr. Anthony K. Wutoh, Provost And Chief Academic Officer {{!}} Howard University|website=www2.howard.edu|language=en|access-date=2018-11-27}}</ref>, <ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.ghlinks.com.gh/howard-university-partners-google-raise-percentage-black-computer-scientist-engineers/|title=Howard University Partners with Google to raise percentage of black computer scientist and engineers|date=2017-07-06|work=GhLinks.com.gh™|access-date=2018-11-27|language=en-US}}</ref>and musician and artist [[Koby Maxwell]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/diaspora/Koby-Maxwell-to-celebrate-Ghana-independence-in-American-Diaspora-409443|title=Koby Maxwell to celebrate Ghana independence in American Diaspora|website=www.ghanaweb.com|language=en|access-date=2018-11-27}}</ref>


His other interview subjects are Deborah Addo of INOVA Hospitals in the US [https://www.inova.org/about-us/leadership/deborah-addo] [http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/diaspora/Deborah-Addo-CEO-of-Inova-Mount-Vernon-hospital-has-Ghana-connection-342789], Grammy-Nominated musician and activist Rocky Dawuni [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocky_Dawuni] [https://www.theafricandream.net/?s=Rocky+Dawuni], sportscaster Sonny Young of Voice Of America [https://blogs.voanews.com/sonny/author/syoung/], Hege Hertzberg; the former Ambassador of Norway to Ghana, Gambia, Mali, Burkina Faso and Liberia [https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hege_Hertzberg], and among others Howard University Professor Michael C. Campbell [https://newsroom.howard.edu/newsroom/static/7816/hu-biologist-s-participation-study-leads-genetic-discovery-challenging-skin] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_University].
His other interview subjects are Deborah Addo of INOVA Hospitals in the US<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.inova.org/about-us/leadership/deborah-addo|title=Deborah Addo, CEO of Inova Loudoun Hospital - Inova|last=Inova|website=www.inova.org|language=en|access-date=2018-11-27}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/diaspora/Deborah-Addo-CEO-of-Inova-Mount-Vernon-hospital-has-Ghana-connection-342789|title=Deborah Addo, CEO of Inova Mount Vernon hospital has Ghana connection|website=www.ghanaweb.com|language=en|access-date=2018-11-27}}</ref>, Grammy-Nominated musician and activist [[Rocky Dawuni]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theafricandream.net/?s=Rocky+Dawuni|title=Rocky Dawuni - The African Dream|website=The African Dream|language=en-US|access-date=2018-11-27}}</ref>, sportscaster Sonny Young of Voice Of America [https://blogs.voanews.com/sonny/author/syoung/], Hege Hertzberg; the former Ambassador of Norway to Ghana, Gambia, Mali, Burkina Faso and Liberia, and among others [[Howard University]] Professor Michael C. Campbell<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://newsroom.howard.edu/newsroom/static/7816/hu-biologist-s-participation-study-leads-genetic-discovery-challenging-skin|title=HU Biologist’s Participation in Study Leads to Genetic Discovery Challenging Skin Color as Characteristic of “Race”|date=2017-11-21|work=Howard Newsroom|access-date=2018-11-27|language=en}}</ref>.


== External Links ==
== External Links ==

Revision as of 08:30, 27 November 2018

Oral Kwame Ofori is a Ghanaian-American award-winning digital media producer and blogger[1][2][3] freelance journalist, entrepreneur, and writer. Originally born in Tema, he is also the founder of the US-based communication consultancy TheAfricanDream LLC.[4]

Early Life, Career & Education

Born to Ghanaian parents, Oral Ofori graduated Chemu Senior High School in 1998 and completed his journalism studies in 2006 with the London School of Journalism. The following year, he began an internship with the Voice Of America V.O.A in Washington, DC, as a radio news reporter and contributor.[5][6].

Oral is also a columnist for Ghanaian news websites like Ghanaweb[7], Modern Ghana[8], and the United States (US) based Afrikan Post newspaper[9]. Ofori has also contributed to US publications like the Los Angeles Sentinel[10], Swedish news magazine ‘Beyond Borders’[11], the Dallas Weekly[12], the North Dallas Gazette[13], and the Baltimore Times[14].

