Oral Ofori
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 [1], Modern Ghana [2], and the United States (US) based Afrikan Post newspaper [3]. Ofori has also contributed to US publications like the Los Angeles Sentinel [4], Swedish news magazine ‘Beyond Borders’ [5], the Dallas Weekly [6], the North Dallas Gazette [7], and the Baltimore Times [8].
Since 2014, Oral has been host and producer of #TheAfricanDream show [9] aired on Fairfax Public Access television’s [10] [11] channel 30.
Reporting and Interviews
Oral Ofori has written about or interviewed persons including Mayor Peter Bossman [12] [13], scientist and fiber optics innovator Dr. Thomas Mensah [14] [15], Anthony K. Wutoh; Howard University Provost and Chief Academic Officer [16] [17], and musician and artist Koby Maxwell [18] [19].
His other interview subjects are Deborah Addo of INOVA Hospitals in the US [20] [21], Grammy-Nominated musician and activist Rocky Dawuni [22] [23], sportscaster Sonny Young of Voice Of America [24], Hege Hertzberg; the former Ambassador of Norway to Ghana, Gambia, Mali, Burkina Faso and Liberia [25], and among others Howard University Professor Michael C. Campbell [26] [27].
External Links
References
- ^ "TV Producer/Blogger from Ghana wins award in the USA". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 2018-11-27.
- ^ "Blogger Week Ambassadors - Blogger Week UnConference". Blogger Week UnConference. Retrieved 2018-11-27.
- ^ "#TheAfricanDream show produced by Oral Ofori on FPA passes 50th episode". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 2018-11-27.
- ^ "TheAfricanDream LLC Business Entity Details". sccefile.scc.virginia.gov. Retrieved 2018-11-27.
- ^ "Oral Ofori #JollofFestival Organizer is Interviewed by Vincent Makori – VOA Africa News". newsvideo.su. Retrieved 2018-11-27.
- ^ "British Philanthropist and Sports Gear Company Campaign for World Peace". VOA. Retrieved 2018-11-27.