Israel Laryea

Israel Laryea is a Ghanaian broadcast journalist, news editor and anchor and programme host with Multimedia Group Ltd (JoyNews Television).[1][2][3]

Israel Laryea
Born07-October-1974
NationalityGhanaian
EducationOkuapeman Senior High School, Accra Academy, GIMPA
OccupationJournalist, News Editor, News Anchor
Years active1999 - Present
Spouse(s)Louisa Laryea
Children3
Parents
  • James Laryea (father)
  • Constance Laryea (mother)

Personal life

Israel is married to Louisa and they have three (3) children.[4]

Education

Israel had his GCE 'O' Level certificate from Okuapeman Senior High 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.[5]

Career

Israel begun working in the broadcasting space with TV3 in 1999 with Gideon Aryeequaye, after attempts to join Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC). 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.[6]

Israel, along with Professor Ivan Addae Mensah moderated the 2008 Presidential Debate II between the NPP, NDC, CPP and PNC.[7]

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 from Algeria (1), Burkina Faso (1), Cameroon (1), Eritrea (1), Kenya (2), Mozambique (1), Namibia (1), Nigeria (4), South Africa (3), Tanzania (2), Uganda ( 2), Zambia (1) and Zimbabwe (1). The awards ceremony was held in Ghana (July 2008). Categories included Tourism, Economics and Business; Environment, Health and Medical; HIV and AIDS reporting; and Features, Photographic and Current Affairs, for the ultimate award among others. Category award winners received a laptop and accessories, and a cash prize; while the overall best winner was presented with an additional cash prize and participated in the CNN Journalism Fellowship at the CNN Centre in Atlanta, USA.[8]

Due to the coronavirus pandemic in 2020, anchored the news from home, in a bid to encourage working from home.[9]

References
  1. Ibrahim,Abubakr and Amoofia,Maxwell (10 April 2018). "19 years of consistency;the long journey to 'Israel'". myjoyonline.com.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
  2. Asabea,Nana Yaa (14 October 2016). "Meet Award Winning Ghanaian Broadcaster Israel Laryea". medium.com.
  3. "Israel Laryea Reveals Secret". ghanabase.com. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  4. "Anchoring from home could be the new normal – Israel Laryea". MyJoyOnline.com. 2020-04-26. Retrieved 2020-10-12.
  5. kasapafm (2016-10-14). "NAYA'S COLUMN - MEET AWARD WINNING GHANAIAN BROADCASTER, ISRAEL LARYEA". Kasapa102.5FM. Retrieved 2020-10-12.
  6. kasapafm (2016-10-14). "NAYA'S COLUMN - MEET AWARD WINNING GHANAIAN BROADCASTER, ISRAEL LARYEA". Kasapa102.5FM. Retrieved 2020-10-12.
  7. "Presidential Debate II: Candidates make pledge for peace". MyJoyOnline.com. 2008-11-12. Retrieved 2020-10-12.
  8. "Israel Laryea nominated for Africa Journalists Award 2008". MyJoyOnline.com. 2008-05-16. Retrieved 2020-10-12.
  9. "Anchoring from home could be the new normal – Israel Laryea". MyJoyOnline.com. 2020-04-26. Retrieved 2020-10-12.


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