Israel Laryea (born 7 October 1974) is a Ghanaian broadcast journalist, news editor and anchor and programme host with Multimedia Group Ltd (JoyNews Television).[1][2][3]
Israel Laryea | |
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| Born | 7 October 1974 |
| Nationality | Ghanaian |
| Education | Okuapeman School, Accra Academy, GIMPA |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, News Editor, News Anchor |
| Years active | 1999 - Present |
| Spouse | Louisa Laryea |
| Children | 3 |
| Parents |
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Education
editIsrael 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. He later attended the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA), where he attained a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree.[4]
Career
editIsrael begun working in the broadcasting space with TV3 in 1999. After working with TV3 for sometime, he moved on to Multimedia Group Limited working with the late Komla Dumor. For a period, Israel worked for both Multimedia Group Limited and TV3, before finally moving back to Multimedia Group Limited.[5]
Israel, along with Professor Ivan Addae Mensah moderated the 2008 Presidential Debate II between the NPP, NDC, CPP and PNC.[6]
The 13th CNN Multichoice African Journalists Awards in 2008, nominated Israel Laryea (Joy FM) and Daniel Nkrumah (Daily Graphic) as finalists, among 21 other African journalists. The awards ceremony was held in Ghana in July 2008. He participated in the CNN Journalism Fellowship at the CNN Centre in Atlanta, USA.[7]
Due to the coronavirus pandemic in 2020, anchored the news from home, in a bid to encourage working from home.[8]
Personal life
editIsrael is married to Louisa and they have three (3) children.[9]
References
edit- ^ Ibrahim,Abubakr; Amoofia,Maxwell (10 April 2018). "19 years of consistency;the long journey to 'Israel'". myjoyonline.com.
- ^ Asabea,Nana Yaa (14 October 2016). "Meet Award Winning Ghanaian Broadcaster Israel Laryea". medium.com.
- ^ "Israel Laryea Reveals Secret". ghanabase.com. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
- ^ kasapafm (2016-10-14). "NAYA'S COLUMN - MEET AWARD WINNING GHANAIAN BROADCASTER, ISRAEL LARYEA". Kasapa102.5FM. Retrieved 2020-10-12.
- ^ kasapafm (2016-10-14). "NAYA'S COLUMN - MEET AWARD WINNING GHANAIAN BROADCASTER, ISRAEL LARYEA". Kasapa102.5FM. Retrieved 2020-10-12.
- ^ "Presidential Debate II: Candidates make pledge for peace". MyJoyOnline.com. 2008-11-12. Retrieved 2020-10-12.
- ^ "Israel Laryea nominated for Africa Journalists Award 2008". MyJoyOnline.com. 2008-05-16. Retrieved 2020-10-12.
- ^ "Anchoring from home could be the new normal – Israel Laryea". MyJoyOnline.com. 2020-04-26. Retrieved 2020-10-12.
- ^ "Anchoring from home could be the new normal – Israel Laryea". MyJoyOnline.com. 2020-04-26. Retrieved 2020-10-12.
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