Josephine Oppong Yeboah | |
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Born | 19 June 1979 |
Occupation(s) | News anchor, broadcaster, media personality |
Years active | 2000-present |
Employer | Metro TV |
Josephine Oppong Yeboah (born 19 June 1979) also known as Lady Joy [1] is a Ghanaian broadcast journalist, gender advocate and news anchor. She is currently a senior news anchor, producer, senior reporter and regional editor/Coordinator at Metro TV Ghana. [2] [3] She is currently a member of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) and also an international correspondent. [4]
Yeboah graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Information Studies/Political Science from the University of Ghana and also a Diploma in Communication Studies from the Ghana Institute of Journalism (GIJ). [4]
Yeboah was the country manager for Africa Watch Magazine. She was the senior news anchor and producer at E.TV Ghana and Sky 96.7 FM, as well as a Brong Ahafo regional correspondent for Joy FM. She was also the programme's manager and host at Top FM (formerly Top Radio), [2]and the host of Metro TV's Good Morning Ghana programme. [5]
In 2019, Yeboah won the Female Media Personality Award for her women empowerment campaigns. [3] [6]
Yeboah has covered the UN Commission on the Status of Women and also the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities at the UN headquarters. [4] [7] She took part in an interview in the 2022 International Women's Day celebration where she said "when female media practitioners – who better understand the problems of women – take interest in highlighting the challenges of women in society, it would help in addressing same". [8] [9]