Since 2014, Oral has been host and producer of #TheAfricanDream show [1] aired on Fairfax Public Access television’s[15] channel 30.

Reporting and Interviews

Oral Ofori has written about or interviewed persons including Mayor Peter Bossman[16], scientist and fiber optics innovator Dr. Thomas Mensah[17], Anthony K. Wutoh; Howard University Provost and Chief Academic Officer[18], [19]and musician and artist Koby Maxwell.[20]

His other interview subjects are Deborah Addo of INOVA Hospitals in the US[21][22], Grammy-Nominated musician and activist Rocky Dawuni[23], sportscaster Sonny Young of Voice Of America [2], Hege Hertzberg; the former Ambassador of Norway to Ghana, Gambia, Mali, Burkina Faso and Liberia, and among others Howard University Professor Michael C. Campbell[24].

External Links

References

Oral Kwame Ofori
Oral Kwame Ofori, Ghanaian-American award-winning digital media producer and blogger
  1. ^ "TV Producer/Blogger from Ghana wins award in the USA". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 2018-11-27.
  2. ^ "Blogger Week Ambassadors - Blogger Week UnConference". Blogger Week UnConference. Retrieved 2018-11-27.
  3. ^ "#TheAfricanDream show produced by Oral Ofori on FPA passes 50th episode". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 2018-11-27.
  4. ^ "TheAfricanDream LLC Business Entity Details". sccefile.scc.virginia.gov. Retrieved 2018-11-27.
  5. ^ "Oral Ofori #JollofFestival Organizer is Interviewed by Vincent Makori – VOA Africa News". newsvideo.su. Retrieved 2018-11-27.
  6. ^ "British Philanthropist and Sports Gear Company Campaign for World Peace". VOA. Retrieved 2018-11-27.
  7. ^ "Columnist Ofori, Oral". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 2018-11-27.
  8. ^ "Modern Ghana". www.modernghana.com. Retrieved 2018-11-27.
  9. ^ "September 2016 online version". Issuu. Retrieved 2018-11-27.
  10. ^ "You searched for TheAfricanDream - Los Angeles Sentinel". Los Angeles Sentinel. Retrieved 2018-11-27.
  11. ^ "Search result | Beyond Borders". Beyond Borders Magazine. Retrieved 2018-11-27.
  12. ^ Weekly, The Dallas. "Search". The Dallas Weekly. Retrieved 2018-11-27.
  13. ^ "You searched for Oral Ofori - North Dallas Gazette". North Dallas Gazette. Retrieved 2018-11-27.
  14. ^ "Kenyan artist Almaz to keep indigenous music alive". m.baltimoretimes-online.com. Retrieved 2018-11-27.
  15. ^ "#TheAfricanDream show produced by Oral Ofori on FPA passes 50th episode". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 2018-11-27.
  16. ^ "Mayor Peter Bossman of Piran in Slovenia on TheAfricanDream.net". www.theafricandream.net. Retrieved 2018-11-27.
  17. ^ "Dr. Thomas Mensah identify paths to industrialize Africa - North Dallas Gazette". North Dallas Gazette. 2015-12-01. Retrieved 2018-11-27.
  18. ^ "Howard Appoints Dr. Anthony K. Wutoh, Provost And Chief Academic Officer | Howard University". www2.howard.edu. Retrieved 2018-11-27.
  19. ^ "Howard University Partners with Google to raise percentage of black computer scientist and engineers". GhLinks.com.gh™. 2017-07-06. Retrieved 2018-11-27.
  20. ^ "Koby Maxwell to celebrate Ghana independence in American Diaspora". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 2018-11-27.
  21. ^ Inova. "Deborah Addo, CEO of Inova Loudoun Hospital - Inova". www.inova.org. Retrieved 2018-11-27.
  22. ^ "Deborah Addo, CEO of Inova Mount Vernon hospital has Ghana connection". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 2018-11-27.
  23. ^ "Rocky Dawuni - The African Dream". The African Dream. Retrieved 2018-11-27.
  24. ^ "HU Biologist's Participation in Study Leads to Genetic Discovery Challenging Skin Color as Characteristic of "Race"". Howard Newsroom. 2017-11-21. Retrieved 2018-11-27. {{cite news}}: no-break space character in |title= at position 47 (help)
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