{"id":369242,"date":"2017-11-07T15:49:15","date_gmt":"2017-11-07T15:49:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=369242"},"modified":"2017-11-07T15:49:15","modified_gmt":"2017-11-07T15:49:15","slug":"citi-tv-to-honour-tommy-annan-forson-at-the-eminence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/11\/citi-tv-to-honour-tommy-annan-forson-at-the-eminence\/","title":{"rendered":"Citi TV to honour Tommy Annan Forson at \u2018The Eminence\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After more than 35 years of sterling contribution to the media in Ghana, Tommy Annan-Forson, a doyen of broadcasting will be presented a special award by\u00a0<strong>Citi TV.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This award, scheduled for November 18, 2017, is to celebrate the achievements and contributions of Tommy to the Ghanaian media.<\/p>\n<p>The maiden edition of the programme dubbed \u2018The Eminence,\u2019 will take place at the Kempinski Gold Coast Hotel.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-369793\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Tommy-Forson-9-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"tommy-forson-9\" width=\"620\" height=\"414\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>What is \u2018The Eminence\u2019?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2018The Eminence\u2019 is a\u00a0<strong>CITI TV\u00a0<\/strong>event that has been set up to recognise and celebrate personalities who have made a significant impact in their fields of endeavor.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The Eminence\u2019 seeks to honour personalities whose contribution and impact to society has generated an exemplary trail, especially for the youth and young industry practitioners.<\/p>\n<p>The programme, which is strictly by invitation, will also be attended by industry influencers and experts, close relatives of celebrant, contributors to the individual\u2019s success and benefactors of the individual\u2019s hard work.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tommy\u2019s radio background<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tommy Annan-Forson fell in love with radio in 1977 when he fell sick and was confined to bed for about 18 weeks. During the period he decided to listen to GBC 2 radio (the only radio station at the time).<\/p>\n<p>With the quest to do radio, he met Jim Amekpofor of GBC who inspired him to take radio as a career.<\/p>\n<p>He started as a guest presenter on a program called \u2018Variety Ahoi,\u2019 helping him break his voice on the radio until 1978 when he was appointed as a Program Assistant (PA), giving birth to his broadcast career.<\/p>\n<p>He stayed on at GBC until 1995 when another dream of his was to come true \u2013 he was approached by Kwasi Twum of Multimedia Group Limited just on the advent of the privatisation of radio, to join Joy FM as Programmes Director.<\/p>\n<p>On May 1, 1995, he started working at Joy FM and by dint of hard work, made great impact at the station. He stayed on at Joy FM for close to two years before leaving for Sunshine Radio (which was later changed to Choice FM) as General Manager.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/showbiz.citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Tommy5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-54651 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/showbiz.citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Tommy5.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 615px) 100vw, 615px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/showbiz.citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Tommy5.jpg 960w, http:\/\/showbiz.citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Tommy5-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/showbiz.citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Tommy5-768x576.jpg 768w\" alt=\"\" width=\"615\" height=\"462\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>He is well known for his deep, soothing voice and immaculate presentation of country music, which has earned him the accolade \u2018the King of Country Music\u2019 and a godfather of radio.<\/p>\n<p>Aside from showcasing his abilities on radio, Tommy has also trained many broadcasters through his school, Rabodef Radio Academy which enjoys close collaboration with international broadcast institutions like Deutsche Welle Radio Academy, Radio France International and the American Embassy\u2019s Information Service.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>From a friend, a brother and a prot\u00e9g\u00e9<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dr. Akofa Segbefia, a journalist friend of the ace broadcaster recounts that he got to know Tommy Annan-Forson in 1985 when he was at the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation and identified him as a great broadcaster.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe had such a voice and a sense of humour that attracted me to listen to him anytime he was on air,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Tommy\u2019s brother, Jerry Annan Forson also has some fondest memories as regards Tommy\u2019s penchant for country music.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHaving a brother like Tommy is fun. But when it got to too much country music with him, I thought it was being shot under my throat simply because in California I had already had too much dose of country music,\u201d he quipped.<\/p>\n<p>Yaw Ampofo Ankrah, one of the prot\u00e9g\u00e9s of Tommy Annan Forson, describes him as a professional who never compromised on quality.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTommy was the one who straightened me up for the job before I went to the BBC. I won\u2019t say he was \u2018strict\u2019; he was very demanding and would make sure you did the right thing. He groomed me at Choice FM and later we met again at Joy FM,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tommy Annan-Forson\u2019s eminence is truly worth celebrating; blazing the trail and \u201cshedding incense on the infant corn.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2013<\/p>\n<p>By: Kwame Dadzie\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After more than 35 years of sterling contribution to the media in Ghana, Tommy Annan-Forson, a doyen of broadcasting will be presented a special award by\u00a0Citi TV. This award, scheduled for November 18, 2017, is to celebrate the achievements and contributions of Tommy to the Ghanaian media. 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